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October 31, 1997
On October 31, 1997, siobhán Bernadette Haughey 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.
Featured · October 31, 1997
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey is born.
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey is a Hong Kong professional competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any sport, after winning silver in the women's 200-metre freestyle and women's 100-metre freestyle during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
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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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AB Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor ÁP Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver
CW Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (died 2018)
MC Mateo Cassierra 1997– Colombian footballer
KW Kyle Walker-Peters 1997– English footballer
DJ D. J. Moore 1997– American football player
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