Historical figures in 1997
The atlas holds 45 people and 74 moments here, in 1997. The most recorded lives are Diana, Princess of Wales, Nelson Mandela and Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Among them Business Leaders, Writers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Mercedes Sosa
in 1997
3 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Michael Jackson
in 1997
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Mikhail Kalashnikov
in 1997
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian small-arms designer, military engineer, and lieutenant general, best known for the AK-47 and later Kalashnikov weapon systems.…
Momoko Kōchi
in 1997
2 moments here
Japanese film, stage, and television actress, born Momoko Ōkōchi. She became widely known for playing Emiko Yamane in Godzilla (1954), later worked…
Mother Teresa
in 1997
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1997
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nelson Mandela
in 1997
5 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Osama bin Laden
in 1997
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Pelé
in 1997
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pol Pot
in 1997
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Ravi Shankar
in 1997
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Robin Warren
in 1997
2 moments here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Stephen Hawking
in 1997
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Steve Irwin
in 1997
1 moment here
Australian zookeeper, conservationist, wildlife educator, and television personality known as the Crocodile Hunter.…
Steve Jobs
in 1997
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1997
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Toshiro Mifune
in 1997
1 moment here
Japanese actor, producer, and director whose career spanned 1947–1995. Born in Qingdao, he grew up in Dalian, served in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Tsung-Dao Lee
in 1997
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Whitney Houston
in 1997
2 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Winnie Mandela
in 1997
1 moment here
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African social worker, anti-apartheid activist, and African…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1997
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Moments
- 1997 Stayed at Balmoral after Diana's death Elizabeth II
- 1997 Super Robot Spirits opening live Ichirou Mizuki
- 1997 Return to Macworld as interim CEO Steve Jobs
- 1997 Arthur Ashe Stadium inauguration Whitney Houston
- 1997 Death in Calcutta Mother Teresa
- 1997 Paid respects at Jallianwala Bagh Elizabeth II
- 1997 State visit to Washington Jiang Zemin
- 1997 Attends Commonwealth meeting in Edinburgh Nelson Mandela
- 1997 Attends coronation in Maseru Nelson Mandela
- 1997 Honours Gaddafi in Libya Nelson Mandela
- 1997 Classic Whitney concerts Whitney Houston
- 1997 Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing Winnie Mandela
- 1997 Veterans Wadsworth Theater return Cesária Évora
- 1997 Lecture and press meeting in Coimbatore Christiaan Barnard
- 1997 Seattle business-leaders meeting Fidel V. Ramos
- 1997 George H. W. Bush Library dedication Gerald Ford
- 1997 Death in Johannesburg Hastings Banda
- 1997 First spaceflight: STS-87 Kalpana Chawla
- 1997 STS-87 prelaunch arrival Kalpana Chawla
- 1997 First live performance at Andheri Sports Complex Lata Mangeshkar
- 1997 Voted at Tandui Primary School Daniel arap Moi
- 1997 Completion of STS-87 Kalpana Chawla
- 1997 Final stage work in Tsuruoka Momoko Kōchi
- 1997 Death at Kyorin University Hospital Toshiro Mifune