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July 8, 1897Born on Friday July 9, 1897
- * Hendrik Beijl, Rotterdam († 1963)
- Alfons Petrus Maas (Maes), Graauw en Langendam († 1897)
- Andries WILLEMSE, Amsterdam
- Aaltje KONING, Voorschoten († 1946)
- Adorina Cornelia Leeraert, Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland († 1978)
- ALIDA MULDER, ROTTERDAM
- Andries Gerardus van Egmond, Aarlanderveen
- Anna Carolina Gertruida van Opbergen, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1933)
- Anna Lopes Cardozo, Amsterdam († 1943)
- Alice Brower, Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan († 1977)
Died on Friday July 9, 1897
- Antonius Johannes Persoon (0), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Johannes Persoon (0), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Koster (58), Rotterdam
- Berendina Ottes SMIT (74), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Antonius van Meer (0), Etten-Leur (NL)
- Aria Hoogwerf (83), goudswaard (zuid holland)
- Carl Reinhold Thiele (21), Adelaide, South Australia
- (29), Dudzele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Aaltje Kornelis Smedema (72), Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelia de JONG (55), Leiden, 6115, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 9, 1897 at Delpher
Born on July 9
- 1887 » James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator († 1975)
- 1887 » Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian († 1976)
- 1887 » Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter († 1918)
- 1889 » Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee († 1964)
- 1893 » George Geary, English cricketer and coach († 1981)
- 1901 » Barbara Cartland, prolific English author († 2000)
- 1902 » Peter Acland, English soldier († 1993)
- 1905 » Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee († 1984)
- 1907 » Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter († 1999)
- 1908 » Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani philosopher and scholar († 1973)
Died on July 9
- 1852 » Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1794)
- 1856 » Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1776)
- 1856 » James Strang, American religious leader and politician (b. 1813)
- 1880 » Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (b. 1824)
- 1882 » Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (b. 1848)
- 1903 » Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and photographer (b. 1842)
- 1927 » John Drew, Jr., American actor (b. 1853)
- 1932 » King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)
- 1937 » Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899)
- 1938 » Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)
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.
- January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- 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.
- November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
- December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Weather July 9, 1897
The temperature on July 9, 1897 was about 17.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.