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30 April 1997 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 1997 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Blood on the Dance Floor” by Michael Jackson.
- Top Film of 1997
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 1997 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 30 April
- 1993 CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
- 2000 Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
- 2004 U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
- 2009 Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2013 Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
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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.
Life in 1997
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.60
Loaf of Bread
67p
Average House
£65,798
Weekly Wage
£385.00
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