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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Helen Jerome Eddy
American actress (1897-1990).
Born February 25th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 27th, 1990 at 92 years old in Alhambra.
Werner Mummert
German general (1897–1950).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Zschaitz-Ottewig.
Died January 28th, 1950 at 52 years old in Russia.
Elaine Hammerstein
American actress (1897-1948).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1948 at 51 years old in Tijuana (traffic collision). [ref]
Gertrude Olmstead
Actress (1897-1975).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died January 18th, 1975 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
Hope Hampton
American actress (1897-1982).
Born February 17th, 1897 in Houston.
Died January 23rd, 1982 at 84 years old in Manhattan.
Conrad Felixmüller
German artist (1897–1977).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Dresden.
Died March 24th, 1977 at 79 years old in Berlin, Zehlendorf.
Aaro Pajari
Finnish general (1897-1949).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Asikkala.
Died October 14th, 1949 at 52 years old in Kokkola.
Manlio Brosio
Italian politician, lawyer, and diplomat; nato secretary general (1897-1980).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Turin.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 82 years old in Turin.
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.
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.
Aarne Arvonen
Finnish supercentenarian (1897–2009).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 111 years old in Järvenpää (pneumonia). [ref]
Aziz Aliyev
Politician, scientist (1897–1962).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Spitak.
Died July 27th, 1962 at 65 years old in Baku.
William Henry Chamberlin
American historian and journalist (1897-1969).
Born February 17th, 1897 in Brooklyn.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 72 years old in St. Moritz.
José María Pemán
Spanish writer (1897-1981).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.
Edith Jacobson
American german-born md & psychoanalyst.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Chojnów.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rochester.
Aksel Larsen
Danish politician (1897–1972).
Born August 5th, 1897 in Brændekilde.
Died January 10th, 1972 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Boris Vannikov
Politician (1897-1962).
Born September 7th, 1897 in Baku.
Died February 22nd, 1962 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Vojtěch Jarník
Czech academic, mathematician and university educator (1897–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Kazimierz Nowak
Polish photographer.
Born January 11th, 1897 in Stryi.
Died October 13th, 1937 at 40 years old in Poznań (pneumonia).
Noel Madison
American actor (1897-1975).
Born April 30th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 1975 at 77 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Denise Robins
British novelist (1897-1985).
Born February 1st, 1897 in London.
Died May 1st, 1985 at 88 years old in Haywards Heath.
Herbert Eimert
German musicologist and composer (1897–1972).
Born April 8th, 1897 in Bad Kreuznach.
Died December 15th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cologne.
Kōsaku Aruga
Japanese admiral (1897–1945).
Born August 21st, 1897 in Tatsuno.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 47 years old in East China Sea.
Tom Florie
American soccer player (1897-1966).
Born September 6th, 1897 in Harrison.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Providence.
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver (1897–1948).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
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