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Born on Thursday January 2, 1997
Died on Thursday January 2, 1997
- Baukje van der Klap (81), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
- Antje Rottine (75), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Odilia Hamers (95), Steenwijkerwold, Ov, Nederland
- Bessel van Zanten (98), Spring Park (Usa)
- Cecil Joseph Buzek (90), Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Antonius Henricus Maria (Toon) Sturkenboom (70), Schalkwijk,Gemeente Houten, Utrecht, Nederland
- Abraham Hage (95)
- Albert Gosen Knol (78), Enschede
- Anna Maria Weinans- (84), Mussel, Nederland
- Antoinette Louise van Rijn (76), Walker, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Born on January 2
- 1977 » Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1977 » Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
- 1979 » Jonathan Greening English footballer
- 1981 » Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
- 1983 » Kate Bosworth, American actress
- 1987 » Robert Milsom, English footballer
- 1988 » Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player
- 1992 » Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
- 1992 » Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentinian footballer, goalkeeper
- 1998 » Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
Died on January 2
- 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
- 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
- 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)
- 1995 » Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1995 » Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (b. 1919)
- 1999 » Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (b. 1910)
- 1999 » Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (b. 1907)
- 2000 » Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920)
- 2000 » Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (b. 1914)
- 2001 » William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Bas
- Tim
- Johannes
- Daan
- 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
- Naomi
- Iris
- Kim
- Femke
- Charlotte
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 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- March 22 » Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
- August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
- August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
- September 7 » Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Weather January 2, 1997
The temperature on January 2, 1997 was between -16.0 °C and -8.1 °C and averaged -12.6 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.