The Sierra Gorda biosphere is established.
Tag: 1997
16 December 1997
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert in United Arab Emirates, killing 85.
15 December 1997
The Treaty of Bangkok is signed to create a Southeast Asia Nuclear-weapon-free zone.
31 August 1997
The Princess of Wales, Diana, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in a Paris tunnel.
11 May 1997
The chess-playing supercomputer called Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess…
6 September 1997
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales occured in London. Over 1 million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on…