In context
- When
- Saturday, October 4 199729 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Yuju (singer)
Who they were
Choi Yu-na, better known by her stage name Yuju (유주), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015 as a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and became known for her vocals, having participated in various singing competitions. After GFriend's exclusive contract ended, Yuju debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) Rec. in 2022 and took creative control over her works.
Why this date
Yuju (singer) appears on our October 4 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
October 4 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1992El Al Flight 1862
- 1993Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
- 19931993 Russian constitutional crisis
- 1997October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery
- 1997Yuju (singer)
- 2001Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
- 2003Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
- 2004SpaceShipOne
- 2006WikiLeaks
- 2010Ajka alumina plant accident
- 2017United States Army Special Forces
Also in 1997
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
- September 11NASANASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
- September 11Kurkse tragedyKurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Ku…
- September 111997 Scottish devolution referendumAfter a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
- September 13German Air ForceA German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
- September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
- September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
Sources
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When did Yuju (singer) happen?
October 4 1997 — 29 years ago, on a Saturday.
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