Historical Events
- "Too Close" single released by Next (Billboard Song of the Year, 1998)
- Hooters agrees to pay $2 million in discrimination suits
Gun Buy Back Scheme
John Howard's Australian government gun buy back scheme ends with more than 640,000 firearms compulsorily acquired, including many newly illegal semi-automatic rifles and shotguns
- Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4
Baseball Record
New York Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter & Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yanks beat Cleveland Indians 8-6)
Famous Birthdays
Max Verstappen (26 years old)
Belgian-Dutch auto racer (F1 World Drivers C'ship 2021, 22, 23; CIK-FIA World C'ship 2013), born in Hasselt, Belgium
Famous Deaths
- Al "Jazzbo" Collins, American DJ (Tonight! America After Dark), dies at 78
- Male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65
- Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, British professor of occupational health, dies at 86
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About September 30, 1997
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 26 years, 6 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: 4 Seasons Of Loneliness - Boyz II Men
#1 Song: Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997 - Elton John
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