What happened on Saturday March 08, 1997?

About March 8th, 1997, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Spice Girls' hit single 'Wannabe' reached the number one position on the US music charts for the week of March 3-9, 1997, marking a significant moment in the band's international pop culture success.
  • Day of the week: March 8th, 1997 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Wannabe by The Spice Girls
  • #1 UK song: Don't Speak by No Doubt
  • Popular movie: Wonderland directed by James Cox

More about March 8th, 1997? See below for more news and curiosities on March 8th, 1997.

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March 08, 1997: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 08, 1997:

  • Spice Girls Top US Music Charts The Spice Girls' hit single 'Wannabe' reached the number one position on the US music charts for the week of March 3-9, 1997, marking a significant moment in the band's international pop culture success.
  • No Doubt Dominates UK Music Charts No Doubt's popular song 'Don't Speak' topped the UK music charts for the week of March 3-9, 1997, demonstrating the band's international popularity during the alternative rock era of the 1990s.
  • Worker Death in Philippine Export Processing Zone Carmelita Alonzo tragically died from pneumonia, reportedly caused by extreme overwork conditions at an export processing zone factory in Rosario, Philippines. Her death highlights the challenging labor conditions in manufacturing industries during the late 1990s.

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March 08, 1997: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 08, 1997: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Clippers : 91 - 85
  • Milwaukee Bucks - Cleveland Cavaliers : 90 - 82
  • San Antonio Spurs - Indiana Pacers : 102 - 98

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Genk - Lommel : 0 - 1
  • Gent - Antwerp : 0 - 0
  • Germinal - Lokeren : 1 - 0
  • Molenbeek - Mechelen : 3 - 1
  • Standard - Aalst : 3 - 0

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Duisburg - Bielefeld : 0 - 0
  • Freiburg - Dortmund : 1 - 2
  • M'gladbach - Werder Bremen : 4 - 1
  • Munich 1860 - Dusseldorf : 3 - 0
  • St Pauli - Karlsruhe : 2 - 4

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Hertha - F Koln : 4 - 2
  • Meppen - Zwickau : 3 - 0
  • Stuttgarter K - Oldenburg : 5 - 0
  • Uerdingen - Essen : 1 - 0
  • Unterhaching - Lubeck : 0 - 0
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What day of the week was March 08, 1997?


March 08, 1997 was a Saturday and it was the 67th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 08, 1997 can also be written as 3/8/1997 in the US and as 8/3/1997 in UK and Europe.

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March 08, 1997: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 08, 1997:

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March 08, 1997: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 08, 1997 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 3rd and March 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 08, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 08, 1997 was Wannabe by The Spice Girls, according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

  1. - Wannabe youtube
  2. - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down youtube
  3. - Un-Break My Heart youtube
  4. - You Were Meant For Me youtube
  5. - I Believe I Can Fly youtube

March 08, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 08, 1997 was Don't Speak by No Doubt, according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

  1. - Don't Speak youtube
  2. - Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? youtube
  3. - Encore Une Fois youtube
  4. - Alone youtube
  5. - Where Do You Go youtube

March 08, 1997: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 08, 1997 was Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase), according to the music chart for the week March 3rd and March 9th.

  1. - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
  2. - In My Bed youtube
  3. - On & On
  4. - Get It Together
  5. - Big Daddy
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March 08, 1997: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 8th is Pisces.

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March 08, 1997: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 08, 1997 is Ox and the associated element is Fire.

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March 08, 1997: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 08, 1997 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 08, 1997 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 08, 1997 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 05:55 am and setting at 06:57 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 22, 1997 while the next full moon would come on Mar 24, 1997.

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How old is someone born on March 08, 1997?


Someone born on March 08, 1997 is:

28 years 1 month old,

or 337 months and 15 days old,

or 1467 weeks and 4 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 08, 1997?

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