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.

* Quest for Glory Collection Series ( 1997 ), a re-release of Anthology with a Dragon Fire demo and sample soundtrack.

In the December 1997 issue of Dragon Magazine, in an article on Garfield's trading card game patent application, it was reported that Garfield is the great-great-grandson of U. S. President James A. Garfield ( 1831 – 81 ), and that his great-uncle invented the paper clip.

Dragon Systems released " Naturally Speaking " in 1997, which recognized normal human speech.

Comic books and graphic novels which feature vampires include Vampirella ( Warren Publishing, 1969 ), Morbius, the Living Vampire ( Marvel, 1971 ), Tomb of Dracula ( Marvel Comics, 1972 ), Blade ( Marvel, 1973 ), I ... Vampire ( DC Comics, 1981 ), Hellsing ( Shonen Gahosha, 1997 ), 30 Days of Night ( IDW Publishing, 2002 ), Chibi Vampire ( Monthly Dragon Age, 2003 ), Rosario + Vampire ( Monthly Shōnen Jump 2004 ), Vampire Knight ( LaLa, 2005 ), Blood Alone ( MediaWorks, 2005 ), Dracula vs. King Arthur ( Silent Devil Productions, 2005 ), Dance in the Vampire Bund ( Media Factory, 2006 ), Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures ( Dabel Brothers Productions / Marvel Comics, 2007 ), Half Dead ( Dabel Brothers Productions / Marvel Comics, 2007 ), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight ( Dark Horse Comics, 2007 ), Nosferatu ( Viper Comics, 2010 ), and Twilight: The Graphic Novel ( 2010 ).

* Inferno ( 1997 film ), a film starring Don " The Dragon " Wilson

* Dragon teeth: a novel / by E. Howard Hunt ( 1997 )

* A homunculus called Twigleg is one of the main characters of the 1997 children's novel Dragon Rider by German author Cornelia Funke.

* Goldstein, Melvyn C. The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama ( 1997 ) University of California Press.

* Goldstein, Melvyn C. The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama ( 1997 ) University of California Press.

The altraloths ( including Anthraxus, Bubonix, Cerlic, Taba, Typhus, and Xenghara ) were detailed in Dragon Annual # 2 ( 1997 ).

He is married, and has a daughter, born in 1997, whom he has mentioned as one of the primary influences on his projects, including developing Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS, and a constant gaming partner in games like the Halo series.

The book The Sea Devils ( 1997 ), along with the accompanying article in Dragon # 239, " Sneaky Sea Devils ", and the Monstrous Arcana module series that accompanies it, greatly develops the sahuagin further.

* Dragon Ball series ( 1986 – 1997 )

** Dragon Ball GT ( 1996 – 1997 )

* Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy ( 1997 )

* Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout ( 1997 ) ( Opening sequence )

She appeared in such films as The Last Dragon ( 1985 ), Dave ( 1993 ), Picture Perfect ( 1997 ), and Our Very Own ( 2005 ), among others.

She also appeared in films such as 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ), Event Horizon ( 1997 ), The Patriot ( 2000 ), Anonymous ( 2011 ), and the Hollywood film adaptation The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ).

* 1997: KBS Tears of the Dragon

# The Dragon and the Gnarly King ( 1997, Tor Books )

* Dragon Tales Double Vinyl & CD album ( 1997, Blue Room Released )

The development of Spyro the Dragon began in 1997, one year after Crash Bandicoot was released.

* Mah-jong Dragon ( 1997 )

* Moore, Roger E. " Legacies of the Suel Imperium ," Dragon Magazine # 241 ( TSR, 1997 ).