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June 21, 1997

On June 21, 1997, rebecca Black is born. The year's #1 song was "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. Asa Butterfield, Álex Palou, Claire Wineland would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · June 21, 1997

Rebecca Black is born.

Rebecca Renee Black is an American singer, songwriter, YouTuber, and DJ. She gained extensive media coverage when the music video for her 2011 debut single "Friday" went viral on YouTube and various social media sites.

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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.

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Born on June 21, 1997

Rebecca Black 1997– American YouTuber, singer, songwriter, and DJ (born 1997)
Derrius Guice 1997– American football player (born 1997)

Farewells

Died on June 21, 1997

Shintaro Katsu Japanese actor (1931–1997)
Fidel Velázquez Sánchez Mexican politician

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The class of 1997

Others born in 1997

Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor
Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver
Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (died 2018)
Mateo Cassierra 1997– Colombian footballer
Kyle Walker-Peters 1997– English footballer
D. J. Moore 1997– American football player

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