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18 September 1997 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 September 1997 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1997
- The Irish chart song for 1997 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 18 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 September 1997 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 18 September
- 1988 The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- 1989 An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
- 1990 Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
- 1997 The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
- 2001 First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Famous people born on 18 September
- Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
- James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
- John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
- James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)
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Events of 1997 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1997 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Russia sought to widen its ban on the importation of Irish beef due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
- 27 February – A new law providing for divorce came into effect.
- 17 March – The new national independent radio station, Radio Ireland, went on the air.
Life in Ireland in 1997
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
£1.75/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.80
Average House
£68,000
Weekly Wage
£130
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