1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade
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- January 3 – Rahul Shah, Indian cricketer
- February 13 – Michael Jackson, American actor, singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, record producer and voice actor
- March 4 – Beatrice Vio, Italian wheelchair foil fencer
- March 8 – Sam Vanderpump, English former race kart driver, businessman and television personality
- March 21 – Martina Stoessel, Argentina actrees & singer
- April 1 – Asa Butterfield, English actor
- April 15 – Maisie Williams, British actress
- May 1 – Ariel Gade, American actress
- July 18 – Maria Nikka Feliselda, Filipina Bassist
- August 10 – Kylie Jenner, American television personality and founder of Kylie Cosmetics
- August 16 – Greyson Chance, American singer
- September 1 – Jungkook, South Korean singer (BTS)
- September 8 – Matthew Josten, American actor
- October 2 – Liezel Lopez, Philippine actress
- October 8 – Bella Throne, American actrees & singer
- November 16 – Alex Polidori, Italian actress and younger sister of Gabriele Patriarca
- November 19 – McCaughey septuplets, famous American set of septuplets
- December 16 – Zara Larsson, Sweden singer
January
- January 8 – Melvin Calvin, American chemist (b. 1911)
- January 9 – Edward Osobka-Morawski, Polish politician (b. 1909)
- January 10 – Alexander R. Todd, Scottish chemist (b. 1907)
- January 10 – Sheldon Leonard, American producer (b. 1907)
- January 12 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian cancer researcher (b. 1901)
- January 15 – Helenio Herrera, Argentine football manager (b. 1916)
- January 17 – Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (b. 1906)
- January 18 – Paul Tsongas, American politician (b. 1941)
- January 19 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist (b. 1923)
- January 21 – Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-born American celebrity manager (b. 1909)
- January 25 – Jeane Dixon, American psychic (b. 1904)
June
- June 1 – Nikolai Tikhonov, Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1905)
- June 2 – Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (b. 1908)
- June 6 – Magda Gabor, American actress (b. 1914)
- June 14 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
- June 15 – Edmond Leburton, Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1915)
- June 23 – Betty Shabazz, American widow of Malcolm X (b. 1936)
- June 24 – Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
- June 25 – Jacques Cousteau, French underwater explorer (b. 1910)
- June 26 – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
- June 29 – William Hickey, American actor (b. 1927)
November
Other significant events
- Algerian Civil War: Hundreds of people are killed in massacres throughout the year.
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