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Died on Sunday August 17, 1997
- Cor van Zoggel (64), Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands
- * Theodora Johanna Elisabeth Duster (83), Nuth
- Anna Celina Rooman (76), Gent
- Bartholomeus Johannes Baptist Allebes (83), Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Petronella Moors (85), Uden
- Catharina van Gent (72), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Chester Ernest Charles Mutimer (84), Gorleston, Suffolk, England
- Bertha Visser (52)
- Catharina Antonia Cornelia Rovers (49), Malden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelia Kleter (70), Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Born on August 17
- 1992 » Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player († 2013)
- 1992 » Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Paige, English wrestler
- 1993 » Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 » Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
- 1994 » Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter
- 1995 » Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1995 » Gracie Gold, American figure skater
- 1996 » Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2000 » Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter
Died on August 17
- 1990 » Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
- 1993 » Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920)
- 1994 » Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (b. 1902)
- 1994 » Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)
- 1995 » Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
- 1995 » Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)
- 1998 » Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)
- 1998 » Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)
- 2000 » Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929)
- 2004 » Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Kevin
- Jan
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Daan
- Johannes
- Robin
- Max
- Ruben
- Nick
- Jasper
- David
Names that were popular for girls in 1997
- Laura
- Anne
- Amber
- Anna
- Sanne
- Lisa
- Lotte
- Celine
- Michelle
- Demi
- Eline
- Iris
- Naomi
- Kim
- 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.
- April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
- August 29 » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
- November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
- December 1 » In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.
- December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
- December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Weather August 17, 1997
The temperature on August 17, 1997 was between 14.9 °C and 28.6 °C and averaged 21.5 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (64%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.