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April 1, 1997

On April 1, 1997, comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion. The year's #1 song was "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. Asa Butterfield, Álex Palou, Claire Wineland would arrive in the same year.

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1997

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The year in brief

1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On April 1, 1997

  1. 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.

    Great Comet of 1997

    Comet Hale–Bopp is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.

Arrivals

Born on April 1, 1997

Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor (born 1997)
Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver (born 1997)

Farewells

Died on April 1, 1997

Makar Honcharenko Ukrainian footballer (1912–1997)

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1997

The class of 1997

Others born in 1997

Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor
Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver
Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (died 2018)
Mateo Cassierra 1997– Colombian footballer
Kyle Walker-Peters 1997– English footballer
D. J. Moore 1997– American football player

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