The world’s population was 5,910,566,295 and there were an estimated year babies born throughout the world in 1997, Bill Clinton (Democratic) was the president of the United States, and the number one song on Billboard 100 was 'Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John.ġ620 – 102 Mayflower Pilgrims and about 30 crew land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.