This would make it a language family about as old as Indo-European ( 4000 to 7, 000 BC according to several hypotheses cited in Mallory 1997: 106 ) but considerably younger than Afroasiatic ( c. 10, 000 BC according to Diakonoff 1988: 33n, 11, 000 to 16, 000 BC according to Ehret 2002: 35 – 36 ).

Medical Hypotheses, 1997 ; 49: 303 – 306.

* 1912 – Frank Dilio, Canadian hockey administrator ( d. 1997 )

* 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian airman and politician ( d. 1997 )

* 1997 – Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to airport, killing 228.

* 1908 – Helen Jacobs, American tennis player ( d. 1997 )

* 1917 – Robert Mitchum, American actor ( d. 1997 )

* 1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer ( d. 1997 )

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

Ashes series have generally been played over five Test matches, although there have been four-match series ( 1938 ; 1975 ) and six-match series ( 1970 – 71 ; 1974 – 75 ; 1978 – 79 ; 1981 ; 1985 ; 1989 ; 1993 and 1997 ).

* 1920 – Louis Pauwels, French journalist and writer ( d. 1997 )

* 1997 – Norman Carr, British conservationist ( b. 1912 )

* 1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria ; a total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.

* 1935 – Georgy Shonin, Soviet astronaut ( d. 1997 )

* 1997 – Pietro Rizzuto, Canadian politician ( b. 1934 )

* 1920 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer ( d. 1997 )

* 1930 – Terry Nation, Welsh novelist and screenwriter ( d. 1997 )

* 1912 – Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress ( d. 1997 )

* 1915 – Gerard McLarnon, Irish playwright ( d. 1997 )

In 1997, a team of researchers led by John Gustafson from Ames Laboratory ( located on the Iowa State campus ) finished building a working replica of the Atanasoff – Berry Computer at a cost of $ 350, 000.

In 1997, the episode " Hedda Hopper's Hollywood " was ranked # 62 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

Jennifer Ward-Lealand portrayed Boudica in an episode of Xena-Warrior Princess titled " The Deliverer " in 1997.

He has been featured in an interview segment in a 1997 episode of This Week In Baseball.

Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990 – 1991 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996 – 1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman.

( 1997 ) – Emily Dickinson Trophy ( voice ) in episode: " Phoebe Cheats "

* The Tony Danza Show ( 1997 ) – Simka Gravaas in episode: " The Milk Run "

* Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1997 ) – Gwen Munch, John Munch's ex-wife, in episode: " All is Bright "

In 1997, the episode " The One with the Prom Video " was ranked No. 100 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time.

In 1997, Spader guest starred in an episode of Seinfeld as an angry recovering alcoholic who refuses to apologize to George for making fun of him.

Spacey hosted Saturday Night Live twice: first in 1997 with musical guest Beck and special guests Michael Palin and John Cleese from Monty Python's Flying Circus ; and again in the last episode of season 31 with musical guest Nelly Furtado.

* " Nemesis " ( Stargate SG-1 ), episode 22 of season 3 of the 1997 science fiction series

New neighbours Derek and Betty McVitie replaced the Trenches for the 1997 special " Endgame ", however this turned out to be their only appearances in the series and they were said to have emigrated by the penultimate episode which caused Nick Swainey to leap straight in with the offer for their old house.

* Space Quest Collection Series ( 1997 ) – All six games, plus a preview of episode VII.

In 1997, the pilot episode was ranked # 25 on TV Guides 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

The fourth CD soundtrack, The Vision of Escaflowne: Lovers Only, was released in on January 22, 1997 and contained twenty tracks, including the original TV length opening and ending themes and the ending theme used for the final episode of the series.

In 1997 the long-lost episode, " Alf's Dilemma ", was found in a private collection on a 21-minute 16mm telerecording ( some sources state that the episode is an edited version, others that it was just a short episode ).

* Lexx episode " Eating Pattern ", character " Bog " ( 1997 )

In 1997, " Getting Davy Jones " ( season 3, episode 12 ) was ranked No. 37 on

On screen he has been portrayed by Eduard Franz in the film Lady Godiva of Coventry ( 1955 ), George Howe in the BBC TV drama series Hereward the Wake ( 1965 ), Donald Eccles in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest ( 1966 ; part of the series Theatre 625 ), Brian Blessed in Macbeth ( 1997 ), based on the Shakespeare play ( although he does not appear in the play itself ), and Adam Woodroffe in an episode of the British TV series Historyonics entitled " 1066 " ( 2004 ).

* " Re-generation " ( The Outer Limits ), an episode of The Outer Limits television show ( season 3, 1997 )

* Gun ( 1 episode, 1997 )

In a 1997 episode of the TV show Highlander: The Series, the 1950 return was adapted with the characters Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul ), Hugh Fitzcairn ( Roger Daltrey ) and Amanda Darieux ( Elizabeth Gracen ) stealing the stone for various reasons.