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July 13, 1997

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ALSO INSIDE

By Unknown Author

F.Y.I. 2 MAKING IT WORK 3 Dark days for New York: Looking back, not nostalgically, on the big blackout of 20 years ago.

The City Weekly Desk108 words
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Presto! A David Copperfield Magic Restaurant

By Unknown Author

Late Nite Magic, Las-Vegas-based developer, plans to build 430-seat restaurant with magic theme, called Copperfield Magic Underground; property is on corner of Broadway and 49th Street in Manhattan; David Copperfield, the illusionist, will appear via video or in person; logo merchandise and magic tricks will be sold in adjoining retail shop; drawing (M)

Real Estate Desk336 words
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Look Who's Writing the New Book n Wall St.

By Leslie Eaton

Wade B Cook and his Profit Financial Corp, who earn big royalties from his books, tapes and seminars on investing, disclose he is under investigation by Securities and Exchange Commission for securities fraud and battles Arizona securities regulators; graph (M)

Money and Business/Financial Desk531 words
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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 9, 1997, covering July 13, 1997.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Spice by Spice Girls

    Spice

    Spice Girls

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  2. 2
    Album cover for Middle Of Nowhere by Hanson

    Middle Of Nowhere

    Hanson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everywhere by Tim McGraw

    Everywhere

    Tim McGraw

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Generation Swine by Motley Crue

    Generation Swine

    Motley Crue

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Batman & Robin by Soundtrack

    Batman & Robin

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Josh Hines-Allen

1997Josh Hines-Allen, American football player[†]

Joshua Hines-Allen is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he won the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy as a junior. Hines-Allen was selected seventh overall by the Jaguars in the 2019 NFL draft and has received two Pro Bowl selections with the team. Until 2024, Hines-Allen was known as Josh Allen, a name he shared with the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills.

Leo Howard

1997Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist[†]

Leo Howard is an American actor and martial artist. Howard is known for incorporating his karate skills into his feature film and television roles; as "Young Snake-Eyes" in the 2009 action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, as "Young Conan" in the 2011 fantasy film Conan the Barbarian, and as Jack on the Disney XD comedy series Kickin' It. Howard was certified as the youngest TV director ever by the Guinness World Records for his work on the episode "Fight at the Museum" in the fourth season of the Kickin' It TV series at age 16. He also played CeCe's rival Logan on Shake It Up in the third season. In 2023, he joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in the role of Tate Black.

Notable Deaths

Miguel Ángel Blanco

1997Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (born 1968)[†]

Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido was a Spanish economist and municipal politician and a member of the People's Party, in Ermua, the Basque Country. He was kidnapped and murdered by the Basque separatist group ETA.

Historical Context for July 13, 1997

In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[†]