Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
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.
Kermit Maynard
Actor, stunt performer (1897-1971).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Vevay.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 73 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Germaine Krull
German photographer (1897–1985).
Born November 20th, 1897 in Poznań.
Died July 31st, 1985 at 87 years old in Wetzlar.
Gaston Monnerville
French guiana politician (1897–1991).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Cayenne.
Died November 7th, 1991 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Mollie Steimer
Russian anarchist (1897-1980).
Born November 21st, 1897 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca (heart failure).
Mainie Harriet Jellett
Irish artist (1897-1944).
Born April 29th, 1897 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1944 at 46 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Mikhail Kaufman
Soviet russian camera operator and film director (1897-1980).
Born September 4th, 1897 in Białystok. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1980 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vitaly Primakov
Soviet general (1897–1937).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Semenivka.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
Ss officer (1897–1978).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Września.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Benedetta Cappa
Italian writer and painter (1897-1977).
Born August 14th, 1897 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1977 at 79 years old in Venice. [ref]
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Norrbärke församling.
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Billy Walker
English footballer and manager (1897-1964).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Wednesbury.
Died November 28th, 1964 at 67 years old in Sheffield.
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
Adolfo Baloncieri
Italian footballer (1897–1986).
Died July 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Alessandria.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Soviet general (1897-1967).
Born July 7th, 1897 in Bryukhovetskaya.
Died August 31st, 1967 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, pianist, journalist, and tango composer.
Born March 18th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo.
James Leonard Brierley Smith
South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).
Gus Arnheim
American musician (1897–1955).
Born September 4th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died January 19th, 1955 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Vernon
American actor (1897–1939).
Born March 9th, 1897 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1939 at 42 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Henri Frankfort
Dutch near eastern archaeologist and egyptologist (1897-1954).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Amsterdam.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 57 years old in London.
Ray Farquharson
Canadian doctor, university professor and medical researcher (1897–1965).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Caledon.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Birthdays 326 to 350 of 717
Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be. Lauren Hutton