Friday November 21, 1997
US date format: 11/21/1997, UK date format: 21/11/1997
It was Friday, under the sign of Scorpio (see birth chart on November 21, 1997). The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Levi Jones .
In that special week of November people in US were listening to Candle In The Wind 1997 by Elton John.
Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1997
while Come The Spring by Julie Garwood was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Bed & Breakfast.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Tetrisphere or Armored Core.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1997 or at November 21 across the years.
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of November 21, 1997?
Holidays
- Also see November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- World Hello Day
- Bangladesh - Armed Forces Day in Bangladesh
- R.C. Saints - Presentation of Mary
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Famous Birthday
- Levi Jones: Bassist.
Famous Deaths
- Ismail Fahmi: External Minister of Egypt in (1973-77).
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Good Will Hunting
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
Country: United States of America
As Good as It Gets
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Country: United States of America
Amistad
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
See the Sea
Directed by: François Ozon
Starring: Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Samantha, Paul Raoux
The Borrowers
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Starring: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Celia Imrie
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of November 21, 1997?
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Top #11 songs in the USA
- Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997
- Elton John - Something About The Way You Look Tonight
- Usher - You Make Me Wanna..
- LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live
- Allure - All Cried Out
- LSG - My Body
- Somethin' For The People - My Love Is The Shhh!
- Boyz II Men - 4 Seasons Of Loneliness
- Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
- Aaliyah - The One I Gave My Heart To
- Mase - Feel So Good
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Aqua - Barbie Girl
- Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
- Various Artists - Perfect Day
- Elton John - Something About The Way You Look / Candle In The Wind
- Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him
Top #9 R&B songs
- LSG - My Body
- Somethin' For The People Featuring Trina & Tamara - My Love Is The Shhh!
- Usher - You Make Me Wanna...
- Next - Butta Love
- Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Da Brat - Sock It 2 Me/The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
- Total - What About Us
- Mase - Feel So Good
- Boyz II Men - 4 Seasons Of Loneliness
- Aaliyah - The One I Gave My Heart To
Sport Games on November 21, 1997
NBA
American Basketball- Chicago Bulls - Los Angeles Clippers : 111 - 102
- Cleveland Cavaliers - Minnesota Timberwolves : 103 - 80
- Denver Nuggets - Vancouver Grizzlies : 96 - 99
- Miami Heat - Charlotte Hornets : 102 - 119
- New Jersey Nets - Boston Celtics : 93 - 101
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Bochum - Werder Bremen : 0 - 1
- Hamburg - Dortmund : 1 - 3
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- CZ Jena - Mainz : 2 - 2
- Uerdingen - Greuther Furth : 2 - 0
Le Championnat
Football (France)- Bastia - Lens : 1 - 0
- Cannes - Lyon : 1 - 0
- Chateauroux - Bordeaux : 1 - 0
- Le Havre - Guingamp : 0 - 0
- Metz - Toulouse : 2 - 1
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Bed & Breakfast
Directed by: Marcio Garcia
Sleepwalkers
Directed by: Mick Garris
Vampire Princess Miyu
Noah's Ark
Directed by: Diane Paloma Eskenazi
Pataclaun
Starring: Carlos Alcántara, Wendy Ramos
Country: Peru
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in November 1997?
- LIFE: Princess Diana
- Time: on Debunking John F. Kennedy, from Woodfin Camp.
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9613
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.406
- Wired: Wired - November, 1997
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Come The Spring
By: Julie Garwood
Julie Garwood triumphed with her phenomenal For the Roses and her #1 New York Times bestselling trio of novels, One Pink Rose, One White Rose, and One Red Rose.
The Man Who Listens To Horses
By: Monty Roberts
Monty Roberts is a real-life horse whisperer–an American original whose gentle Join-Up® training method reveals the depth of communication possible between man and animal.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
By: John Berendt
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and …
Wait Till Next Year
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and
Memoirs of a Geisha
By: Arthur Golden
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.Speaking
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Tetrisphere
Armored Core
Moto Racer
Dark Angel
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
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