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Died on Wednesday December 10, 1997
- Anna Maria Elizabeth Schram (70), Kerkrade
- Clément Octave PRESSE (80), Bruay-la-Buissière, 62178, Pas de Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
- Clara Maude Wilburn (80), United States of America
- Berend (Ben) Nijmeijer (79), Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Aart Sterrenburg (86), Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Charlotte Matlack Azpell (84)
- Catharina Francisca Marsman (87), Katwijk
- Bastiaan Cornelis den Dekker (89), sleeuwijk (noord brabant)
- Catharina Johanna Volders (95), Gilze en Rijen
- Alice Tyst (67)
Born on December 10
- 1990 » Kazenga LuaLua, Congolese-English footballer
- 1990 » Sakiko Matsui, Japanese singer and actress
- 1990 » Terrell Sinkfield, American football player
- 1991 » Dion Waiters, American basketball player
- 1991 » Eric Reid, American football player
- 1994 » Matti Klinga, Finnish footballer
- 1994 » Richard Kennar, Samoan rugby league player
- 1996 » Joe Burrow, American football player
- 1996 » Kang Daniel, South Korean singer
- 1997 » Viktoriia Savtsova, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer
Died on December 10
- 1993 » Alice Tully, American soprano (b. 1902)
- 1994 » Alex Wilson, Canadian-American sprinter (b. 1905)
- 1994 » Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (b. 1918)
- 1995 » Darren Robinson, American rapper (b. 1967)
- 1996 » Faron Young, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932)
- 1999 » Franjo Tuđman, Croatian general and politician, 1st President of Croatia (b. 1922)
- 1999 » Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1943)
- 1999 » Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (b. 1912)
- 2000 » Marie Windsor, American actress (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (b. 1911)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Johannes
- Jan
- Thomas
- Michael
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Jacob
- David
- Maria
- Alexander
- Sander
- Kevin
- Hugo
- James
Names that were popular for girls in 1997
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anne
- Marie
- Anna
- Laura
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Eva
- Elizabeth
- Lisa
- Amber
- Eline
- Sanne
- Michelle
- Lotte
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.
- June 5 » The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
- June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- July 1 » China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
- 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.
- July 27 » About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
- December 19 » SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.
The weather on Wednesday December 10, 1997
The temperature on December 10, 1997 was between 10.1 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 18.4 mm of rain during 9.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI