| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 01 1997 | Bihar's Ranvir Sena Attacks Lakshmanpur-Bathe, Killing 63 |
| December 03 1997 | Big Three Refuse To Sign Landmine Ban |
| December 06 1997 | Cardo Plane Crashes Into Apartments Killing 67 |
| December 11 1997 | The Kyoto Protocol Opens For Signature |
| December 15 1997 | Tajikistan Airlines Crashes In UAE Killing 85 |
| December 17 1997 | British Ban Handguns |
| December 18 1997 | HTML 4.0 Published By WWW Consortium |
| December 19 1997 | SilkAir Flight 185 Crashes |
| December 22 1997 | Roman Catholic Activists Massacred In Chiapas |
| December 22 1997 | Aidid Surrenders His Title By Signing A Declaration |
| December 24 1997 | 50-100 Die In Sidi Lamri Massacre |
| December 26 1997 | Monserrat Volcano Explodes Resulting In Tsunami |
| December 27 1997 | Billy Wright Is Assassinated |
| December 29 1997 | Hong Kong Kills 1.25 Million Chickens |
| December 30 1997 | Wilaya Of Relizane Massacres |