Monday December 22, 1997: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 12/22/1997, UK date format: 22/12/1997

December 22nd, 1997 was the 356th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Capricorn. The day of the week was Monday.

Famous birthdays on this day include Elijah Clark and Denzel Dion.

The number one song in US was Something About The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John. Perfect Day by Various Artists was #1 song in the UK.

Finding North, directed by Tanya Wexler, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1997 while Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Robot Wars. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Beast Wars: Transformers or Dreams to Reality.

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.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at December 22 across the years or at December 1997 calendar.

December 22, 1997 Events

What happened on December 22, 1997?

Historical Events

Hunter Tylo awarded $4 million in Melrose Place breach of contract
Nancy Kerring and Tonya Harding pre-record a show to air on FOX on February 5
Dawn Steel producer/president (Columbia TriStar), dies of brain tumor at age 51.
Merck baldness pill for men approved by US Food and Drug Administration.
Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
Hussein Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.

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December 22, 1997 Famous Birthdays

Who was born on December 22, 1997?

Other December 22nd famous birthdays

Vanessa Paradis
French actress and singer, Depardieu was seen in "Elisa", directed by Jean Becker.
Ralph Fiennes
English actor.
Pamela Courson
Jim Morrison's common-law wife for many years, American news personality.
Jean-Baptiste Maunier
French singer and actor, he is best known for his role as Les Choristes in 2004.

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How old am I?

If December 22, 1997 is your birthday you are 25 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on December 22.

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December 22, 1997 Famous Deaths

Who died on December 22, 1997?

John Pinkerton
Computer scientist dies at the age of 78.
Hugh Edward Conway Seymour
Marquis of Hertford dies at the age of 67.
Douglas Ranger
At the age of 81, a surgeon dies.
Johnny Coles
American trumpet player.

Other December 22nd famous deaths

Samuel Beckett
Irish writer of fiction, prose and avant-garde plays.
Darryl F Zanuck
American film producer and executive (d.79).
Richard Dimbleby
English broadcaster and journalist (Born 1913).
Godfried Bomans
Dutch journalist and writer.

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December 22, 1997 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

Who should a Capricorn marry?

Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn

Personality of December born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Ox

Element: Fire

Ox personality

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December 22, 1997 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was December 22, 1997?

The day of the week was Monday.

December 22nd marks the 355th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 1997.

There are 9 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 1997 calendar

December	1997
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

December 22, 1997 Holidays and Observances

What is special on December 22, 1997?

Holidays

R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini
Spain: the main draw of Spanish National Lottery, where it is a Christmas tradition.
Astrology: First day of sun sign Capricorn
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time.
Also see December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Japan - T?ji (winter solstice)

Music charts

What was the number one song on December 22, 1997? Which were the top hits on December 22, 1997?
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