About the day » Wednesday March 17, 1897Calender converter
March 16, 1897Born on Wednesday March 17, 1897
- Deneef, Liedekerke (VL-BR) België
- Agatha Maria Doorenbosch, Sloten († 1979)
- aart van der lit, tull en t waal (Utrecht) Nederland
- Aaltje van Welie, Asperen († 1897)
- Agnes Conlon, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten († 1986)
- Aafje Roosendaal, Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1897)
- Adriaantje Maria van den Berg, Spijkenisse († 1902)
- Achille Vanhevel, Torhout
- Kruizinga, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 1897)
- Alexander Staes, Austruweel, Provincie Antwerpen
Died on Wednesday March 17, 1897
- Adriana de Graaf (0), Princenhage
- Antonia Bruijns (0), Velsen
- Adrianus Jacob Snoep (0), Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltjen Dekker (68), Vroomshoop
- Anthonia de Grunt (70), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Riesebos (59), Alkmaar
- Aleida Geertruida Wilhelmina van Hummel (59), Arnhem
- Aaron Little (82), Howard Township, Gentry, Missouri, United States
- Addison Royer (88), Montevedio, Rockingham Co., VA
- Antonia de Grunt (71), Alkmaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1897 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on March 17
- 1888 » Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1961)
- 1889 » Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator († 1931)
- 1891 » Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia († 1962)
- 1892 » Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer († 1923)
- 1894 » Paul Green, American playwright and academic († 1981)
- 1895 » Lloyd Rees, Australian painter († 1988)
- 1901 » Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor († 1970)
- 1902 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer († 1971)
- 1904 » Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator († 1991)
- 1906 » Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress († 1996)
Died on March 17
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
- 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
- 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
- 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
- 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
- 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
- 1940 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)
- 1946 » Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
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.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- 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.
- September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
- September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
Weather March 17, 1897
The temperature on March 17, 1897 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.