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Born on Sunday January 31, 1897
- Adrianus Wijker, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
- Alfons, Rene ALGOET, Beveren-Leie,8791,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België († 1898)
- Aaltje van den Hoorn, Hulshorst
- Adrianus Beerendonk, Heijningen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1969)
- Aaltje Hiltje Nieuwenhuis
- Aaltje van den Hoorn, Hulshorst
- Aaltje Wardenier, Steenwijkerwold
- Adolphina Victoria Snackey, Batavia
- Adrianus Beerendonk, Fijnaart en Heijningen
- Aafke Hitman, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1897)
Died on Sunday January 31, 1897
- Albertus Opstal (0), Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Agatha Maria Smeele (70), Den Haag
- Adriana Scholten (77), Delft
- Albertus Schutte (Peters) (0), Kampen, Ov, The Netherlands
- Aleida Dirksd van Beusekom (78), Jutphaas, ut.nld
- (2) Aafje Reuzenaar (66), Abbekerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Abraham Husbands (89), Rockland
- Adrianus Josef Ceulemans (2), Ooltgensplaat
- Aline Marie Julie PATERNOTTE (38), Écaussinnes-Lalaing, Henegouwen, België
- (Sara) Johanna Dees (86), Hoek
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1897 at Delpher
Born on January 31
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
- 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
- 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
- 1900 » Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector († 1982)
- 1902 » Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1986)
- 1902 » Julian Steward, American anthropologist († 1972)
- 1902 » Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot († 1978)
- 1902 » Tallulah Bankhead, American actress († 1968)
- 1905 » John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1970)
Died on January 31
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
- 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
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 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.
- 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.
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
Weather January 31, 1897
The temperature on January 31, 1897 was about -7.0 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.