About the day » Monday May 26, 1997Calender converter
May 25, 1997Born on Monday May 26, 1997
- Loes Gerrigje Engelkes, Eindhoven
- Michaël HERTOGHE, Edegem, 2650, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1997)
Died on Monday May 26, 1997
- André Frits Bakker (84), Zwolle (Overijssel)
- Adrianus Bouwmeester (90), Zwijndrecht
- Clara Gertrude Sytsma (94), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Abraham de Pagter (67), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Abram John Wessels (75), Sayville, Suffolk County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Bouwmeester (90), Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Barbara E WILLMORTH (69), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, Verenigde Staten
- Alexander Leopold de Graaf (62), Gouda
- Arie Rijsdijk (91), Rotterdam
- Abel Melbourne van der Ploeg (92), Ottawa County, Michigan
Born on May 26
- 1988 » Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
- 1988 » Will Chambers, Australian rugby league player
- 1989 » Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
- 1991 » Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
- 1992 » Curtis Rona, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 » Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
- 1993 » Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
- 1993 » Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
- 1993 » Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
- 1996 » Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
Died on May 26
- 1994 » Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (b. 1940)
- 1995 » Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1906)
- 1997 » Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1896)
- 1999 » Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906)
- 1999 » Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (b. 1898)
- 2001 » Anne Haney, American actress (b. 1934)
- 2001 » Dona Massin, Canadian actress and choreographer (b. 1917)
- 2001 » Moven Mahachi, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1952)
- 2001 » Vittorio Brambilla, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)
- 2002 » Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
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.
- 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 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
- May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- June 5 » The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
- 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 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The weather on Monday May 26, 1997
The temperature on May 26, 1997 was between 5.2 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI