Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1997 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 1st of July, 1997 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Age: Anyone born on the 1st of July, 1997, will be 21 years of age.
American Format: 07-01-1997 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1997-07-01. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19970701" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 867711600.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 1st of July, 1997:
United States: I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
United Kingdom: I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Face/Off" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 1st of July, 1997.
Teri Hatcher
American actress Teri Hatcher is listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 1997.
Late 1990s Fashion
Popular clothing items included pleather pants, high-waisted miniskirts and halter tops. Metallic clothing became more common. Cargo pants and other military-inspired clothing also started to become more popular. Preppy looks became widespread amongst young men, as brands such as Old Navy and Abercrombie & Fitch became more and more favoured. The rave scene also inspired the comeback of more colours.
Andrew Grove
Chairman and CEO of Intel, Andrew Grove, was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1997.
Weather
Weather information for the 1st of July, 1997:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.7 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a cloudy day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 72.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 22.56 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.51cm.
1st of July, 2000: The abduction and murder of 8-year-old Sarah Payne in West Sussex, England. Roy Whiting is later arrested and convicted for her murder
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 1st of July, 1997.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 1st of July, 1997. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 1st of July, 1997. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 1st of July, 1997.
7,901 days have passed since this date.
682,650,000 seconds have passed since the 1st of July, 1997.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 796,425,000 times.
Since the 1st of July, 1997, earth has travelled approximately 352,247,400,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 113,775,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 58,707,900 steps. That's about 26,092 miles!
Since this date, 8,191,800 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Tuesday" in other languages is:
German: Dienstag.
French: Mardi.
Italian: Martedi.
Spanish: Martes.
Portuguese: Terca-feira.
Comments
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