Historical Events
- For 1st time US movie box office receipts pass $6 billion
Event of Interest
Jerry Seinfeld announces the final season of his TV show "Seinfeld" will air the following year
Jerry Seinfeld
Famous Weddings
- Actress Rue McClanahan (64) weds actor-producer Morrow Wilson (58) at Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria
Famous Deaths
- Anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer, dies at 39
- Denver Pyle, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, The Andy Griffith Show), dies of lung cancer at 77
- Giorgio Strehler, Italian opera and theatre director, dies at 76
- Laurence Gower, academic, dies at 84
1997 Highlights
About December 25, 1997
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 23 years, 7 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Holidays: Christmas (India), Christmas Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)
Generation Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Capricorn