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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Omkarnath Thakur
Indian classical singer (1897–1967).
Died December 29th, 1967 at 70 years old in India.
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar (1897–1960).
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva.
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London.
Monty Banks
Italian comedian and director (1897–1950).
Born July 15th, 1897 in Cesena.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 52 years old in Arona (myocardial infarction).
Philip La Follette
American politician from wisconsin (1897–1965).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Madison.
Died August 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Madison.
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Georgy Shpagin
Soviet weapons designer (1897-1952).
Born April 29th, 1897 in Klyushnikovo.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Lazare Ponticelli
World war i veteran, piping and metal worker.
Born December 7th, 1897 in Bettola. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2008 at 110 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Abba Ahimeir
Israeli journalist, historian, and political activist.
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Babruysk.
Died June 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Chizhevsky
Interdisciplinary scientist and cosmist (1897-1964).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Ciechanowiec.
Died December 20th, 1964 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Henryk Dobrzański
Polish army commander (1897–1940).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Jasło.
Died April 30th, 1940 at 42 years old in Opoczno.
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal.
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas.
Ferdinand Sammern-Frankenegg
Austrian member of the nazi party (1897-1944).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Grieskirchen.
Died September 20th, 1944 at 47 years old in Banja Luka.
Adolph Deutsch
British-american composer, conductor and arranger.
Born October 20th, 1897 in London.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 82 years old in Palm Desert.
Alexandre Tansman
Franco-polish musician (1897-1986).
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
John Monk Saunders
Screenwriter, novelist, film director (1897-1940).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Hinckley.
Died March 11th, 1940 at 42 years old in Fort Myers (hanging to death).
Károly Kerényi
Hungarian classical philologist (1897-1973).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Timișoara.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Kilchberg.
Nitin Bose
Indian film director.
Born April 27th, 1897 in Kolkata.
Died April 14th, 1986 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Manuel Odría
President of peru (1948–1956).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Tarma.
Died February 18th, 1974 at 76 years old in Lima.
Roman Vishniac
American photographer (1897–1990).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City.
Lillian Smith
American author, social critic (1897-1966).
Born December 12th, 1897 in Jasper.
Died September 28th, 1966 at 68 years old in Atlanta (breast cancer).
Sweet Emma Barrett
American musician (1897-1983).
Born March 25th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 85 years old in Metairie.
Pavel Batov
Soviet general (1897–1985).
Born June 1st, 1897 in Filisovo, Yaroslavl Oblast.
Died April 19th, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Austrian architect (1897–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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