At A Glance

29 October 1997 at a glance

Day of the week
29 October 1997 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Barbie Girl” by Aqua.
Top Film of 1997
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 October 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 October 1997 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 29 October

  • 1991 The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
  • 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
  • 1998 ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
  • 1998 Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
  • 1999 A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.

Famous people born on 29 October

  • Winona Ryder, American actress and producer (born 1971)
  • Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria (born 1982)
  • Bob Ross, American painter and television host (1942–1995)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer (born 1972)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1997 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1997 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 March – Channel 5, Britain's fifth terrestrial television channel and its first new one since the launch of Channel 4 in November 1982, is launched.
  • 31 March – BBC preschool children's television series Teletubbies first airs.
  • 26 June – Publication of J. K. Rowling's first Harry Potter fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in London by Bloomsbury Publishing, in an edition of 500 copies.
More events of 1997 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1997

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.60

Loaf of Bread

67p

Average House

£65,798

Weekly Wage

£385.00

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