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Born on Sunday October 17, 1897
- Albertina Francisca van der Kuijl, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Martinus KAPTEIJNS, Gestel († 1898)
- Alice Gertrude HOBSON, Swan Lake, Bannock County, Idaho, United States of America († 1982)
- Albertje Roskam, Tjerkgaast, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Netherlands
- Alziro Dias Ferraz, Capivari, São Paulo, Brasil († 1953)
- Adrianus Martinus Kapteijns, Gestel, Eindhoven († 1898)
- Allegonda Smulders, Strijp (Eindhoven) (Noord-Brabant)
- Anna Catharina van der Hoort, Zevenhoven
- abner abrams, Clinton, Greene, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
- Albertje Foppes Klooster, Appelscha († 1951)
Died on Sunday October 17, 1897
- Anna Catharina Coeree (60), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, NL
- Anna Maria Peters (59), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Arie Bloot (53), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Akke Sjoerds Vellinga (77), Akkrum, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Amos E Davis (71), Cecil County, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
- de Raaf (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius De Meulder (0), Oorderen
- Aart Versteeg (83), Meerveld (Apeldoorn)
- (45), Oostende, België
- Antonius Arnoldus Reijmers (0), Millingen, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 17, 1897 at Delpher
Born on October 17
- 1894 » Pablo de Rokha, Chilean poet († 1968)
- 1894 » Prince René, Italian Prince of Denmark († 1962)
- 1895 » Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer († 1958)
- 1895 » Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963) († 1982)
- 1896 » Roman Petrovich, Russian prince († 1978)
- 1898 » Eileen Sedgwick, American actress († 1991)
- 1898 » Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator († 1998)
- 1898 » Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet († 1971)
- 1900 » C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor († 1932)
- 1900 » Jean Arthur, American actress († 1991)
Died on October 17
- 1868 » Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
- 1887 » Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)
- 1889 » Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)
- 1893 » Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)
- 1910 » Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
- 1918 » Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)
- 1928 » Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
- 1931 » Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)
- 1937 » J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
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.
- July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
- 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.
Weather October 17, 1897
The temperature on October 17, 1897 was about 10.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.