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Born on Friday August 27, 1897
- Adrianus (Ad) van Emmenes, amsterdam, Nederland († 1989)
- Albert Jacob Siebelink, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1897)
- Adrianus Willemsd van Citteren, Oostvoorne, zh.nld († 1976)
- Adrianus van EMMENES, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1989)
- Albert Eising, Padhuis, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
- Stromann, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Henricus 'Arie' LEFEBER, Lisse,, Pays-Bas († 1982)
- Adriana Maria de Snaijer, Vlaardingen
- Aldert de Wit, Sint Pancras († 1986)
- Albert Westerbeek, Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland († 2005)
Died on Friday August 27, 1897
- Christina Grul (70), Rotterdam
- Anna Catharina van Damme (68), Terneuzen (NL)
- Amelia MERCELIS (68), Wechelderzande, Lille, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- adrianus WAARDENBURG (0), oud-beijerland
- Cornelia Ebelina Cleveringa (79), Enschede, NL-OV
- Alida Maria den Burger, (79), Brandwijk
- Christina Schuijt (81), Beverwijk (Noord-Holland)
- Christiaan Hartman (0), Schoonhoven
- Augusta Sophia Siemons (63), Maarsseveen
- Berend Veuger (60), Hollandscheveld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 27, 1897 at Delpher
Born on August 27
- 1890 » Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter († 1976)
- 1895 » Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian († 1981)
- 1896 » Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet († 1933)
- 1896 » Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin († 1993)
- 1898 » Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec († 1963)
- 1899 » C. S. Forester, English novelist († 1966)
- 1904 » Alar Kotli, Estonian architect († 1963)
- 1904 » John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company († 1982)
- 1904 » Norah Lofts, English author († 1983)
- 1905 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier († 1945)
Died on August 27
- 1865 » Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)
- 1871 » William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)
- 1875 » William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)
- 1891 » Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)
- 1903 » Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (b. 1827)
- 1909 » Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)
- 1922 » Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)
- 1929 » Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)
- 1931 » Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)
- 1931 » Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1897
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1897
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1897
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
- July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
- August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
- December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Weather August 27, 1897
The temperature on August 27, 1897 was about 16.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.