At A Glance

2 January 1997 at a glance

Day of the week
2 January 1997 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Wannabe” by Spice Girls.
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 2 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 January 1997 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 January 1997 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 2 January

  • 1959 Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
  • 1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
  • 1967 Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
  • 1991 Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  • 2004 Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

Famous people born on 2 January

  • Jim Bakker, American televangelist (1940–2026)
  • Kemi Badenoch, English politician (born 1980)
  • Dax Shepard, American actor (born 1975)
  • Kate Bosworth, American actress (born 1983)

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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