About the day » Sunday April 27, 1997Calender converter

• Bram Heldt († 1997)

• Anneke Kornaat (44)
• Alida Kanters (68)
• Donald Dean Oliver (68)
• ANDREA MAES (88), Kemmel,, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Anna Catharina Timmermans (89), Venlo
• Cornelia de Hoogh (79), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bram Heldt (0)
• Agnes Elisabeth Maria Josephina (Maria Miet) van Roessel (92), Tilburg, Nederland
• Aalt de With (62), Cothen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Dirk Everhardus Booij (84), Twello, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1989 » Lars Bender, German footballer
• 1989 » Sven Bender, German footballer
• 1990 » Trude Raad, Norwegian deaf track and field athlete
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• 1991 » Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer
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• 1997 » Josh Onomah, English footballer

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• 1998 » John Bassett, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1915)
• 1999 » Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 1999 » Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)

1. Thomas
2. Sander
3. Michael
4. Kevin
5. Jan
6. Niels
7. Tim
8. Bas
9. Daan
10. Johannes
11. Robin
12. Max
13. Ruben
14. Nick
15. Jasper
16. David

1. Laura
2. Anne
3. Amber
4. Anna
5. Sanne
6. Lisa
7. Lotte
8. Celine
9. Michelle
10. Demi
11. Eline
12. Iris
13. Naomi
14. Kim
15. Femke
16. Emma

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The temperature on April 27, 1997 was between 9.6 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.