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July 17, 1997Born on Friday July 18, 1997
- Laura Koenhorst, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Mike,Johannes Albertus. van Heumen., Nijmegen
- Stefan Koenhorst, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Tiemen Visser († 1997)
Died on Friday July 18, 1997
- Bernardus Hermanus Steffens (74)
- Emile Polijdore Elias (78), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
- Earl Alvin Knobloch (63), Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- Cornelia Rijk (90), Goes
- Abel Henderikus Hermannus Banus (82), Groningen, Nederland
- van de Ven (92), Helmond
- Albert Keissen (80)
- Charlie Robert Copeland (82)
- André Schmitz (53), Leuven, België
- Christina Geertruida Segaar (64), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on July 18
- 1988 » Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer
- 1989 » Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 » Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer
- 1989 » Yohan Mollo, French footballer
- 1993 » Lee Tae-min, South Korean singer and actor
- 1993 » Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 » Nilo Soares, East Timorese footballer
- 1996 » Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer
- 1997 » Noah Lyles, American sprinter
- 2001 » Agustina Roth, Argentine BMX rider
Died on July 18
- 1989 » Donnie Moore, American baseball player (b. 1954)
- 1989 » Rebecca Schaeffer, American model and actress (b. 1967)
- 1990 » Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1896)
- 1990 » Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (b. 1897)
- 2001 » Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
- 2002 » Metin Toker, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1924)
- 2004 » Émile Peynaud, French wine maker (b. 1912)
- 2004 » André Castelot, Belgian-French historian and author (b. 1911)
- 2005 » Amy Gillett, Australian cyclist and rower (b. 1976)
- 2005 » William Westmoreland, American general (b. 1914)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Daan
- Johannes
- Robin
- 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.
- February 7 » NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
- February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- May 6 » The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
- October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
- December 1 » Heath High School shooting in West Paducah, Kentucky
- December 1 » In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.
Weather July 18, 1997
The temperature on July 18, 1997 was between 12.7 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 20.3 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.