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1997 in the United Kingdom. Events from the year 1997 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Tony Blair; the handover of Hong Kong, the largest remaining British colony, to China; and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales .
17 May – Chelsea F.C. beat Middlesbrough F.C. 2–0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium to win their first major trophy for 26 years, while it is a personal triumph for their 34-year-old Dutch player-manager Ruud Gullit who becomes the first black manager and the first foreign manager to win a major trophy in England.
1603. 24 March. England – Death of Queen Elizabeth I. James VI of Scotland crowned King of England (as James I of England ). 1605. 5 November. England and Scotland – The Gunpowder plot is uncovered, in which Guy Fawkes and others attempted to blow up the king, James VI and I and the Parliament of England . 1606.
1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority. The political backdrop of campaigning focused on public opinion towards a change in government.
July 1997 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 3 P) August 1997 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 2 P) September 1997 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 5 P)
26 March. Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix, 41, is sentenced to a year in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Paul Scholes, 24-year-old Manchester United midfielder, scores a hat-trick in a 3–1 Wembley win over Poland in Kevin Keegan's first game as England manager. 29 March – The family of James Hanratty, one of the last men ...
Events. 1 January – The government nationalises the coal industry in the UK [1] and Cable & Wireless. [2] 2 January – British coins cease to include any silver content. [1] 8 January – A Cabinet sub-committee approves High Explosive Research, a civil project to develop an independent British atomic bomb.