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1997
   BBC Sports Personality of the Year was   
Greg Rusedski
Tennis Player
1997
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Chelsea
Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0
Jungle 2 Jungle
   was released in   
1997
Hercules
   was released in   
1997
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
   was released in   
1997
1997
   Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was   
Jacques Villeneuve
1997
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Pete Sampras
1997
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Martina Hingis
1997
   winner of the Australian Rugby League Premiership was   
Newcastle Knights / Brisbane Broncos
1997
   winner of the Mercury Music Prize was   
Roni Size/Reprazent
New Forms
1997
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
Patrick Rafter
d. Greg Rusedski 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
1997
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Martina Hingis
1997
   winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was   
Pete Sampras
1997
   winner of the French Open Men's Singles was   
Gustavo Kuerten
1997
   Tony Award winner for Best Musical was   
Titanic
Diana, Princess of Wales
   died in   
1997 Aged 36 in a Car Accident
British royal, ex-wife of Prince Charles
1997
   World Series Champions were the   
Florida Marlins
7 games v. Cleveland Indians. MVP: Livan Hernandez
1997
   the winner was   
Charles Woodson
DB/WR of Michigan
1997
   the winner was   
'International Campaign to Ban Land Mines' and Jody Williams
"for their work for banning and clearing anti-personnel mines"
1997
   the winner was   
Titanic
Directed by James Cameron for Paramount / 20th Century Fox
1997
   the winner was   
Silver Charm
Gary Stevens
1997
   the winner was   
Justin Leonard
At Royal Troon
1997
   winner of The Masters was   
Tiger Woods
Won by a record 12 strokes, youngest winner at 21, first golfer of African or Asian descent to win The Masters
Anastasia (20th Century Fox)
   was published in   
1997
Adapted by Kari James and Illustrated by Josie Yee
Barbie The Special Sleepover
   was published in   
1997
By Francine Hughes and Illustrated by S. I. Artists
1997
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
Borussia Dortmund
Germany
1997
   the winner was   
The Long Way Home
A story of Post WWII Holocaust refugees and the formation of Israel
1997
   Junior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Simpson
Honda- 600 cc
1997
      
The Glade Within the Grove by David Foster
1997
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Might and Power
Jockey - Jim Cassidy, Trainer - Jack Denham, Owner - Mr N. Moraitis, Time - 3.18.33
1997
   was the year   
Princess Diana Died
Car crash in Paris
1997
   was the year   
Hong Kong Returned to China
1997
   was the year   
J.K. Rowling Published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1997
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
United Kingdom
"Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves
June 26, 1997 - 6th May 2008
      
Bertie Ahern
3 terms, Fianna Fáil
Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook
   created the sculpture   
Statute of George Bernard Shaw, 1997
Her studio was located at her residence at "Brookford" at Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Her only private student/protege was Christian Corbet.
Zurab Tsereteli
   created the sculpture   
Peter the Great Statue, 1997
1997
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Silver Charm
Gary Stevens on board -- Trainer Bob Baffert -- Bob & Beverly Lewis -- 1:54.40
1997
   winner was   
Touch Gold
Chris McCarron up, Trainer: David Hofmans, Owner: Frank Stronach -- 2:28.80
1997
   was won by   
Nigel Thomson
For the painting 'Barbara Blackman'
1997
   winner was   
Ronaldo
Brazil
1997
   was won by   
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference
1997
   winner was   
Leicester City
Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0 (after replay 1-1)
1997
   was won by   
Mudahim (GB)
K. Bell
Toronto Argonauts
   won the Grey Cup in   
1997
Toronto Argonauts defeated Saskatchewan Roughriders 47-23 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta November 16, 1997. Doug Flutie passed for 350 yards for Toronto and again was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
1997
   the winner was the   
Detroit Red Wings
1997
   was won by   
Chicago Bulls
Defeated the Utah Jazz
January 20, 1997
   the oath was recited by   
William J. Clinton
West Front, U.S. Capitol by William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of Supreme Court
1997
   player of the year was   
Gianfranco Zola
Chelsea
1997
   player of the year was   
Alan Shearer
Newcastle United






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