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January 28, 1997 
January 26, 1997
Died on Monday January 27, 1997
- Antonius Gradissen (78)
- Alberdina Francisca Hubers (91), Tilburg
- Anna Zonneveld (89), Alkmaar
- Anthonius Hendrikus 't Mannetje (44), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnaud van Gelder (81)
- Aaltje Slomp (87), Hoogeveen nederland
- Anna Gezina Fischer (84), Barger Oosterveld
- Albertus Sengers (70), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
- "Lieuwkje Gaatzes" Bosma (78), Drachten
- Age Lammertsma (62), Steenwijk, Friesland, Nederland
Born on January 27
- 1987 » Anton Shunin, Russian footballer
- 1987 » Ashley Grace, American singer-songwriter
- 1987 » Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1988 » Kerlon, Brazilian footballer
- 1989 » Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer
- 1991 » Christian Bickel, German footballer
- 1991 » Sebastine Ikahihifo, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1992 » Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer
- 1995 » Harrison Reed, English footballer midfielder
- 2000 » Cory Paix, Australian rugby league player
Died on January 27
- 1988 » Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian historian, author, and playwright (b. 1938)
- 1989 » Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (b. 1888)
- 1993 » André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
- 1994 » Claude Akins, American actor (b. 1918)
- 1996 » Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
- 2000 » Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1930)
- 2003 » Henryk Jabłoński, Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (b. 1909)
- 2004 » Jack Paar, American talk show host and author (b. 1918)
- 2004 » Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
- 2006 » Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Robin
- Daan
- Johannes
- 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.
- January 19 » Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
- March 18 » The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
- August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
- September 11 » NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
- September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
- December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
Weather January 27, 1997
The temperature on January 27, 1997 was between -4.9 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.