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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer (1897–1982).
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, Oslo Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
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.
Kálmán Tihanyi
Hungarian engineer (1897–1947).
Born April 28th, 1897 in Zbehy. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1947 at 49 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Ben-Haim
Israeli composer (1897–1984).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv.
Hermann Niehoff
German general (1897–1980).
Born April 3rd, 1897 in Papenburg.
Died November 5th, 1980 at 83 years old in Riegsee.
Courtney Whitney
American army general.
Born May 20th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 21st, 1969 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986).
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Albert Renger-Patzsch
German photographer (1897–1966).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1966 at 69 years old in Wamel. [ref]
Levon Mirzoyan
Soviet politician (1897-1939).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Heşan.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Ilya Ilf
Soviet writer and journalist (1897–1937).
Born October 3rd, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 13th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Dirk Stikker
Dutch politician (1897-1979).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Winschoten.
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Elisabeth Hauptmann
German writer (1897–1973).
Born June 20th, 1897 in Peckelsheim.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Ardito Desio
Italian explorer (1897–2001).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova.
Died December 14th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.
Josep Pla
Spanish journalist (1897–1981).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Palafrugell.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Llofriu.
Lawrence Weingarten
American film producer (1897-1975).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Štefan Tiso
Slovak minister of justice of the slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and lawyer (1897-1959).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Bytča. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1959 at 61 years old in Leopoldov.
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