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Born on Saturday January 4, 1997
- Doris Gottmer († 2014)
- Christina Roskam, Kampen
Died on Saturday January 4, 1997
- Antonius Foolen (77), Oss,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Spapen (93), Oudenbosch
- Bernadette Cuypers (62)
- Arend Hopman (84), Nijeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Bertil of Sweden (84), Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
- "Thérèse" Marie Sabine Antoinette de Séré (60), Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
- Abraham Adriaan (Bram) Geerts (70), Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Albertus Helena Hellemons (59), St. Niklaas, België
- Aart Johannis Hak (87), Leerdam
- Antonius Adrianus Hendriks (67), Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on January 4
- 1985 » Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
- 1985 » Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player
- 1986 » James Milner, English footballer
- 1986 » Younès Kaboul, French footballer
- 1989 » Graham Rahal, American race car driver
- 1990 » Toni Kroos, German footballer
- 1992 » Kris Bryant, American baseball player
- 1994 » Derrick Henry, American football player
- 1997 » Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player
- 1998 » Liza Soberano, Filipina actress
Died on January 4
- 1990 » Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
- 1994 » R. D. Burman, Indian film composer and music director (b. 1939)
- 1995 » Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
- 1995 » Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
- 1997 » Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
- 1998 » Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)
- 1999 » Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)
- 2000 » Spyros Markezinis, Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
- 2000 » Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2001 » Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
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.
- January 17 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.
- June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
- August 3 » Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
- August 29 » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
- August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
- September 14 » Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Weather January 4, 1997
The temperature on January 4, 1997 was between -5.0 °C and -2.9 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.