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Born on Sunday January 3, 1897
- Adriaan Steen, Enschede († 1958)
- (Le) Roy O Kane, Kansas († 1973)
- Alberta Christina Zonnenschijn, Amsterdam
- van de Water, Varik West Betuwe (GL) († 1897)
- Adrianus van Meel, Made en Drimmelen († 1897)
- "Marie" Blanche Ghislaine Inès Delphine Donat Antoinette d'Overschie-Neeryssche, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France († 1990)
- Adrianus van Meel, Made en Drimmelen, Noord Brabant († 1897)
- AGATHA CORNELIA VAN DER WINDT, VLAARDINGEN († 1981)
- Adriana VANDREVELLE, Zandvliet, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Agatha van Rijs, Zevenhuizen († 1940)
Died on Sunday January 3, 1897
- Snelting (0)
- Anna Cornelia Looijmans (62), Oudenbosch
- Catharina Matthijssen (83), Amsterdam
- Anna Maria Smits (84), Horst, Li.NL
- Anna, Theresia Meisman (73), Brugge, 8000, West Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen,België
- Aaltje Joosten (0), Ede, Nederland
- Arij Bibbe (65), Sayville Sulffolk Country New York, Verenigde Staten
- Arend Roelofs Klaster (83), Wapserveen gem. Havelte
- Bertus van Gaalen (4), Monster
- Anna, Maria Smits (84), Horst, Limburg, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 1897 at Delpher
Born on January 3
- 1887 » August Macke, German-French painter († 1914)
- 1892 » J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist († 1973)
- 1894 » ZaSu Pitts, American actress († 1963)
- 1897 » Marion Davies, American actress and comedian († 1961)
- 1898 » Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician († 1974)
- 1898 » Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator († 1990)
- 1900 » Donald J. Russell, American businessman († 1985)
- 1901 » Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam († 1963)
- 1905 » Anna May Wong, American actress († 1961)
- 1905 » Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer († 1996)
Died on January 3
- 1871 » Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)
- 1875 » Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)
- 1882 » William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
- 1895 » James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
- 1903 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
- 1911 » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
- 1915 » James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
- 1916 » Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
- 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
- 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
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 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- 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 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Weather January 3, 1897
The temperature on January 3, 1897 was about -2.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.