About the day » Tuesday March 2, 1897Calender converter

• Adrianus van der Vlies, Hardinxveld († 1897)
• Andries de Visser, Axel (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1960)
• Adriana Maria Verheijen, Baarle-Nassau († 1984)
• Andries de Visser, Axel († 1960)
• Alida Geertuida Möehring, Amsterdam († 1897)
• Amon Smith, Hoskinston, Leslie County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1947)
• KEETON, Nanango,South Burnett,Queensland,Australi († 1997)
• Alfred James WADHAM, Goodwood, South Australia, Australia
• Adriaan I Boone, Koudekerke, Walcheren, Zeeland, NL († 1897)
• Andries Tegelaar, Leiden

• Anna Keteleer (0), Deurne
• Alida Maria van Dijk (43), Leiden
• Albert B Cooper (0), Scott,Mississippi
• Aaltje Boon (45), Den Helder
• Aaldert Vuurens (67), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Anthonius Arkestein (0), Hof van Delft
• Adriaan van DORST (77), Roosendaal-Nispen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Albert Bakker (79), Zuidbroek
• Angelina Van Avont (67)
• Aart Ouwens (0), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
• 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
• 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
• 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
• 1902 » Edward Condon, American physicist and academic († 1974)
• 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
• 1904 » Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator († 1991)
• 1905 » Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic († 1985)
• 1905 » Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
• 1908 » Walter Bruch, German engineer († 1990)

• 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
• 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
• 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
• 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
• 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
• 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
• 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
• 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Petronella
13. Jacoba
14. Grietje
15. Geertruida
16. Trijntje

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

The temperature on March 2, 1897 was about 1.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.