About the day » Thursday July 22, 1897Calender converter

• Albert Ensing, Oude Schutting (Emmen) († 1974)
• * Anna Pieternella Vermeulen, Rotterdam
• Alphonsus VAN KAMPEN, Hontenisse, Nederland († 1946)
• (1) Maria Elisa van der Vaart, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1931)
• Agnita Bloemers Mr, Doetinchem Stad, Gld, Nederland († 1983)
• Aaltje Zwaan, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
• Agnita Bloemers, Doesburg († 1983)
• Aaltje Meendering, Lauderbeetse, Sellingen, Groningen, Nederland († 1962)
• van het ('t) Schip, Amsterdam († 1897)
• Ademina Kleinjan, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Albertje Muskee (0), Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen
• Bernhard Heinrich Fehrmann (1), Nw.Schoonebeek
• Akse (0), Het Schut (Hoogeveen), Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Cornelis Bertus De REGT (0), Dordrecht
• Catharina Suzanna van Lunsen (46), Amsterdam
• Anna Margaretha Alberts (1), Valtherveen, Nederland
• Anna Gornat (Gourna) (Gournee) (85), vlissingen
• Aaltje Bouwen (0), Groet, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Huisman (37), Noordwijkerhout
• Cornelis van der Tier (67), Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1888 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic († 1950)
• 1888 » Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
• 1889 » James Whale, English director († 1957)
• 1890 » Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist († 1995)
• 1892 » Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player († 1983)
• 1893 » Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach († 1978)
• 1893 » Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author († 1990)
• 1895 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat († 1976)
• 1898 » Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist († 1943)
• 1899 » Sobhuza II of Swaziland († 1982)

• 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
• 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
• 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
• 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
• 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
• 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
• 1918 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (b. 1898)
• 1920 » William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Jōkichi Takamine, Japanese-American chemist and academic (b. 1854)

• 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.
• July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
• August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
• 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 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
• December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

The temperature on July 22, 1897 was about 15.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.