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Born on Wednesday August 20, 1997
- Nico (Nic) Bootsman († 2016)
Died on Wednesday August 20, 1997
- Baudouin de SCHAETZEN (60), Tongeren,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Cor Linnenbank (63), Den Helder
- Annigjen Hoogstede (91), Sint Jansklooster
- Aida Ohayon (76), Los Angeles, California, United States
- Anna Jozefina de Bruyn (92), Boom, Antwerpen, België
- Cornelia Clasina Appel (74)
- Carolus Kerremans (71), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Annigjen Harms Hoogstede (91), Heetveld, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
- Dirk J van Ginkel (81)
- Antonius Mattheus Vermeulen (80), Roosendaal
Born on August 20
- 1992 » Andrei Peteleu, Romanian footballer
- 1992 » Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
- 1992 » Carolina Horta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 1992 » Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1992 » Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
- 1992 » Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 » Mario Jelavic, Croatian footballer
- 1995 » Liana Liberato, American television and film actress
- 1996 » Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1999 » Oregon Kaufusi, Australian rugby league player
Died on August 20
- 1993 » Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)
- 1995 » Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)
- 1996 » Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
- 1997 » Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)
- 1997 » Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
- 2001 » Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)
- 2001 » Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)
- 2005 » Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
- 2006 » Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Johannes
- Robin
- Daan
- Max
- David
- Ruben
- Nick
- Jasper
Names that were popular for girls in 1997
- Laura
- Anne
- Amber
- Anna
- Sanne
- Lisa
- Lotte
- Michelle
- Celine
- Demi
- Eline
- Iris
- Kim
- 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 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
- February 28 » GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
- June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
- August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
- September 6 » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2⁄2 billion watched around the world on television.
- October 4 » The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina
Weather August 20, 1997
The temperature on August 20, 1997 was between 13.6 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.