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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Billy Walker
English footballer and manager (1897-1964).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Wednesbury.
Died November 28th, 1964 at 67 years old in Sheffield.
Josep Pla
Spanish journalist (1897–1981).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Palafrugell.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Llofriu.
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).
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Mollie Steimer
Russian anarchist (1897-1980).
Born November 21st, 1897 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca (heart failure).
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).
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]
Vitaly Primakov
Soviet general (1897–1937).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Semenivka.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 39 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.
Kiyoshi Miki
Japanese philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old
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]
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Hungarian born soviet aircraft designer (1897–1974).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Rijeka.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Norrbärke församling.
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
Ss officer (1897–1978).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Września.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Paavo Talvela
Finnish general (1897–1973).
Born February 19th, 1897 in Vantaa. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Adolfo Baloncieri
Italian footballer (1897–1986).
Born April 27th, 1897.
Died July 23rd, 1986 at 89 years old in Alessandria.
Carlo Scorza
Italian politician (1897-1988).
Born June 15th, 1897 in Paola.
Died December 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in San Godenzo.
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).
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.
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).
Paul Fejos
Hungarian-american filmmaker and anthropologist (1897–1963).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 66 years old in New York City.
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.
Dwight H. Green
American politician (1897-1958).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Ligonier.
Died February 20th, 1958 at 61 years old in Chicago.
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).
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