Events in the year 1997 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents Monarch: Beatrix Prime Minister: Wim Kok
Events 4 january - 15th (and last?) Elfstedentocht 6 to 14 September – The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held in the Netherlands, in the two cities of Den Bosch and Eindhoven.
Births
2 January – Gijs Blom, actor 4 January – Patrick Maneschijn, footballer 5 January – Thijs van Dam, field hockey player 7 January – Pablo Rosario, footballer 19 January – Marcel Bosker, speed skater 31 January – Arnaut Danjuma, footballer 8 February – Robin Ciric, kickboxer 8 February – Pascal Eenkhoorn, cyclist. 10 February – Maan de Steenwinkel, singer and actress 16 February – Thijmen Goppel, footballer 28 February – Joanne Koenders, water polo player 14 March – Harrie Lavreysen, track cyclist 17 March – Daniel Sprong, ice hockey player 28 March – Asad Zulfiqar, cricketer 18 April – Donny van de Beek, footballer 30 April – Sam Lammers, footballer 12 May – Frenkie de Jong, footballer 2 June – Michel Vlap, footballer 3 June – Solomonica de Winter, writer 3 July – Jeremy Helmer, footballer 8 July – Kevin Inkelaar, cyclist. 22 July – Terrence Bieshaar, basketball player 23 July – Fabian Plak, volleyball player 2 August – Esmee de Graaf, footballer 6 August – Rinka Duijndam, handball player. 9 August – Yara Kastelijn, racing cyclist. 5 September – Maartje Verhoef, fashion model 25 September – Suzanne Schulting, speed skater. 1 October – Stan van Bladeren, footballer 8 October – Steven Bergwijn, footballer 10 October – Tessa Polder, volleyball player 10 November – Joost Klein, musician 26 December – Nicole Oude Luttikhuis, volleyball player
Deaths
5 January – Frans Piët, comics artist (b. 1905) 10 January – Julie van der Veen, visual artist (b. 1903) 21 January – Jan Dekkers, painter, designer and sculptor (b. 1919) 8 March – Niel Steenbergen, sculptor, painter and medalist (b. 1911) 26 May – Jack Jersey, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and music producer (b. 1941) 10 June – Leo Fuld, singer (b. 1912) 8 July – Dick van Dijk, footballer (b. 1946) 6 August – Berend Hendriks, artist (b. 1918) 15 August – Ida Gerhardt, classicist and poet (b. 1905) 15 November – Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh, actor, musician, composer, record producer and television presenter (b. 1950) 20 December – Jan van Stolk, ceramist (b. 1920)
References