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March 12, 1897Born on Saturday March 13, 1897
- Alexandrina Russell Anderson, Torry, Nigg, Aberdeen, Kincardinshire, Scotland († 1962)
- Aaltje Lammerts de Bruin, Zwaagwesteinde, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1986)
- Aaltje Lammerts de Bruin, De Westereen,Gemeente Dantumadiel,Friesland,Nederland
- Alfonsina De Wit-Van Camp, Leest, 2811, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Alfredo Mesquita Camargo, Cabreuva, São Paulo, Brasil
- Amelia de Winter, Schriek / Belgie
- Adeline Louise Peeters, Audegem lez Termonde († 1918)
- Alfons Joseph (Alphons) Beckers, Sint-Truiden, België († 1962)
- Adrie Tissink, Grijpskerke,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Alice Barbe Guffens, Sint-Truiden, België
Died on Saturday March 13, 1897
- Adriana van Vugt (81), Oudheusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annetje Bakker (73), Stellendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aartje van Domselaar (75), Nijkerk, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annegjen Siemons de Roo (81), Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Ludovica Huyghens (75), Lubbeek
- Heikoop (0), Buurmalsen (West Betuwe) (GL)
- Anneke Stam (61), Echteld
- Albertus Anton Herman (63), amsterdam
- Aaltjen van der Wal (74), Amersfoort
- Aaron Jansz Cleef (78)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 13, 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 March 13
- 1890 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director († 1951)
- 1892 » Janet Flanner, American journalist and author († 1978)
- 1897 » Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist († 1937)
- 1898 » Henry Hathaway, American director and producer († 1985)
- 1899 » John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1980)
- 1899 » Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer († 1978)
- 1900 » Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter († 1980)
- 1900 » Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1902 » Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor († 1975)
- 1904 » Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer († 1988)
Died on March 13
- 1873 » David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1808)
- 1879 » Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (b. 1818)
- 1881 » Alexander II of Russia (b. 1818)
- 1884 » Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (b. 1868)
- 1885 » Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (b. 1795)
- 1901 » Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
- 1906 » Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
- 1912 » Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)
- 1921 » Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)
- 1936 » Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)
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.
- January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
- February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- 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.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
The weather on Saturday March 13, 1897
The temperature on March 13, 1897 was about 2.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI