BirthDecember 51997

Quinnen Williams

Quinnen Williams, American football player

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When
Friday, December 5 199729 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Quinnen Williams

Who they were

Quinnen Williams is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the New York Jets with the third overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. He is the younger brother of linebacker Quincy Williams.

Why this date

Quinnen Williams appears on our December 5 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.

December 5 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1995Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56
  2. 1995Sri Lankan civil war
  3. 1997Quinnen Williams
  4. 2001Space Shuttle Endeavour
  5. 2005Civil Partnership Act 2004
  6. 20052005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake
  7. 2006Frank Bainimarama
  8. 2007Westroads Mall shooting
  9. 20132013 Yemeni Ministry of Defense attack
  10. 2014Exploration Flight Test-1
  11. 2017International Olympic Committee

Also in 1997

  • May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
  • September 11NASANASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • September 11Kurkse tragedyKurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Ku…
  • September 111997 Scottish devolution referendumAfter a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • September 13German Air ForceA German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
  • September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
  • September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

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December 5 1997 — 29 years ago, on a Friday.

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