At A Glance

6 May 1997 at a glance

Day of the week
6 May 1997 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Truly Madly Deeply” by Savage Garden.
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 6 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 May 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 May 1997 was New Moon.

On this day: 6 May

  • 1994 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
  • 1997 The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
  • 1998 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
  • 1998 Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.
  • 1999 The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.

Famous people born on 6 May

  • George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961)
  • Sadie Sandler, American actress (born 2006)
  • Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (1856–1939)
  • Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1915–1985)

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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