Historical Events
- Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7)
Film & TV History
Steve Irwin's "The Crocodile Hunter" debuts
Famous Deaths
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)
American beat poet (Howl, The Fall of America) and 1960s counterculture icon, dies of liver cancer via complications of hepatitis at 70
- Alparslan Turkes, Turkish politician (MHP), dies
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About April 5, 1997
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 27 years and 24 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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