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Birth of Carrie Delano (neé Barker)
17 August – George Orwell's political allegory Animal Farm is published. -
Birth of Eric Delano
February 27 – The Italian government asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. -
Eric graduates from school
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Eric goes to university (English Language and Literature)
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Eric works at the Archive
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Birth of Micheal Shelly
June 30 – Canada introduces a one-dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie". -
Eric and Mary meet and get together
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Marriage of Eric Delano and Mary Keay
15 May – Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers carves the words "4 Real" into his arm with a razor blade during an interview with NME journalist Steve Lamacq, after Lamacq questions the band's authenticity. The incident results in Edwards requiring 18 stitches. -
Birth of Gerard Keay
April 20 – The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium, London, is televised live to over one billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research. -
Final seperation and divorce of Eric Delano and Mary Keay
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Mary and Gerard Keay move to Scottland / Last contact between Gerry and Eric
July – The 1997 Central European flood occurs across Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. -
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Eric works for library