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Born on Monday February 24, 1997
- Clementine Anouk Goldberg, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Simon Jonckheere, Roeselare
Died on Monday February 24, 1997
- Aatje BENEDICTUS (92)
- Angelus Walter Donahue (82), Lee, Florida, Verenigde Staten
- Andries Roels Nicolai (73), Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
- Aatje Dictus Benedictus (92)
- Angelo Luigi BERLESE (60), Summerhill, Tasmania, Australia
- Andries Roels Nicolai (73), Westmeath-Ontario (CA)
- Cornelia Neeltje Hendrika van Ginhoven (83), Maarssen, Nederland
- Bart Hendrik Michiel Petersen (68), Zeist
- Arthur Louis Buter (69), Muskegon, MI
- Adrianus Christiaan Maria Swagemakers (77), Roosendaal,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on February 24
- 1982 » Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
- 1982 » Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
- 1984 » Corey Graves, American wrestler and sportscaster
- 1985 » Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and music composer
- 1987 » Kim Kyu-jong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
- 1988 » Mathieu Baudry, French footballer
- 1989 » Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1991 » Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
- 1991 » Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
- 1996 » Royce Freeman, American football player
Died on February 24
- 1993 » Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)
- 1993 » Danny Gallivan, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1917)
- 1994 » Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)
- 1994 » Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (b. 1906)
- 1998 » Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American cartoonist (b. 1921)
- 1998 » Henny Youngman, English-American comedian and violinist (b. 1906)
- 1999 » Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (b. 1936)
- 2001 » Claude Shannon, American mathematician, cryptographer, and engineer (b. 1916)
- 2001 » Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (b. 1912)
- 2002 » Leo Ornstein, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Tim
- Bas
- Johannes
- Robin
- Daan
- Max
- David
- Ruben
- Nick
- Jasper
Names that were popular for girls in 1997
- Laura
- Anne
- Amber
- Anna
- Sanne
- Lisa
- Lotte
- Michelle
- Celine
- Demi
- Eline
- Iris
- Kim
- 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.
- January 19 » Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
- 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.
- April 22 » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
- June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
- July 27 » About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
- November 27 » Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
Weather February 24, 1997
The temperature on February 24, 1997 was between 7.8 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 10.4 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.