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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
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.
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.
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).
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).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
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.
Alexander Chizhevsky
Interdisciplinary scientist and cosmist (1897-1964).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Ciechanowiec.
Died December 20th, 1964 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Roman Vishniac
American photographer.
Born August 19th, 1897 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Károly Kerényi
Hungarian classical philologist (1897-1973).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Timișoara.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Kilchberg.
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).
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Sweet Emma Barrett
American musician (1897-1983).
Born March 25th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 85 years old in Metairie.
Manuel A. Odría
President of peru (1897–1974).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Tarma.
Died February 18th, 1974 at 76 years old in Lima.
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Austrian architect (1897–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Otto Fenichel
Austrian-american psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and scientist.
Born December 2nd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Douglas Hartree
British mathematician and physicist (1897-1958).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 60 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
Pavel Batov
Soviet military commander.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Filisovo, Yaroslavl Oblast.
Died April 19th, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist (1897–1969).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Diego Abad de Santillán
Spanish anarchist, author, economist (1897-1983).
Born May 20th, 1897 in Reyero.
Died October 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Pierre Fresnay
French stage and film actor (1897-1975).
Born April 4th, 1897 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 9th, 1975 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
Kate O'Brien
Irish novelist, playwright and activist (1897–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Limerick.
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Canterbury (disease).
Philippe Soupault
French writer (1897-1990).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Chaville. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1990 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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