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Born on Thursday January 23, 1997
- Andrea Liselle Ewing, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, Verenigde Staten
- Adriaantje Geertruida Goedegebuur, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
Died on Thursday January 23, 1997
- Alida Roelina Roede (95), Veenwouden
- Aaltje Geertruida van den Hooven (94), Bunschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltina Klein (76), Borger, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia Ludovica Kuyps (87), Westmalle, Antwerpen, België
- Antje Everdina van Doorn (87), Fresno, California, USA, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Hendrika Jacoba Kouters (87), Oudenbosch
- Adrianus Antonius van Schendel (87), Oosterhout, Noord Brabant
- Albertus Josephus Dingens (79), Lommel (B)
- Barbara Lou MADSEN (62), Kanab, Kane County, Utah, United States of America
- Adriana Hendrika Jacoba Kouters (87), Oudenbosch
Born on January 23
- 1987 » Leo Komarov, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1988 » Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Şener Özbayraklı, Turkish footballer
- 1990 » Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler
- 1990 » Martyn Waghorn, English footballer
- 1992 » Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress
- 1994 » Addison Russell, American baseball player
- 1995 » Luke Bateman, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Tuimoala Lolohea, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1998 » XXXTentacion, American rapper († 2018)
Died on January 23
- 1991 » Northrop Frye, Canadian author and critic (b. 1912)
- 1992 » Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (b. 1924)
- 1993 » Keith Laumer, American soldier, author, and diplomat (b. 1925)
- 1994 » Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (b. 1929)
- 1994 » Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (b. 1917)
- 1999 » Jay Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded the Hyatt Corporation (b. 1922)
- 1999 » Joe D'Amato, Italian director and cinematographer (b. 1936)
- 2002 » Paul Aars, American race car driver (b. 1934)
- 2002 » Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (b. 1930)
- 2002 » Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1938)
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.
- July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
- August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
- August 25 » Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
- September 6 » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2⁄2 billion watched around the world on television.
- November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
- December 11 » The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
Weather January 23, 1997
The temperature on January 23, 1997 was between 1.3 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.