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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1894 1895 1896 – 1897 – 1898 1899 1900 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1897 MDCCCXCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2650 |
| Armenian calendar | 1346 ԹՎ ՌՅԽԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6647 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 53–54 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1818–1819 |
| Bengali calendar | 1304 |
| Berber calendar | 2847 |
| British Regnal year | 60 Vict. 1 – 61 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2441 |
| Burmese calendar | 1259 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7405–7406 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 4593 or 4533 — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 4594 or 4534 |
| Coptic calendar | 1613–1614 |
| Discordian calendar | 3063 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1889–1890 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5657–5658 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1953–1954 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1818–1819 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4997–4998 |
| Holocene calendar | 11897 |
| Igbo calendar | 897–898 |
| Iranian calendar | 1275–1276 |
| Islamic calendar | 1314–1315 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 30 (明治３０年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1826–1827 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4230 |
| Minguo calendar | 15 before ROC 民前15年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 429 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2439–2440 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 2023 or 1642 or 870 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 2024 or 1643 or 871 |
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1897th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 897th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1897, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.