1997 in the Netherlands

Events in the year 1997 in the Netherlands.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Beatrix
 * Prime Minister: Wim Kok

Events

 * 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
 * 31 January – Thijs Dekker, footballer
 * 7 February – Jan Verduijn, footballer
 * 8 February – Robin Ciric, kickboxer
 * 8 February – Pascal Eenkhoorn, cyclist.
 * 10 February – Maan de Steenwinkel, singer and actress
 * 16 February – Thijmen Goppel, footballer
 * 17 February – Lugman Bezzat, 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
 * 4 May – Wietse van Lankveld, footballer
 * 12 May – Frenkie de Jong, footballer
 * 2 June – Michel Vlap, footballer
 * 3 June – Solomonica de Winter, writer
 * 26 June – Joost Meendering, footballer
 * 3 July – Jeremy Helmer, footballer
 * 8 July – Kevin Inkelaar, cyclist.
 * 22 July – Terrence Bieshaar, basketball player
 * 23 July – Jelle de Louw, footballer
 * 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)