Der 17. Dezember 1997 war ein Mittwoch unter dem Sternzeichen ♐. Es war der 350. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Wenn Sie an diesem Tag geboren wurden, sind Sie 28 Jahre alt. Ihr letzter Geburtstag war am Mittwoch, 17. Dezember 2025, vor 181 Tagen. Ihr nächster Geburtstag ist am Donnerstag, 17. Dezember 2026 in 183 Tagen. Sie haben 10.408 Tage gelebt oder ungefähr 249.800 Stunden oder ungefähr 14.988.011 Minuten oder ungefähr 899.280.660 Sekunden.
Date: 17 December 1997
By Gay Talese
Gay Talese
Gay Talese Op-Ed article scores reporters who suggest that Latrell Sprewell was reacting to racism when he tried to choke P J Carlesimo, his white coach at Golden State Warriors, or that the punishment he received from team and National Basketball Association was tainted with racism; cartoon (M)
Date: 17 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Former New York Islanders owner John A Spano, in plea bargain agreement, to plead guilty to fraud charges rather than be charged with more serious crimes (S)
Date: 18 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Board of Whitman Corp declares dividend of stock in Hussmann Corp and Midas International as part of planned spinoff of businesses as Whitman focuses on its Pepsi-Cola bottling operations (S)
Date: 18 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Winstar Communications Inc agrees to buy most of assets of Midcom Communications Inc for $92 million in cash; agreement must be approved by bankruptcy court where Midcom filed for Chapter 11 protection on Nov 7 (S)
Date: 18 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Iteq Inc says it agreed to buy Matrix Service Co for about $95 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 17 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Universal Health Services Inc to acquire Hospital San Pablo Inc and chain of hospitals owned by that company; deal is valued at $100 million (S)
Date: 17 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lincoln National Corp will take $287 million after-tax charge in fourth quarter to cover pension sales practices liabilities and reinsurance losses in Britain (S)
Date: 17 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
R R Donnelley & Sons Co will take two fourth-quarter charges totaling $103 million (S)
Date: 18 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Oxford Health Plans Inc says Securities and Exchange Commission has requested documents in connection with at least $38 million of Oxford's shares sold by insiders months before stock plummeted from near-record highs; Oxford's chairman, Stephen F Wiggins, calls this 'customary document review' of company files backing up insider sales by SEC officials; matter has also drawn attention of New York Attorney General's office and lawyers for investors; at least 13 investors have accused Wiggins and other Oxford executives of withholding news about problems to prop up stock price while they sold large blocks of shares (M)
Date: 18 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Host Marriott Corp says it will buy Coronado Island Le Meridien in Coronado, Calif, for $54.4 million; hotel will be renamed Coronado Island Marriott Resort and be managed by Marriott International Inc (S)