About the day » Monday August 9, 1897Calender converter

• Aleida Helena Rijnaarts, Alkmaar
• Andries Jelles Kalsbeek, Harkema Opeinde, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1980)
• Antonie Jacobus Hoogenhuijzen, Terwolde, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Maria Hellemons, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annigje Wallaard, Delft {ZH}
• Adriana Johanna den Boer, Brouwershaven († 1969)
• Anna Gijsbertha Wilhelmina Van Dormolen, Amersfoort, Nederland († 1981)
• Alfred Mervin Bell, Logan, Cache, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1972)
• Antoinette LENOIR, Paris,75000,Paris,ÎLE-de-FRANCE,FRANCE († 1992)
• Andriesje (Dries) de Jong, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1960)

• AMALIE SCHNECK (67)
• Andreeta Catharina Hakkert (50), Zwolle
• Antonius Hollander (66), Rotterdam
• Antonius van der Sloot, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ardina Versfelt (38), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Arie Meijne (44), Amsterdam, Nord-Holland, Niederlande
• Antje Piers Fluit (78), Oldeholtpade, Friesland, Netherlands
• Andries Andreas Samuels (60), Bandjermasin, Zuider en Oosterafdeling van Borneo
• Albertus Magito (47), Rotterdam
• Anna Elisabeth Henrietta Uloth (52), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1890 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle († 1958)
• 1896 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist († 1980)
• 1896 » Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher († 1980)
• 1899 » P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress († 1996)
• 1901 » Charles Farrell, American actor and singer († 1990)
• 1902 » Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician († 1984)
• 1902 » Zino Francescatti, French violinist († 1991)
• 1905 » Leo Genn, British actor and barrister († 1978)
• 1909 » Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic († 1992)
• 1909 » Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president († 2003)

• 1861 » Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
• 1886 » Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)

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.
• April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
• July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
• 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 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
• December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

The temperature on August 9, 1897 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%.