19031997

19031997 is a numeric string that most commonly denotes the calendar date 19 March 1997 when interpreted in day-month-year order. In locales that follow this format, the date appears as 19-03-1997, and when written without separators it can be read as 19031997. Alternative representations include 19/03/1997 in many European and other regions, and the ISO 8601 form 1997-03-19 which uses year-month-day order. In the United States, the corresponding form is typically 3/19/1997 or 03/19/1997, reflecting a different ordering of day and month.

The string 19031997 is sometimes used as a compact date key in data processing, file naming, catalog numbers, or other identifiers. In such contexts the digits primarily encode a date, unless a specific application assigns additional meaning. Because date representations vary by locale, using a concatenated numeric form without separators can introduce ambiguity when sharing data across regions. Systems often adopt a single standard, such as ISO 8601, to minimize confusion.

When treated as a date value, 19 March 1997 may carry different historical associations depending on the field or region, but the numeric form itself does not imply any universal significance beyond the date it represents. See also: date, ISO 8601, yyyymmdd, ddmmyyyy, timestamp, date formatting.