What day of the week was March 9, 1997?

The day of the week March 9th, 1997 fell on was a Sunday. There were 21 days until Easter Sunday.

Jean- Dominique Bauby the French journalist and author (b. 1952) died on this day in 1997. As did The Notorious B.I.G. the American rapper (Junior M.A.F.I.A.) (b. 1972) , Terry Nation the Welsh author and screenwriter (b. 1930) .

Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China the Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.