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In the year 1897
648 Notable birthdays
Mary Ellis
American opera singer (1897-2003).
Born June 15th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2003 at 105 years old in London.
Charles K. Bliss
Chemical engineer, inventor of blissymbolics.
Born September 5th, 1897 in Chernivtsi.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sydney.
Joan Beauchamp Procter
British zoologist and herpetologist (1897-1931).
Born August 5th, 1897 in London, Kensington Square.
Died September 20th, 1931 at 34 years old in Regent's Park.
Rudolf Roessler
German spy for the soviet union (1897–1958).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Kaufbeuren.
Died December 11th, 1958 at 61 years old in Kriens.
Jacob Bjerknes
Norwegian-american meteorologist.
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Norway, Stockholm.
Died July 7th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
John Slessor
Senior commander in the royal air force.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Ranikhet.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 82 years old in RAF Wroughton.
Carl Ben Eielson
American aviator and explorer (1897-1929).
Born January 20th, 1897 in North Dakota.
Died November 9th, 1929 at 32 years old in Alaska.
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Schlangenbad.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
Jesse Douglas
American mathematician.
Born July 3rd, 1897 in New York City.
Died October 7th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Ridley Stroop
American psychologist known for creating the stroop effect test. (1897–1973).
Born March 21st, 1897 in Murfreesboro.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 76 years old in Parkersburg.
Paul Schneider
Prussian pastor (1897-1939).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Lya De Putti
(1896-1931) actress.
Born January 10th, 1897 in Vojčice.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, toxemia).
Higinio Morínigo
President of paraguay (1897-1983).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Paraguarí.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 86 years old in Asunción.
Friedrich Schulz
German general (1897–1976).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Czerwieńsk.
Died November 30th, 1976 at 79 years old in Freudenstadt.
Herbert Lumsden
British army general (1897-1945).
Born April 8th, 1897 in Clanfield.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 47 years old in Philippines.
Marcelle Meyer
French pianist.
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1958 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer.
Born November 27th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 84 years old
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrator (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca.
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
British chemist.
Born November 9th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died June 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897-1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Philip Jessup
American diplomat, scholar, and jurist (1897–1986).
Born January 5th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1986 at 89 years old in New York City.
Vic Watson
English footballer (1897-1988).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Girton.
Died August 3rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Girton.
Ernst-Günther Baade
German general (1897-1945).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Pritzwalk.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 47 years old in Bad Segeberg.
Béla Hamvas
Hungarian writer and philosopher (1897–1968).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.
Died November 7th, 1968 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Eberhard Kinzel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1897-1945).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Friedenau.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 47 years old in Idstedt.
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