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Born on Saturday January 9, 1897
- Adriana Cornelia Zeestraten, Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Abraham van den Berge, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1967)
- Anna Maria Ludovica Nauweraerts, Turnhout (B) († 1984)
- Alida Anna Geijsel, Abcoude Baambrugge († 1966)
- Antonia Akkermans, Made en Drimmelen, N-Br, Nederland († 1964)
- Anne van der Molen, Burgum
- Anne Petruszn. van der Molen, Bergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1979)
- Alphons Merckx, Stekene (B)
- Achel Baeyens, Serskamp Oost Vlaanderen
- Anthonius Franciscus Redegeld, Oudshoorn
Died on Saturday January 9, 1897
- Anne Nikloine Gjøsti (19), Snertingdal, Oppland, Norway
- Abram Cornelis Ottervanger (3), Rotterdam
- Adrianus Spape (0), Tilburg
- Adrianus ZEGERS (0), Wijchen,,PAYS BAS
- Aaltje Timmer (59), Harderwijk
- Anne Meints Hof (79), Overijssel
- Adrianus van den Bosch (0), Hoogland
- Adriana Huijsman (36), Ritthem
- Adriana Maria Kooiman (0), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Adrianus van Meel (0), Made en Drimmelen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 9, 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
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on January 9
- 1892 » Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician († 1985)
- 1893 » Edwin Baker, Canadian soldier and educator, co-founded the Canadian National Institute for the Blind († 1968)
- 1896 » Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director († 1971)
- 1897 » Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic († 1973)
- 1898 » Gracie Fields, English actress and singer († 1979)
- 1899 » Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter († 1942)
- 1900 » Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author († 1939)
- 1901 » Chic Young, American cartoonist († 1973)
- 1901 » Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress († 1991)
- 1902 » Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman († 1997)
Died on January 9
- 1876 » Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
- 1878 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
- 1895 » Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
- 1901 » Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
- 1908 » Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)
- 1908 » Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)
- 1911 » Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
- 1911 » Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)
- 1917 » Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (b. 1853)
- 1918 » Charles-Émile Reynaud, French scientist and educator, invented the Praxinoscope (b. 1844)
Names that were popular for boys in 1897
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1897
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Aaltje
- Antonia
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.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- 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 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday January 9, 1897
The temperature on January 9, 1897 was about -0.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI