At A Glance

21 March 1997 at a glance

Day of the week
21 March 1997 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Wannabe” by Spice Girls.
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 21 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 21 March 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 21 March 1997 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 21 March

  • 1990 Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
  • 1994 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
  • 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
  • 2000 Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.
  • 2006 The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded.

Famous people born on March 21

  • Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author (born 1958)
  • Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host (born 1962)
  • Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
  • Matthew Broderick, American actor (born 1962)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
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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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