What Happened in 1997 — Events, Births & Deaths

Comair Flight 3272 crashes in Raisinville Township in Monroe County, Michigan, killing 29 people.

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.

En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73.

The Bojnurd earthquake measuring Mw 6.5 strikes Iran. With a Mercalli intensity of VIII, it kills at least 88 and damages 173 villages.

The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

The far-right extremist Hungarian National Front introduces the day of honor, a neo-nazi and neo-fascist annual gathering in Budapest

In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.

An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths.

A Turkish military memorandum results in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey.

Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.

The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.

The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.

Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.

Comet Hale–Bopp reaches its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.

Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.

Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.

The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-83. However, the mission is later cut short due to a fuel cell problem.

In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur.

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.

Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.

The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister.

The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.

Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.

The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.

Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.

A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.

The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.

The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick.

In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.

Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

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

The Uphaar Cinema Fire takes place at Green Park, Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 59 people and seriously injuring 103 others.

Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.

An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.

The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom.

Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-94, a re-flight of the prematurely-ended STS-83 mission with the same crew.

The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.

NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.

The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.

The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War.

An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall.

In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.

After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.

The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.

Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.

About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.

FedEx Express Flight 14 crashes at Newark International Airport, injuring five.

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.

Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand opens after two-and-a-half years of construction, becoming the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at the time.

Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam, killing 229 of the 254 people on board.

Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.

Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.

The animated TV comedy South Park airs its very first episode.

Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.

Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.

Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.

Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.

At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.

Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television.

Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 crashes in the Lambir Hills National Park while on approach to Miri Airport in Malaysia, killing 10.

Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait.

After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.

A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.

Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.

NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.

A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.

An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.

The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.

The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.

The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.

Danish fugitive Steen Christensen kills two police officers, Chief Constable Eero Holsti and Senior Constable Antero Palo, in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, Finland during his prison escape.

After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.

The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.

Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.

The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.

Eritrea adopts the nakfa as its official currency.

WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.

In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.

Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-87.

Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.

In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacks the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower-caste people.

Fourteen-year-old Michael Carneal opens fire at a group of students in Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing three and injuring five.

In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.

The Kyoto Protocol, an agreement committing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, opens for signature.

Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.

Dennō Senshi Porygon: Over 600 kids in Japan suffer photosensitive epileptic seizures after watching an episode of the Pokémon anime.

Peruvian internal conflict: Fourteen members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement provoke a hostage crisis by taking over the Japanese embassy in Lima.

Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.

Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.

Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.

The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.

Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.

Noah Kahan, American singer-songwriter

Keegan Hipgrave, Australian rugby league player

Gonzalo Montiel, Argentine footballer

Arshad Nadeem, Pakistani javelin thrower

Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer

Fodé Ballo-Touré, French-Senegalese footballer

Jérémie Boga, French-Ivorian footballer

Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler

Angeliño, Spanish footballer

Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player

Jesús Vallejo, Spanish footballer

Michel Aebischer, Swiss footballer

Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball player

Lamar Jackson, American football player

Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player

Blake Lawrie, Australian rugby league player

Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Darius Slayton, American football player

Douglas Augusto, Brazilian footballer

Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist

Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer

Henry Ellenson, American basketball player

Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player

Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player

Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer

Jake Paul, American boxer, actor, rapper, and social media personality

Kyle Tucker, American baseball player

Emil Audero, Indonesian footballer

Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player

Mamadi Diakite, Guinean basketball player

Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer

Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist

Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player

Noah Hanifin, American ice hockey player

Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player

Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player

Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player

Thomas Chabot, Canadian ice hockey player

Colin White, American ice hockey player

Arnaut Danjuma, Dutch footballer

Donte DiVincenzo, American basketball player

Miyeon, South Korean singer and actress

Drew Eubanks, American basketball player

Jihyo, South Korean singer

Ellie Bamber, English actress

Patrick Roberts, English footballer

Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer

Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player

Kathryn Newton, American actress

Jaire Alexander, American football player

Saquon Barkley, American football player

Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Greek tennis player

Josh Jackson, American basketball player

Lilly King, American swimmer

Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress

Nadia Podoroska, Argentine tennis player

Josh Rosen, American football player

Adam Armstrong, English footballer

Damien Harris, American football player

Mike Hughes, American football player

Hubert Hurkacz, Polish tennis player

Rosé, New Zealand-South Korean singer and dancer

Zavier Simpson, American basketball player

Jaehyun, South Korean singer and actor

Breel Embolo, Swiss footballer

Derrick Jones Jr., American basketball player

Justin Reid, American football player

Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player

Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer

DK, South Korean singer

Odysseas Adam, Greek volleyball player

Brandon Jones, American racing driver

Jerome Robinson, American basketball player

Ilya Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player

Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball player

Đurđina Jauković, Montenegrin handball player

Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress

Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian basketball player

Brock Boeser, American ice hockey player

Jessie Bates, American football player

Chris Lindstrom, American football player

Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player

Becky G, American singer and actress

Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress

David Neres, Brazilian footballer

Momoka Muraoka, Japanese para alpine skier

Matisse Thybulle, Australian-American basketball player

Kwon Hyun-bin, South Korean actor and singer

Milena Venega, Cuban rower

Lee Lu-da, South Korean singer and actress

Alisha Boe, Norwegian actress

Taher Mohamed, Egyptian footballer

Dylan Strome, Canadian ice hockey player

Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player

Nadeo Argawinata, Indonesian footballer

Chika, American rapper

Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player

Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player

Ray Spalding, American basketball player

Dean Henderson, English footballer

Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer

Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer

Pyper America, American model, actress, and musician

Landry Shamet, American basketball player

Simone Biles, American gymnast

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, English footballer

Florian Neuhaus, German footballer

Tyrel Jackson Williams, American actor

Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

Daniel Sprong, Dutch ice hockey player

Ciara Bravo, American actress

Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player

Jordan Whitehead, American football player

Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball player

Cary and Michael Huang, the twins who founded BFDI

Nat Phillips, English footballer

Martina Stoessel, Argentine singer and actress

Alex Meret, Italian footballer

Chimezie Metu, Nigerian-American basketball player

Martin Wong, Hong Kong model and actor

Ben Manenti, Australian cricketer

Mina, Japanese singer and dancer

Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer

Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model

Asa Butterfield, English actor

Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver

Dillon Bassett, American race car driver

Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer

Austin Riley, American baseball player

Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer

Zhao Xintong, Chinese snooker player

Borja Mayoral, Spanish footballer

Dominik Mysterio, American wrestler

Mingyu, South Korean singer and rapper

Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer

Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter

Roquan Smith, American football player

Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer

Keira Walsh, English footballer

Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player

Claire Wineland, American activist and author (died 2018)

Mateo Cassierra, Colombian footballer

Kyle Walker-Peters, English footballer

D. J. Moore, American football player

Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricketer

Maisie Williams, English actress

Alexander Zverev, German tennis player

Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer

Grant Fisher, American runner

Zach Apple, American swimmer

Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer

Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player

Kirill Kaprizov, Russian ice hockey player

Amber Midthunder, American actress

Calvin Verdonk, Indonesian footballer

Jesse Ramien, Australian rugby league player

Amaia Aberasturi, Spanish actress

Shane McClanahan, American baseball player

Denzel Ward, American football player

Lucas Tousart, French footballer

Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer

Miles Sanders, American football player

BamBam, Thai singer

Desiigner, American rapper

Dwayne Haskins, American football player (died 2022)

Logan Gilbert, American baseball player

Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player

Maymay Entrata, Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter

Ranz Kyle, Filipino social media personality and entertainer

Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer

Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player

Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer

Cameron Young, American golfer

Brittany Broski, American comedian and singer

Richarlison, Brazilian footballer

Coi Leray, American rapper and singer

Lana Condor, American actress

Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer

Nico Hoerner, American baseball player

Rúben Dias, Portuguese footballer

Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer

Scott Drinkwater, Australian rugby league player

Kaoru Mitoma, Japanese footballer

Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer

Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer

Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

Kevin Quinn, American actor and singer

Lauri Markkanen, Finnish basketball player

Brandon Duhaime, American ice hockey player

Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer

Coy Craft, American footballer

Joe Gomez, English footballer

Maximilian Kilman, English footballer

Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer

Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player

Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey player

Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player

Daniel Jones, American football player

Konrad Laimer, Austrian footballer

Tyler Nevin, American baseball player

Jung Eun-bi, South Korean singer and actress

Charlie Hall, American actor

Jake Short, American actor

Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper

Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter

Scott Wozniak, American YouTuber

Louis Hofmann, German actor

Sam Darnold, American football player

David Montgomery, American football player

Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player

Cheung Ka-long, Hong Kong foil fencer, 2020 Olympic champion

Kodak Black, American rapper

Unai Simón, Spanish footballer

Jorja Smith, English singer

David Bangala, French football defender

Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter

Madison Kocian, American gymnast

KJ Apa, New Zealand actor

Raluca Șerban, Romanian-Cypriot tennis player

Alexander Bublik, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player

Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player

Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player

Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist

Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter

Derrius Guice, American football player

Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer

Jacob Elordi, Australian actor

Callum Taylor, English cricketer

Ethan Bear, Canadian ice hockey player

Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player

Jehyve Floyd, American basketball player

Dalton Eatherly, American livestreamer, better known as Chud the Builder

H.E.R., American singer-songwriter

Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver

Shakur Stevenson, American boxer

A. J. Brown, American football player

Reuben Garrick, Australian rugby league player

T. J. Hockenson, American football player

Mizuho Habu, Japanese idol and model

James Marriott, English musician and online content creator

Ryan Rolison, American baseball player

Claire Chicha, French Korean singer-songwriter known by the stage name Spill Tab

Jean-Kévin Duverne, French footballer

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Josh Hines-Allen, American football player

Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist

Neekolul, American internet personality

Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player

Anthony Cirelli, Canadian ice hockey player

OG Anunoby, British basketball player

Bam Adebayo, American basketball player

Noah Lyles, American sprinter

Fionn Whitehead, English actor

Zach Werenski, American ice hockey player

Nat Butcher, Australian rugby league player

Sebastian Aho, Finnish ice hockey player

Bobbi Althoff, American podcaster and influencer

Thomas Bryant, American basketball player

Austin Theory, American wrestler

Luis Robert Jr., Cuban baseball player

Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player

Olivia Holt, American actress and singer

Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor

Yungblud, English musician and actor

Matty Cash, English-Polish footballer

Kyler Murray, American football player

Karim Walid, Egyptian footballer

Panipak Wongpattanakit, Thai taekwondo athlete

Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswoman

Luca Marini, Italian motorcycle rider

Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer

Greet Minnen, Belgian tennis player

Greyson Chance, American musician

Josephine Langford, Australian actress

Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer

Kaho Minagawa, Japanese rhythmic gymnast

Daniel Vladař, Czech ice hockey player

Maxx Crosby, American football player

Fanum, American streamer

Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer

Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer

Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer

Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary

Cordae, American rapper

Lucas Paquetá, Brazilian footballer

Jaylen Barron, American actress

Jeon Jungkook, South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer

Joan Mir, Spanish motorcycle racer

645AR, American rapper

Brandon Ingram, American basketball player

Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer

Carter Kieboom, American baseball player

Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast

Devin Singletary, American football player

Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer

Steven Kwan, American baseball player

Kyōko Saitō, Japanese idol

Mallory Comerford, American swimmer

Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler

Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor

Tessa, Danish rapper

Lars Nootbaar, American baseball player

Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer

Troy Terry, American ice hockey player

Harmony Tan, French tennis player

Sydney Sweeney, American actress

Almida de Val, Swedish curler

Benjamin Ingrosso, Swedish singer and songwriter

Dominic Solanke, English footballer

Quin Houff, American racing driver

Clint Ratkovich, American football player

Anairis Quiñones, American voice actress

Jackie Young, American basketball player

Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

Viktor Hovland, Norwegian professional golfer

Itamar Einhorn, Israeli Olympic cyclist

Nathan Knight, American basketball player

John Collins, American basketball player

Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer

Antonia Gentry, American actress

Özge Yağız, Turkish actress

Jaiden Animations, American YouTuber and animator

Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast

Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver

Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician

Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater

Jonathan Isaac, American basketball player

Bang Chan, Australian singer and record producer based in South Korea

Rishabh Pant, Indian cricketer

Yuju, South Korean singer

Michael Hoecht, Canadian American football player

Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer

Kira Kosarin, American actress and singer

Nicole Maines, American actress, writer, and activist

Bella Thorne, American actress

Josh Kerr, Scottish runner

Jharrel Jerome, American actor

Megan Moroney, American singer-songwriter.

Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player

Aliou Dieng, Malian footballer

Charles Leclerc, Monégasque racing driver

Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player

Robert Williams III, American basketball player

Ademola Lookman, Nigerian footballer

Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer

Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnamese footballer

Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player

Jan Köstering, German politician

Nick Bosa, American football player

Élie Okobo, French basketball player

Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player

Minnie, Thai singer

Bron Breakker, American wrestler

Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast

Raye, British singer-songwriter

Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer

Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer

Lonzo Ball, American basketball player

James TW, English singer-songwriter

Stetson Bennett, American football player

Taylor Fritz, American tennis player

Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast

Tage Thompson, American ice hockey player

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer

Sydney Park, American actress and comedian

Marcus Rashford, English footballer

Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress

Max Burkholder, American actor

Nordi Mukiele, French footballer

Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Kosovan footballer

Alex Wolff, American actor and musician

Filip Hronek, Czech ice hockey player

Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer

Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer

Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer

Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor

Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete

Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player

Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model

Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player

Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player

Nana Okada, Japanese singer

Leonardo Fernández, Uruguayan footballer

Akram Tawfik, Egyptian footballer

Federico Dimarco, Italian footballer

Marios Georgiou, Cypriot gymnast

Maurice Gomis, Italian-Senegalese footballer

Daniel James, Welsh footballer

Joost Klein, Dutch musician

Giovanna Scoccimarro, German judoka

Yuriy Vakulko, Ukrainian footballer

Dexter Lawrence, American football player

Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer

Christopher Nkunku, French footballer

Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer

Paula Badosa, Spanish tennis player

Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer

Dragan Bender, Croatian basketball player

Julian Ryerson, Norwegian footballer

Yugyeom, South Korean singer

Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player

Shea Langeliers, American baseball player

Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer

Zach Collins, American basketball player

Kotonowaka Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler

Levi García, Trinidadian footballer

Reo Hatate, Japanese footballer

Dennis Smith Jr., American basketball player

Aubrey Joseph, American actor

Jennie Wåhlin, Swedish curler

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, English-Congolese footballer

Mostafa Mohamed, Egyptian footballer

Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player

Sada Williams, Barbadian sprinter

Jung Chae-yeon, South Korean actress and singer

De'Andre Hunter, American basketball player

Maddie Poppe, American singer-songwriter and musician

Quinnen Williams, American football player

Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player

Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer

Tommy Nelson, American actor

Hakeem Adeniji, American football player

Sam Hauser, American basketball player

Harvey Barnes, English footballer

Viktoriia Savtsova, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer

Matthew Tkachuk, American ice hockey player

Ed Oliver, American football player

DK Metcalf, American football player

Maude Apatow, American actress

Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player

Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress

Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter

Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis player

Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater

Ronald Acuña Jr., Venezuelan baseball player

Alex DeBrincat, American ice hockey player

Gabriel Magalhães, Brazilian footballer

Fikayo Tomori, English footballer

De'Aaron Fox, American basketball player

Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer

Madelyn Cline, American actress and model

Charlie McAvoy, American ice hockey player

Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin thrower

William Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player

Tamara Zidanšek, Slovenian tennis player

Mads Juel Andersen, Danish footballer

Vachirawit Chivaaree, Thai actor and singer

Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player

Jang Gyu-ri, South Korean actress

Felix Keisinger, German skeleton racer

Ludovic Blas, French footballer

Cameron Carter-Vickers, English-American soccer player

Bright Osayi-Samuel, Nigerian footballer

Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (born 1925)

Samm Sinclair Baker, American writer (born 1909)

Jean Dréville, French director and screenwriter (born 1906)

Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)

LaVern Baker, American singer and actress (born 1929)

Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (born 1910)

Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (born 1927)

Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (born 1906)

George Turner, Australian author and critic (born 1916)

Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (born 1917)

Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1956)

Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1919)

Don E. Fehrenbacher, American historian, author, and academic (born 1920)