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Died on Sunday January 12, 1997
- Antonetta Hendrika Jilissen (98), Boxmeer
- Adri Aleida Ridder (65), Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Hubertina Elisabeth Lanckohr (88), Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
- Clarence Bert Harders (82), Iowa
- A.M.A. van GILS (93), Zevenbergen
- Adriana Maria van der Lely (80), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis J. van der Kruk (73)
- Antonius Helmons (81), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice Sabot (91), Gistel
- Alice Margaret Mooty (82), Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa
Born on January 12
- 1989 » Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
- 1991 » Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- 1992 » Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
- 1992 » Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
- 1993 » Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer and member of boy band EXO
- 1993 » Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
- 1993 » Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter
- 1995 » Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer
- 1995 » Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
Died on January 12
- 1994 » Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1919)
- 1996 » Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
- 1997 » Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
- 1997 » Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (b. 1936)
- 1998 » Roger Clark, English racing driver (b. 1939)
- 1999 » Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961)
- 2000 » Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
- 2000 » Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913)
- 2001 » Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
- 2001 » William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
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 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 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
- August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- September 26 » An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
- December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Weather January 12, 1997
The temperature on January 12, 1997 was between -5.6 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.