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Born on Friday August 29, 1997
Died on Friday August 29, 1997
- Domenico Antonio Massoti (89), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil
- Aaltje Jandr de Ruiter (89), Broek op Langedijk
- Dirk de Ruig (78), Beverwijk
- Barbara Hubertine Cremers (82), Plombières (B)
- Arij Lambertus van Beers (84), Steenbergen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christina Cornelia (Tiny) Catharina Wilhelmina Dobber (77), Alkmaar
- Bartholdus van den Born (71), Renkum
- Dirkje Fokkema (79), Dokkum,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
- Anna ten Veen (83), Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland
- Angela Emma Sylvia Corveleyn (83), Oostende
Born on August 29
- 1986 » Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
- 1986 » Lea Michele, American actress and singer
- 1987 » Tony Kane, Irish footballer
- 1990 » Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
- 1990 » Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
- 1991 » Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
- 1991 » Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
- 1992 » Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- 1992 » Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
- 1993 » Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
Died on August 29
- 1991 » Libero Grassi, Italian businessman (b. 1924)
- 1992 » Félix Guattari, French philosopher and theorist (b. 1930)
- 1995 » Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2000 » Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (b. 1913)
- 2000 » Shelagh Fraser, English actress (b. 1922)
- 2000 » Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (b. 1951)
- 2001 » Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
- 2001 » Graeme Strachan, Australian singer-songwriter & television personality (b. 1952)
- 2002 » Lance Macklin, English race car driver (b. 1919)
- 2003 » Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi politician (b. 1939)
Names that were popular for boys in 1997
- Thomas
- Sander
- Michael
- Jan
- Kevin
- Niels
- Bas
- Tim
- Johannes
- Daan
- Robin
- Max
- Ruben
- Nick
- David
- Jasper
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.
- May 17 » Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
- July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
- July 22 » The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
- September 18 » United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1billion to the United Nations.
- October 12 » The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
Weather August 29, 1997
The temperature on August 29, 1997 was between 12.5 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.