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Born on Tuesday October 28, 1997
- Betty Pulfer, Hassfurt (D)
- Lieke Theunissen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1997)
- Eefke Somers, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Tuesday October 28, 1997
- Anna Elisabeth Engelander (79), Heemstede
- anne LUIJENDIJK (60), rotterdam
- Adriana Maria Laurijsen (86), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnoldus Martinus van Woerkom (77), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anne Luijendijk (60), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- August Van de Velde (70), Itegem, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Aaltje Everdina Knoppien (66), Musselkanaal (Onstwedde), Groningen, Nederland
- Berendina Elisabeth Margaretha Spelbrink (88), Stadskanaal, Netherlands
- Arnolda Maria Antonia van Veggel (67), Vlaardingen
- Anna Faber (77), Suameer
Born on October 28
- 1991 » Lucy Bronze, English footballer
- 1992 » Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater
- 1994 » Maro Itoje, English rugby union player
- 1995 » Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer
- 1996 » Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
- 1996 » Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
- 1996 » Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
- 1997 » Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast
- 1997 » Taylor Fritz, American tennis player
- 1998 » Nolan Gould, American actor
Died on October 28
- 1989 » Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (b. 1898)
- 1993 » Yuri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (b. 1922)
- 1997 » Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1915)
- 1998 » Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (b. 1930)
- 1999 » Antonios Katinaris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
- 2000 » Andújar Cedeño, Dominican baseball player (b. 1969)
- 2001 » Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1910)
- 2002 » Erling Persson, Swedish businessman, founded H&M (b. 1917)
- 2002 » Margaret Booth, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1898)
- 2004 » Eugene K. Bird, American colonel and author, US Commandant of Spandau Prison (b. 1926)
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
- 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 5 » The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
- March 26 » Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
- July 19 » The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
- August 29 » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
- October 12 » The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
- November 27 » Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
Weather October 28, 1997
The temperature on October 28, 1997 was between -3.3 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.