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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
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 general (1897–1985).
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-swiss 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.
August Heissmeyer
Leading member of the ss (1897-1979).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Aerzen.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 82 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director (1897–1982).
Born February 6th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Otto Struve
Baltic german astronomer (1897–1963).
Born August 12th, 1897 in Kharkiv.
Died April 6th, 1963 at 65 years old in Berkeley.
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet (1897–1937).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.
U.s. army general, diplomat.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tarjei Vesaas
Norwegian author (1897–1970).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje.
Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet.
Horace McCoy
American writer (1897–1955).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram.
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Margalo Gillmore
American actress (1897-1986).
Born May 31st, 1897 in London.
Died June 30th, 1986 at 89 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Mukhtar Auezov
Kazakh writer.
Born September 28th, 1897 in Russian Empire.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County.
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison (heart disease).
Louise Bogan
American poet (1897-1970).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Livermore Falls.
Died February 4th, 1970 at 72 years old in New York City.
Ali Dashti
Iranian politician (1897-1982).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Karbala.
Died January 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Tehran.
Milton Young
American politician (1897-1983).
Born December 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1983 at 85 years old in Sun City.
James Parrott
American actor and director (1897–1939).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1939 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fletcher Pratt
American military historian and fantasy writer (1897–1956).
Born April 25th, 1897 in Buffalo.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 59 years old in Long Branch (cancer).
Emil Leon Post
Polish-born american logician (1897–1954).
Born February 11th, 1897 in Augustów. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1954 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle