Born on 10 July 1997

At A Glance

10 July 1997 at a glance

Day of the week

10 July 1997 was a Thursday.

ARIA No. 1

The ARIA No. 1 was “MMMBop” by Hanson.

Top Film of 1997

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1997

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1997 was the Holden Commodore.

Star sign

The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 10 July 1997 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 July

• 1995 Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.
• 1995 The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard.
• 1997 In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
• 1999 In women's association football, the United States defeats China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.
• 2000 EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.

Famous people born on 10 July

• Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
• Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
• Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)

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