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Born on Sunday February 2, 1997
- Menno Klok, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- David Veneman († 1997)
Died on Sunday February 2, 1997
- Andries van Sloten (24)
- Christina van Mourik (86), Haarlem
- Aaldert Jan van der Sleen (91), Hoogeveen
- Adrianus Johannes (Arie) van Wijk (69), Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Nederland
- Beatrice Landenberg (68), Lee, Florida
- Christina Margaretha Holverda (91), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Antonia Welling (91), Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Dragt (84), Emmeloord
- Anna Helene Gerdes (89), Ede
- Barelsina van der Vaart (60), Kempton-Park Zuid-Afrika
Born on February 2
- 1991 » Gregory Mertens, Belgian footballer († 2015)
- 1991 » Nathan Delfouneso, English footballer
- 1992 » Joonas Tamm, Estonian footballer
- 1992 » Lammtarra, American race horse († 2014)
- 1993 » Bobby Decordova-Reid, English born Jamaican international footballer, forward
- 1993 » Ravel Morrison, English footballer
- 1995 » Aleksander Jagiełło, Polish footballer
- 1995 » Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy († 2012)
- 1995 » Paul Digby, English footballer
- 1996 » Harry Winks, English international footballer, midfielder
Died on February 2
- 1993 » François Reichenbach, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 1994 » Marija Gimbutas, Lithuanian-American archeologist (b. 1921)
- 1995 » Donald Pleasence, English-French actor (b. 1919)
- 1995 » Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player (b. 1909)
- 1995 » Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (b. 1917)
- 1996 » Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1912)
- 1997 » Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. 1913)
- 1997 » Sanford Meisner, American actor and coach (b. 1904)
- 1998 » Haroun Tazieff, German-French geologist and cinematographer (b. 1914)
- 1999 » David McComb, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Daan
- Johannes
- Robin
- Max
- Ruben
- David
- Nick
- Jasper
Names that were popular for girls in 1997
- Laura
- Anne
- Amber
- Anna
- Sanne
- Lisa
- Lotte
- Michelle
- Celine
- Demi
- Eline
- Kim
- Iris
- Naomi
- Femke
- Emma
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1997
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
- February 28 » An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
- April 3 » The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
- April 6 » In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occurs when a group of young people abduct and kidnap a religious family before shooting them dead on a rural suburban road.
- May 6 » The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
- May 10 » The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.
- May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
Weather February 2, 1997
The temperature on February 2, 1997 was between -2.5 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.