Historical Events
- 69-year-old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch
- Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion (0.914 AU)
- Shell Oil confirms it will declare force majeure at its Nigerian Bonny terminal due to local protests which disrupted 210 million barrels per day of the company's oil production
Famous Deaths
- Jolie Gabor [Janka Tilleman], Hungarian-American jeweler and mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva, dies at 100 (birth date disputed)
- Nancy Woodhull, news editor (USA Today), dies of cancer at 52
- Norman Carr, British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa, dies at 84
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About April 1, 1997
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 27 years and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase)
#1 Song: Block Rockin' Beats - Chemical Brothers
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