About the day » Thursday May 8, 1997Calender converter

• Timothy Muijzer, Utrecht
• nathan tavano
• Lola Matena, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Cornelis Noordanus (85)
• Cornelis van Duren (74), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adriana Jacoba TOET (93), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Agatha Maria Griffioen (82), Amsterdam
• Albert Sint Kooistra (84), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• 10-27 [Chris] James (Christopher) Richards (42), Nashville, TN
• Anna Lee Worthen (92), Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Kapitein (69), Purmerend
• Adriaan marcus Westerweele (80), wissenkerke (z)
• Charles Dennis CRAM (61), Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten

• 1989 » Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
• 1990 » Kemba Walker, American basketball player
• 1991 » Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
• 1991 » Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
• 1991 » Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
• 1992 » Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
• 1996 » 6ix9ine, American rapper
• 2001 » Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player
• 2003 » Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco

• 1995 » Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
• 1996 » Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937)
• 1996 » Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912)
• 1996 » Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
• 1996 » Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
• 1998 » Charles Rebozo, American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
• 1998 » Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
• 1999 » Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964)
• 1999 » Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 1999 » Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931)

1. Thomas
2. Sander
3. Michael
4. Jan
5. Kevin
6. Niels
7. Tim
8. Bas
9. Johannes
10. Daan
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. Melissa

• 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 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
• 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.
• June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• July 1 » China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
• August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
• November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.

The temperature on May 8, 1997 was between 2.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.