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Born on Monday January 11, 1897
- Andries Akkerman, Akkerwoude († 1898)
- Albertus Sikkelbein, Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1946)
- Albertus Sikkelbein, Stad Almelo († 1946)
- Adriana Eigenraam, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
- Anna Catharina van der Heijden, Schijndel. NL
- Albertine Caroline Elisabeth Scholte, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Springer, Asch († 1984)
- Adriana Catharina van der Pauw, Weesperkarspel
- Alberic Sylvere CLINCKEMAILLIE, Oostnieuwkerke,8840,West-Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
- Aart van Lunteren, Nigtevecht, Nederland († 1972)
Died on Monday January 11, 1897
- Anna Maria Jacobs (84), Heeze
- Alida Vermeij (0), Oudewater
- Antonius van Schaik (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Barend van de Bor (61), Utrecht
- Amelia Aelbrecht (82), Moorsel
- Anna Louise Sträuli (55)
- Anne Catherine Marie Geraerts (78), Rukkelingen-Loon
- Albrecht von Waldeck-Pyrmont (55)
- Ana Adelaide de Oliveira Almeida (49), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
- Aaltien Vedder(Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder) (70), Kolham, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 11, 1897 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 11
- 1891 » Andrew Sockalexis, American runner († 1919)
- 1893 » Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author († 1942)
- 1893 » Charles Fraser, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1981)
- 1893 » Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter († 1969)
- 1895 » Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company († 1973)
- 1897 » August Heissmeyer, German SS officer († 1979)
- 1897 » Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author († 1955)
- 1899 » Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer († 1991)
- 1901 » Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot († 1988)
- 1902 » Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer († 1986)
Died on January 11
- 1866 » Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
- 1866 » John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
- 1867 » Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
- 1882 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
- 1891 » Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
- 1902 » Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
- 1904 » William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
- 1914 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
- 1920 » Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
- 1923 » Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
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.
- January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
Weather January 11, 1897
The temperature on January 11, 1897 was about -1.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.