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Born on Monday February 15, 1897
- Alice Hildred Lilian Marshall († 1959)
- Alida Neeltje de Grauw, Alphen aan de Rijn († 1897)
- Aaltje Bosschieter, Ilpendam († 1981)
- Albert Oosterhoff, Aduarderzijl, Ezinge,, Groningen, Nederland († 1985)
- Alan Livingston Queman, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
- Alida Hendrika Heemskerk, Noordwijkerhout († 1898)
- Adrianus LOMMERSE, Hillegom († 1917)
- Aleida Elisabeth Rutjens, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana OUWEHAND, Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
- Abraham Johannes La Paine, Almelo († 1947)
Died on Monday February 15, 1897
- Aaltje Lukjen (88), Groningen
- Amos SWIFT (62), Whittington
- Anna Sophia Fingskes (0), Dülken, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Adam Ferguson (84), Bolton Lancashire England
- Anna Maria Steenhorst (62)
- Amandina Alicia Maria DASSEVILLE (6), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Alexander Elihu TURK (81), Oswego New York U.S.A
- Jan Francis de Bie (81), Boxtel
- Arendina (Dina) Elties Oomkes (Kruisinga) (94), Borger,, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Maria Drymans (55), Wezembeek, Vlaams-Brabant, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 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 February 15
- 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
- 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
- 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
- 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
- 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
- 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
- 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
- 1899 » Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress († 1985)
- 1899 » Georges Auric, French composer († 1983)
- 1904 » Mary Adshead, English painter († 1995)
Died on February 15
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
- 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
- 1924 » Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)
- 1928 » H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
- 1932 » Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (b. 1865)
- 1933 » Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
- 1935 » Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1850)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1897
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.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- 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.
- September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
Weather February 15, 1897
The temperature on February 15, 1897 was about 2.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.