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• Samantha Christy, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan († 1997)
• Alison Polack, Leiden
• Gijs Maarten Loonen († 1997)

• Anna Kropf (88), Veldhoven
• Antonius Albertus Leenders (85), Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Jacoba van den Eijnden (67)
• Aag Hop (78), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• (92), Brugge
• Antonia Marijnissen (82), Dordrecht
• Berend Barends Israël (94), Zwolle
• * Jacobus Johannes Marinus Ruijssenaars (76), Soest
• Antonia (To) Nortier (88), Doorn
• Anna van Egmond (87), Warmond

• 1984 » Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese international footballer, forward
• 1985 » Fernando Llorente, Spanish international footballer, striker
• 1986 » Hannah Kearney, American skier
• 1989 » Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
• 1990 » Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
• 1990 » Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
• 1991 » Lee Chae-rin, South Korean singer
• 1992 » Michael Chee Kam, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 » Mikael Granlund, Finnish professional hockey player
• 1997 » Reghan Tumilty, Scottish footballer

• 1989 » Roy Eldridge, American trumpet player (b. 1911)
• 1993 » Constance Ford, American model and actress (b. 1923)
• 1994 » Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)
• 1995 » Jack Clayton, English director and producer (b. 1921)
• 1997 » David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)
• 1998 » Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 2000 » George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)
• 2002 » Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)
• 2004 » Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
• 2004 » Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)

1. Thomas
2. Sander
3. Michael
4. Kevin
5. Jan
6. Niels
7. Tim
8. Bas
9. Daan
10. Johannes
11. Robin
12. Max
13. Ruben
14. Nick
15. Jasper
16. David

1. Laura
2. Anne
3. Amber
4. Anna
5. Sanne
6. Lisa
7. Lotte
8. Michelle
9. Celine
10. Demi
11. Eline
12. Kim
13. Iris
14. Naomi
15. Femke
16. Emma

• 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.
• April 18 » The Red River flood begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
• July 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
• August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
• November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
• December 24 » The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.

The temperature on February 26, 1997 was between 6.1 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.