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7 May 1997 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 May 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 7 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 May 1997 was New Moon.
On this day: 7 May
- 1994 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
- 1999 Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
- 1999 In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
- 2000 Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
Famous people born on 7 May
- MrBeast, American YouTuber (born 1998)
- Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor (born 2002)
- Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer (born 1997)
- Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer (born 1999)
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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
John Bruton
Petrol (per litre)
£1.75/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.80
Average House
£68,000
Weekly Wage
£130
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