What happened on Saturday March 15, 1997?

About March 15th, 1997, in brief:

  • Historical events: France secured the 11th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and their 5th Triple Crown with a commanding 47-20 victory over Scotland at Parc des Princes in Paris. Fly-half Christophe Lamaison was instrumental in the win, scoring 6 penalties and 3 conversions, demonstrating France's rugby supremacy.
  • Day of the week: March 15th, 1997 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing 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

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March 15, 1997: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 15, 1997:

  • France Dominates Five Nations Rugby Championship France secured the 11th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and their 5th Triple Crown with a commanding 47-20 victory over Scotland at Parc des Princes in Paris. Fly-half Christophe Lamaison was instrumental in the win, scoring 6 penalties and 3 conversions, demonstrating France's rugby supremacy.
  • Joe Mullen Reaches 500 NHL Goals Milestone Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Joe Mullen made NHL history by becoming the first American-born player to score 500 career goals, a remarkable achievement in professional ice hockey that highlighted his exceptional scoring prowess and consistency.

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March 15, 1997: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 15, 1997: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Atlanta Hawks - Chicago Bulls : 79 - 99
  • Charlotte Hornets - Philadelphia 76ers : 107 - 99
  • Dallas Mavericks - Phoenix Suns : 76 - 101
  • San Antonio Spurs - Denver Nuggets : 105 - 121
  • Toronto Raptors - Golden State Warriors : 102 - 106

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Aalst - Molenbeek : 1 - 1
  • Anderlecht - St Truiden : 3 - 1
  • Antwerp - Harelbeke : 0 - 0
  • Cercle Brugge - Lierse : 0 - 2
  • Charleroi - Germinal : 4 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 : 3 - 0
  • Freiburg - Munich 1860 : 2 - 2
  • Hansa Rostock - Dusseldorf : 3 - 1
  • Leverkusen - Bielefeld : 1 - 0
  • M'gladbach - FC Koln : 2 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Mannheim - Meppen : 1 - 0
  • Zwickau - Unterhaching : 0 - 2
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What day of the week was March 15, 1997?


March 15, 1997 was a Saturday and it was the 74th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 15, 1997 can also be written as 3/15/1997 in the US and as 15/3/1997 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 15, 1997?


Famous people born on March 15, 1997:

  • Simone Biles

    Olympic gold medalist gymnast, widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time with unprecedented achievements in the sport.

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March 15, 1997: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 15, 1997:

  • Victor Vasarely

    Pioneering Hungarian-French artist who founded the Op Art movement, creating groundbreaking geometric abstract artworks that challenged...

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March 15, 1997: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 15, 1997 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 10th and March 16th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 15, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 15, 1997 was Wannabe by The Spice Girls, according to the music chart for the week March 10th and March 16th.

  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. - In My Bed youtube

March 15, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 15, 1997 was Don't Speak by No Doubt, according to the music chart for the week March 10th and March 16th.

  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 15, 1997: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 15, 1997 was Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase), according to the music chart for the week March 10th and March 16th.

  1. - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
  2. - In My Bed youtube
  3. - For You I Will (From "Space Jam")
  4. - Get It Together
  5. - On & On
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March 15, 1997: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 15th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 15, 1997: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 15, 1997 is Ox and the associated element is Fire.

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March 15, 1997: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 15, 1997 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 15, 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 15, 1997 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 52% full, rising at 10:40 am and setting at 01:19 am.

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 15, 1997?


Someone born on March 15, 1997 is:

28 years 1 month old,

or 337 months and 8 days old,

or 1466 weeks and 4 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 15, 1997?

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