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.

** PWI Ranked him # 129 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997

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

( September 1997 ) UK # 33

* " More Beats + Pieces " ( 4 August 1997 ) UK # 37

A facsimile of one of the racy magazines he did cartoons for in this period, Coo Coo # 1, was published by Hamilton Comics in 1997.

# Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms ( 3rd edition ), 1997.

# Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms ( 3rd Edition ), 1997.

# Seven Years of Highly Defective People — 1997 ; strips from 1989 to 1995, with handwritten notes by Scott Adams

# It's Not Funny If I Have To Explain It — 2004 ; strips from 1997 to 2004, with more of Adams ' handwritten notes

# Endymion ( 1996 ) – Locus Award shortlist, 1997

# The Rise of Endymion ( 1997 ) – Locus Award winner, Hugo Award nominee 1998

# 1994 – 1997 David E. Mitchell

# 1997 – 2006 L. Yves Fortier

# Destiny's Road ( 1997, by Niven alone ; not precisely a continuation of the Heorot series: located in the same universe, events from the first two novels are briefly mentioned )

# Young Miles ( June 1997 ), omnibus: The Warrior's Apprentice, " The Mountains of Mourning ", and The Vor Game

" Science-Fiction Studies # 73, 24: 3, 1997, pp. 413 – 29.

* He also was featured in the Topps comic series Xena: Warrior Princess / Joxer: Warrior Prince in 1997 and 1998 battling the title heroine in issues # 2 and # 3.

* Modus Operandi ( 1997, Virgin ) UK # 30

*" Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu ( Two Swords Techniques )" ( 1997, Virgin ) UK # 37

# Small Vices ( 1997 ; adapted into A & E TV movie )

# The Kingdom of Artemisia was created in 1997 from the Kingdom of Atenveldt.

# The Kingdom of Æthelmearc was created in 1997 from the Kingdom of the East.

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

* Tales of the Reaching Moon # 16 ( 1997 ) Lunar Special