1997 in the United States

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1997
in
the United States
Decades:
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Events from the year 1997 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

January 20: Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, begins his second term. Bill Clinton.jpg
January 20: Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, begins his second term.
January 20: Al Gore, the 45th vice president of the United States, begins his second term. Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg
January 20: Al Gore, the 45th vice president of the United States, begins his second term.

February

March

April

May

June

July

July 21: USS Constitution under sail USS Constitution 1997.jpg
July 21: USS Constitution under sail

August

August 6: ATC radio traffic after Korean Air Flight 801 crashed in Guam

September

October

November

November 12: Ramzi Yousef guilty of planning the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Ramzi Yousef.gif
November 12: Ramzi Yousef guilty of planning the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

December

Ongoing

Births

January

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Jake Paul
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Blueface
Jeremy Shada Jeremy Shada by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Jeremy Shada

February

Kathryn Newton Kathryn Newton during an interview, February 2023.jpg
Kathryn Newton
Chloe Grace Moretz Chloe Moretz 2018 2.jpg
Chloë Grace Moretz
Madison Iseman Madison Iseman by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Madison Iseman
Isabelle Fuhrman Isabelle Fuhrman at 81st Venice Film Festival 2.jpg
Isabelle Fuhrman

March

Becky G Becky G.jpg
Becky G
Camila Cabello 171207 Camila Cabello for MTV International (cropped).png
Camila Cabello
Simone Biles Simone Biles National Team 2024.jpg
Simone Biles
Gideon Adlon Gideon Adlon at SXSW Red Carpet premiere of BLOCKERS (39852909235) (cropped2).jpg
Gideon Adlon

April

Dominik Mysterio Dominik Mysterio 2024.jpg
Dominik Mysterio
Katelyn Ohashi Katelyn Ohashi in 2019.jpg
Katelyn Ohashi
Amber Midthunder Amber Midthunder at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg
Amber Midthunder

May

Jake Short Jake Short (cropped).jpg
Jake Short

June

Kodak Black Kodak Black October 2018.jpg
Kodak Black
Rebecca Black RebeccaBlack2019.jpg
Rebecca Black
Faye Webster Faye Webster at Filinvest Tent, Manila, 2025.jpg
Faye Webster

July

Noah Lyles Noah Lyles Olympic Games 03.08.2024.jpg
Noah Lyles

August

Olivia Holt Olivia Holt by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Olivia Holt

September

Sydney Sweeney Sydney Sweeney at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped, rotated).jpg
Sydney Sweeney
Jaiden Animations Jaiden Animations (VidCon 2017).png
Jaiden Animations

October

Lonzo Ball Lonzo Ball (49487881388) (cropped).jpg
Lonzo Ball

November

Michael Reeves Michaelreeves2.jpg
Michael Reeves
Aubrey Joseph Aubrey Joseph by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Aubrey Joseph

December

Maddie Poppe Maddie Poppe at State Fair 2019.jpg
Maddie Poppe
Sabrina Ionescu Sabrina Ionescu (cropped).jpg
Sabrina Ionescu
Matthew Tkachuk MatthewTkachuk.jpg
Matthew Tkachuk
Maude Apatow Maude Apatow at SXSW Red Carpet premiere of BLOCKERS (26876897268) (cropped) (cropped2).jpg
Maude Apatow
DK Metcalf D.K. Metcalf 2020.jpg
DK Metcalf

Full date unknown

Deaths

January

Melvin Calvin Melvin Calvin 1960s.jpg
Melvin Calvin
Clyde Tombaugh Clyde W. Tombaugh.jpeg
Clyde Tombaugh

February

Marjorie Reynolds Marjorie Reynolds in Ministry of Fear trailer.jpg
Marjorie Reynolds
Ethel Owen Ethel Owen 1952.JPG
Ethel Owen

March

April

Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg 1979 - cropped.jpg
Allen Ginsberg

May

June

Brian Keith Brian Keith - still.jpg
Brian Keith

July

Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum 1949 (no signature).jpg
Robert Mitchum
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James Stewart

August

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William S. Burroughs

September

Red Skelton Red Skelton 1960 rebalance.jpg
Red Skelton

October

Arch Johnson Arch Johnson 1961.JPG
Arch Johnson
John Denver John Denver 1973.JPG
John Denver

November

Joanna Moore Joanna Moore 1964.jpg
Joanna Moore

December

Lillian Disney LilianBounds1951.jpg
Lillian Disney

See also

References

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