Timeline February 1997

Events in February 1997 3

• 1904 – 1997 Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) Died 19 February 1997, aged 92 Deng Xiaoping was the paramount leader of China from the late 1970s, who launched the economic reforms that opened the country to market forces and foreign investment. He held no formal head-of-state title in his later years but remained China's most powerful figure. His policies transformed China into a major global economic power.
• 1997 David Bowie issues Bowie Bonds Music royalties Sells bonds backed by his future royalties.
• 1997 Relocates to Memphis Early 1997 Relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, in early 1997 — partly to escape the New York music scene pressure and partly to be closer to the roots music of the Mississippi Delta that inspired him. He began performing regular solo shows at a local bar, Barrister's, on Monday nights.