At A Glance
19 November 1997 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 November 1997 was a Wednesday.
- 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 19 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 November 1997 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 November
- 1996 Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles.
- 1997 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-87.
- 1998 Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 1999 Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
- 1999 John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Famous people born on 19 November
- Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
- Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
- James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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