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June 13, 1997

On June 13, 1997, a jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The year's #1 song was "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. Asa Butterfield, Álex Palou, Claire Wineland would arrive in the same year.

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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) 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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On June 13, 1997

  1. 1997 A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

    American domestic terrorist (1968–2001)

    Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, injured 684 people, and destroyed one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

  2. 1997 The Uphaar Cinema Fire took place at Green Park, Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 59 people and seriously injured 103 others.

    1997 cinema fire in Delhi, India

    The Uphaar Cinema fire was one of the worst fire tragedies in recent Indian history. The fire started on Friday, 13 June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema in Green Park, Delhi during the three o'clock screening of the movie Border. 59 people were trapped inside and died of asphyxiation (suffocation), while 103 were seriously injured in the resulting stampede.

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Died on June 13, 1997

Nguyen Manh Tuong Vietnamese activist (1909–1997)

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The class of 1997

Others born in 1997

Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor
Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver
Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (died 2018)
Mateo Cassierra 1997– Colombian footballer
Kyle Walker-Peters 1997– English footballer
D. J. Moore 1997– American football player

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