Fatto generale: 1297 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fatto matematico: 1297 is a Tetranacci-like number starting from 1, 1, 1, and 1.
Trivia: 1297 is an unremarkable number.
Data storica: July 20th is the day in 1999 that Falun Gong is banned in the People's Republic of China, and a large scale crackdown of the practice is launched.