December 1997 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a Monday, ended on a Wednesday after 31 days.
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 1997.
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- In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines. However, the United States, the People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and 32 other nations do not sign and/or ratify the treaty.
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- Myra Hindley loses her High Court appeal against the government's decision to keep her behind bars for the rest of her life.
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- Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
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