The following lists events in the year

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Incumbents

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Part ...

Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Mil ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

Li Peng Li Peng (; 20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician who served as the 4th premier of China from 1987 to 1998, and as the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Rong Yiren Rong Yiren (; May 1, 1916 – October 26, 2005) was the Vice President of China from 1993 to 1998 and was heavily involved with the opening of the Chinese economy to western investment. Rong is known both in China and in the Western world as "t ...

Vice Premier A vice is a practice, behaviour, habit or item generally considered morally wrong in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Vices a ...

Zhu Rongji Zhu Rongji ( zh, s=朱镕基; IPA: ; born 23 October 1928) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003. He also served as member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP ...

Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province –

Hui Liangyu Hui Liangyu (, Xiao'erjing: ; born October 1944) is a Chinese retired politician who served as a vice premier of China from 2003 to 2013, in charge of agriculture. He previously served as the party secretary of Anhui from 1998 to 1999, and t ...

* Governor of Fujian Province –

He Guoqiang He Guoqiang (; born October 1, 1943) is a retired senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Between 2007 and 2012, He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's most powerful decision-making body, and the Secreta ...

* Governor of Gansu Province –

Sun Ying Sun Ying (born December 1936) is a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Baodi District, Tianjin. He graduated from Shanxi Normal University in 1958. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Taiyuan, Shanxi from 1987 ...

then

Song Zhaosu Song Zhaosu (; March 1941 – 25 July 2022) was a Chinese politician. Early life and education He was born in Nanyang, Henan. He graduated from Zhengzhou University in 1964 and a year later joined the Chinese Communist Party. Career Song Zhao ...

* Governor of Guangdong Province –

Lu Ruihua Lu Ruihua (; November 1938 – 13 May 2025) was a Chinese politician who served as Governor of Guangdong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

* Governor of Guizhou Province –

Wu Yixia Wu Yixia (; 1943 – 14 September 1998) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Guizhou from 1996 to 1998. He was a representative of the 13th and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 15th C ...

* Governor of Hainan Province –

Ruan Chongwu Ruan Chongwu ( zh, c=阮崇武, p=Ruǎn Chóngwǔ; born May 1933 in Huai'an County, Hebei) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is the son of . Biography He graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Moscow Automoti ...

then

Wang Xiaofeng Wang Xiaofeng (; born October 1944) is a retired Chinese politician. He was born in Cili County, Hunan. Wang graduated from the China University of Mining and Technology and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1965. He has served as the de ...

* Governor of Hebei Province –

Ye Liansong Ye Liansong ( zh, s=叶连松; born March 1935) is a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary (1998–2000) and Governor (1993–1998) of Hebei Province. Prior to his political career he worked for two decades as an engineerin ...

then

Yue Qifeng Yue Qifeng () (December 1931 – March 24, 2008) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Daming County, Hebei Province. In January 1945, at the age of 13, he joined the Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China ...

* Governor of Heilongjiang Province –

Tian Fengshan Tian Fengshan ( born 8 December 1940), is a former Chinese politician who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison. Biography Tian was born in Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang, on 8 December 1940, while his ancestral home in P ...

* Governor of Henan Province –

Ma Zhongchen Ma Zhongchen ( Chinese: 马忠臣; September 1936 – January 12, 2021) was a politician from the People's Republic of China. Biography Ma was born in Tai'an, Shandong Province, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1956. I ...

then

Li Keqiang Li Keqiang ( zh, s=李克强, p=Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing ...

* Governor of Hubei Province –

Jiang Zhuping Jiang Zhuping (; born November 1937) is a Chinese retired aerospace engineer and politician. He served as Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Governor and Party Secretary of Hubei. Biography Jiang Zhuping was born in Nov ...

* Governor of Hunan Province –

Yang Zhengwu Yang Zhengwu (; born January 1941) is an ethnic Tujia people, Tujia Chinese politician. He was born in Longshan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan. He was Chinese Communist Party committee secretary of his home county (197 ...

then

Chu Bo Chu Bo (; born October 1944) is a retired Chinese politician. He served as the Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia Region, the top leader of the region, holding position from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Governor of Hunan between 1998 and 2001. ...

* Governor of Jiangsu Province –

Zheng Silin Zheng Silin ( zh, 郑斯林; May 1940 – 9 May 2022) was a Chinese politician. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he served as Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Minister of Labor and Social Security from 2003 to 2005. He died ...

then

Ji Yunshi Ji Yunshi (, born September 1945) is a Chinese politician. He served in a variety of offices, including Governor of Jiangsu (1998–2002), Governor of Hebei (2002–2006), Vice-Minister for Human Resources and Social Security (2006–2011 ...

* Governor of Jiangxi Province –

Shu Shengyou Shu Shengyou (; December 1936 – 17 March 2025) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Yushan, Jiangxi, and was twice governor of his home province. Shu was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party with CCP commi ...

* Governor of Jilin Province –

Wang Yunkun Wang Yunkun (; born December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Jilin from 1995 to 1998, Party Secretary of Jilin from 1998 to 2006, and chairman of Jilin Provincial People's Congress from 1999 to 2008. He was a member of t ...

then Hong Hu * Governor of Liaoning Province – Wen Shizhen * Governor of Qinghai Province –

Tian Chengping Tian Chengping (; born January 1945) is a politician in the People's Republic of China. Biography Born in Daming County, Hebei Province, Tian joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1964, and started working in February 1968. He s ...

then

Bai Enpei Bai Enpei (; born 8 September 1946) is a former Chinese politician convicted of corruption. Bai served as the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Inner Mongolia between 1993 and 1997, Governor and later Party Secretary of Qingh ...

* Governor of Shaanxi Province –

Cheng Andong Cheng Andong (; born October 1936) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Shaanxi from 1994 to 2002. He spent 10 years working at Gaokeng Coal Mine in Pingxiang before serving in various administrative and political roles in Pingxiang ...

* Governor of Shandong Province –

Li Chunting Li Chunting ( zh, c=李春亭, p=Lǐ Chūntíng; October 1936 – 5 August 2024) was a Chinese politician who served as governor of Shandong from 1995 to 2001. He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Pa ...

* Governor of Shanxi Province –

Sun Wensheng Sun Wensheng (born 1942) is a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Weihai, Shandong. He was vice governor and governor of Shanxi from 1994 to 1998. References

1942 births People's Republic of China politicians f ...

* Governor of Sichuan Province –

Song Baorui Song Baorui (; December 1937 – 20 September 2022) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan from 1996 to 1999. Biography Song Baorui was a native of Shunyi County (now Shunyi District), Beijing. He ...

* Governor of Yunnan Province –

Li Jiating Li Jiating (; born 1944) is an ethnic Yi People's Republic of China politician. He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1992–1997) and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (199 ...

* Governor of Zhejiang Province –

Wan Xueyuan Wan Xueyuan (; born January 1941) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as the vice director of foreign affairs committee of 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Born in Huanggang, Hu ...

(until April),

Chai Songyue Chai Songyue ( Chinese: 柴松岳; November 1941) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. Born in Putuo, Zhejiang Province, Chai joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1961. He was appointed acting governor of Zhejiang ) ...

(starting April)

Events

*January 21 –

1997 Jiashi earthquakes The Jiashi earthquakes were a series of earthquakes from 1997 to 2003, with several earthquakes larger than 6 occurring between January and April 1997. Two strong earthquakes with magnitudes 6.4 and 6.3 occurred on January 21, 1997, at 09:47 an ...

*February 3 to 5 – Ghulja Incident *February 25 –

1997 Ürümqi bus bombings On February 25, 1997, 3 bombs exploded on 3 buses (lines 2, 10, and 44) in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. 9 people were killed, including at least 3 children, and a further 28 were injured. Another 2 devices in the south railway station (the main st ...

*April 29 – According to

Chinese government The government of the People's Republic of China is based on a system of people's congress within the parameters of a Unitary state, unitary communist state, in which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enacts its policies through people's ...

official confirmed report, two passenger train collision on Rongjiawan Station,

Hunan Province Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...

, 120 persons were fatalities with 230 persons were hurt. *May 8 –

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen Huangtian Airport (now Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport). On 8 May ...

*July 1 –

Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841. Hong Kong was established as a specia ...

*August –

Typhoon Winnie (1997) Typhoon Winnie, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ibiang, was the most destructive tropical cyclone to impact the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Shandong in 200 years. Originating from an area of low pressure o ...

*September 19 – Election of the

15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 15th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 September ...

*November 8 – 1997 Manyi earthquake

Culture

1997 Shanghai International Film Festival The 3rd Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 24 and December 2, 1997. The Film Festival was divided into four activities: *Golden Cup International Film Competition *International Film Panorama *International Film and TV Mar ...

: ''

The Woodlanders ''The Woodlanders'' is a novel by Thomas Hardy serialised from 15 May 1886 to 9 April 1887 in ''Macmillan's Magazine'' and published in three volumes in 1887. It is one of his series of Thomas Hardy's Wessex, Wessex novels. Plot summary The st ...

'' won the award for Best Feature Film *

List of Chinese films of 1997 A list of mainland Chinese films released in 1997: See also * 1997 in China References External linksIMDb list of Chinese films {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Films Of 1997 Chinese Films 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emer ...

Sport

*December 5–14 –

1997 AFC Women's Championship The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of ...

, in

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

Chinese Jia-A League 1997 The 1997 Chinese Jia-A League (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of professional association football and the 36th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on March 16, 1997, and ending on N ...

* China at the 1997 East Asian Games

Births

* January -

Fan Zhendong Fan Zhendong (, pronounced ; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player. After joining the Chinese national table tennis team in 2012 as the youngest member, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion a ...

, Chinese professional table tennis player. * April 3 -

Zhao Xintong Zhao Xintong (; born 3 April 1997) is a Chinese professional snooker player and the reigning World Snooker Champion. He first turned professional in the 2016–17 season, aged 19, having previously recorded wins against a number of top p ...

, Chinese professional snooker player. * July 7 -

Liu Yan (golfer) Liu Yan (born 7 July 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer. In 2017, Liu turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour. In 2023, she joined the LPGA Tour. Biography Liu was born in Beijing, China on 7 July 1997. She began playing g ...

* November - Xu Minghao, singer, member of Seventeen.

Deaths

*January 14 —

King Hu King Hu Jinquan ( zh, t=胡金銓, 29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997) was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Ci ...

, film director based in Hong Kong and Taiwan (b.

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

) *January 28 —

Wong Shun-leung Wong Shun-leung (; 8 May 1935 – 28 January 1997) was a Hong Kong martial artist who studied Wing Chun kung fu under Ip Man, Yip Man (葉問)Ving Tsun Athletic Association (1990)The development of Ving Tsun Kungfu in Hong Kong: 1954-1960R ...

, Hong Kong martial artist (b.

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

) *February 2 —

Qin Jiwei Qin Jiwei (; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo. Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an (now ...

, general (b.

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...

) *February 17 —

Leonard Ho Leonard Ho (1925 – 17 February 1997) was a Hong Kong film producer. Ho formed Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest in 1970, with Raymond Chow, after leaving Shaw Brothers. The first film he produced was ''A Man Called Tiger'' from 19 ...

, Hong Kong film producer (b.

1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...

) *February 19 —

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...

, 3rd

Paramount Leader Paramount leader () is an informal term for the most important Supreme leader, political figure in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The paramount leader typically controls the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberatio ...

of China (b.

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

) *March 31 — Dorothy Liu, Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician (b.

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

) *April 9 —

Wu Zuoren Wu Zuoren (; 3 November 1908 – 9 April 1997)Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. : Page 384. was a Chinese people, Chinese painter. A native of Jing County, Anhui, Jing ...

, painter (b.

1908 This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January ...

) *April 11 —

Wang Xiaobo Wang Xiaobo () (May 13, 1952 – April 11, 1997) was a renowned contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist from Beijing. Wang was born into a family of Intellectuals in Beijing. He was transferred to a collective farm in Yunnan during the Cult ...

, novelist and essayist (b.

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

) *April 26 —

Peng Zhen Peng Zhen (pronounced ; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a Chinese politician and leading member of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the party organization in Beijing following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War i ...

, 4th

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress The chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), which is the permanent body of the National People's Cong ...

(b.

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's ...

) *May 6 — Wang You, biochemist (b.

1910 Events January * January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...

) *May 7 —

Yip Hon Yip Hon () (1904 – 7 May 1997) was a gambling tycoon in South China. His wealth was estimated to be HK$ 100 million. In his childhood, he stayed in Kong Mun of Guangdong, and usually participated in gambling with his pocket money. He was nic ...

, gambling tycoon (b.

) *May 16 —

Wang Zengqi Wang Zengqi (; 1920 – 1997) was a contemporary Chinese writer. He is known for his short stories and essays with an elegant style and content infused by both traditional literature and folklores of his hometown. He was referred to as a "master ...

, writer (b.

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...

) *May 25 — Luo Ergang, historian (b.

1901 December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the unification of multiple British colonies in Australia on January ...

) *June 6 — Liao Shantao, mathematician (b.

) *June 10 — Zhou Lin, politician (b.

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

) *June 27 — Joseph Zong Huaide, Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Shandong (b.

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

) *June 28 — Yang Yichen, politician (b.

) *June 30 — Su Bingqi, archaeologist and co-founder of

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

's archaeology program (b.

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Janu ...

) *September 8 —

Yu Jim-yuen Yu Jim-yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) () was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong, from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Bi ...

, martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of

China Drama Academy The China Drama Academy () was a Peking opera school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, known for being the childhood home of such famous actors as Jackie Chan (Yuen Lo), Sammo Hung (Yuen Lung), Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen (Yuen Kwai). Famed ...

(b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) *September 22 —

Chiang Wei-kuo Chiang Wei-kuo (; 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Taiwan, Republic of China President of the Republic of China, President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Chin ...

, Nationalist general and adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek (b.

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored ...

) *September 23 — Lu Sheng, lieutenant general (b.

1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...

) *October 7 —

Wan Laiming Wan Laiming (; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was a Chinese animator. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and is commonly considered as China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animati ...

, animator (b.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

) *October 17 –

Fang Yi Fang Yi (; 26 February 1916 – 17 October 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, diplomat, and high-ranking politician. As a military leader, he participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After the founding of ...

, former

Vice Premier of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within the State Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position superior to that of ministers, commission dir ...

(b.

) *October 20 — Li Ruishan, politician (b.

) *October 26 —

Teng Haiqing Teng Haiqing () (March 2, 1909 – October 26, 1997) was a Chinese military officer and a politician. He was in charge of the massive purge in the Inner Mongolia incident. Biography Teng was born in Jinzhai County, Anhui province, China. He wa ...

, military officer and politician (b.

) *November 8 —

Lam Ching-ying Lam Ching-ying (; born Lam Gun-bo (); 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, martial artist and action director. As a practitioner of martial arts Lam starred in a number of notable films that found recognition o ...

, Hong Kong stuntman, actor, martial artist and action director (b.

) *November 9 —

Wu Xiuquan Wu Xiuquan (; 6 March 1908 – 9 November 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, military officer, and diplomat. He studied in the Soviet Union, enlisted in the Chinese Red Army, and participated in the Long March. After the founding of t ...

, military officer and diplomat (b.

) *December 4 —

Ho Sin Hang Ho Sin Hang (; 1900 – 4 December 1997), also known as S. H. Ho and He Shanheng, was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and financier. He co-founded Hang Seng Bank in 1933, and served as its chairman. Ho also cofounded the Hang Chong In ...

, Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and financier (b.

) *December 16 —

Hu Ning Hu Ning (; 1916–1997) was a Chinese physicist and writer. Biography Hu was born in Suqian, Jiangsu, China on 11 February 1916. From 1928 to 1934, Hu studied at the Zhenjiang High School () in Zhenjiang, and Suzhou High School in Suzhou. In ...

, physicist and writer (b.

)

References

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