Timeline June 1997

Events in June 1997 8

• 1910 – 1997 Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997) Died 25 June 1997, aged 87 Jacques Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, and filmmaker who co-invented the Aqua-Lung and pioneered underwater documentary filmmaking. His television series brought ocean life to a global audience for decades. He was a prominent advocate for marine conservation.
• 1997 Jeff Buckley dies in the Wolf River, Memphis 29 May 1997 On the evening of 29 May 1997, Buckley waded fully clothed — wearing steel-toed boots — into Wolf River Harbor, a tributary of the Mississippi, while singing along to Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" on his roadie's boombox. When his roadie Keith Foti looked away to move equipment from an approaching tugboat's wake, Buckley vanished. No alcohol or drugs were found in his autopsy. His body was recovered on 4 June by passengers on the riverboat American Queen.
• 1997 Becomes world No. 1 Fastest rise to the top of golf Just 42 weeks after turning professional, Woods rose to the World No. 1 ranking, the fastest ascent in the history of the Official World Golf Ranking. He went on to hold the top spot for a cumulative record of well over 600 weeks across his career.
• 1997 Fifth championship, "Flu Game" Despite a severe stomach illness, Jordan scores 38 points in Game 5 of the Finals against Utah in the famous "Flu Game"; the Bulls win their fifth title.
• 1997 French Open 1997 Men: Gustavo Kuerten · Women: Iva Majoli Kuerten, a Brazilian wildcard, won his first of three French Opens.
• 1997 Timothy McVeigh sentenced to death Jury verdict for the Oklahoma City bombing A federal jury sentenced Timothy McVeigh to death for the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people. McVeigh was convicted on charges including conspiracy and use of a weapon of mass destruction. He was executed in 2001.
• 1997 Retirement -- number 6 retired, 24 June 1997 Baresi retires on 24 June 1997, aged 37, after 719 official appearances for AC Milan over 20 seasons. Milan retire his number 6 shirt -- the first player in the clubs history to receive this honour. A retirement ceremony is held at the San Siro. His final season ends with Milan winning the Serie A title -- a fitting conclusion.
• 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone published J.K. Rowling's debut launches a global publishing phenomenon Bloomsbury published J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel in the United Kingdom with a modest initial print run. The book introduced the boy wizard and launched what became one of the best-selling book series in history. It was published in the United States the following year under a different title.