1897

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1860s  1870s  1880s  - 1890s -  1900s  1910s  1920s
Years: 1894 1895 1896 - 1897 - 1898 1899 1900
1897 in topic:
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Year 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).

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[edit] Events of 1897

A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek
A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek
 March 4: Pres. McKinley.
March 4: Pres. McKinley.

[edit] January - March


[edit] April - June

  • May 10 - Snaefell Mining Disaster in the Isle of Man, 1897
  • June 1-great miners strike of 1897 begins. The strike would successfully establish the United Mine Workers Union and brought about the 8 hour day to the mines
  • June 2 - Mark Twain, responding to rumors that he was dead, is quoted by the New York Journal as saying, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."
  • June 12 - World's first Fingerprint Bureau opens in Calcutta (now Kolkata) India after the Council of the Governor General approved a committee report that fingerprints should be used for classification of criminal records.
  • June 22 - Queen Victoria celebrates her Diamond Jubilee

[edit] July - September

[edit] October - December

 Women study at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Women study at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.


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[edit] Births

1897 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1897
MDCCCXCVII
Ab urbe condita 2650
Armenian calendar 1346
ԹՎ ՌՅԽԶ
Bahá'í calendar 53 – 54
Buddhist calendar 2441
Chinese calendar 4533/4593-11-28
(丙申年十一月廿八日)
— to —
4534/4594-12-8
(丁酉年十二月初八日)
Ethiopian calendar 1889 – 1890
Hebrew calendar 5657 – 5658
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1952 – 1953
 - Shaka Samvat 1819 – 1820
 - Kali Yuga 4998 – 4999
Holocene calendar 11897
Iranian calendar 1275 – 1276
Islamic calendar 1314 – 1315
Japanese calendar Meiji 30

(明治30年)

 - Imperial Year Kōki 2557
(皇紀2557年)
 - Jōmon Era 11897
Julian calendar 1942
Korean calendar 4230
Thai solar calendar 2440
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[edit] Deaths

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[edit] July-December

[edit] Unknown dates

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[edit] 1897 in Fiction

The following are fictional references to the year 1897:

  • Many adaptations of Dracula are set in 1897 (year of publication).