At A Glance

12 October 1997 at a glance

Day of the week
12 October 1997 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997” by Elton John.
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 12 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 October 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 October 1997 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 12 October

  • 1994 The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.
  • 1996 New Zealand holds its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to Jim Bolger's National Party forming a coalition government with Winston Peters's New Zealand First.
  • 1999 Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
  • 1999 The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia.
  • 2005 The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.

Famous people born on 12 October

  • Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer (born 1968)
  • Edward VI, king of England (1537–1553)
  • Doris Miller, American cook and soldier (1919–1943)
  • Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1997 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1997 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The Tri-Nation ODI cricket match at the SCG between Australia and Pakistan is marred by poor crowd behaviour.
  • 4 February – Prime Minister John Howard wins Parliamentary support for a constitutional convention on the republic.
  • 6 March – In Cairns, Paul Streeton is sentenced to life imprisonment for setting fire to school boy Tjandamurra O'Shane.
More events of 1997 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1997

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.68

Loaf of Bread

$1.90

Average House

$150,000

Weekly Wage

$735.00

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