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2 November 1997 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 November 1997 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John.
- Top Film of 1997
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.
- Bestselling Novel of 1997
- “The Partner” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1997.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Seinfeld” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1997–98 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 November 1997 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 2 November
- 1983 U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- 1988 The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
- 1990 British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
- 2000 Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. From this day to present, a continuous human presence in space on the station remains uninterrupted.
- 2008 Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by one point ahead of Felipe Massa at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after a pass for fifth place against the Toyota of Timo Glock on the final lap of the race.
Famous people born on November 2
- Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
- Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
- David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
- Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)
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Events of 1997 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1997 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 28 – North Hollywood shootout: Two heavily armed bank robbers conflict with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department in a mass shootout.
- March 21 – Liar Liar is released in theaters nationwide, later going on to rank as the 7th highest grossing film of the year.
- March 24 – The 69th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Anthony Minghella's The English Patient winning nine awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The telecast garners nearly 40.1 million viewers.
Life in the US in 1997
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.23
Loaf of Bread
$1.00
Average House
$146,000
Weekly Wage
$507
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