What day of the week was January 1, 1997?

The day of the week January 1st, 1997 fell on was a Wednesday.

Ivan Graziani the Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945) died on this day in 1997. As did Townes Van Zandt the American singer-songwriter (b. 1944) .

Zaire officially joins the World Trade Organization. Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations.