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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
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.
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.
Francisco Mignone
Brazilian composer (1897–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in São Paulo.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Herbert Agar
American journalist (1897-1980).
Born September 29th, 1897 in New Rochelle.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 83 years old in Sussex.
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Austrian writer (1897–1976).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 78 years old in Vienna (lung cancer).
Oyinkan Abayomi
Nigerian politician (1897–1990).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Lagos. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1990 at 93 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Erich Loewenhardt
German flying ace (1897–1918).
Born April 7th, 1897 in Wrocław.
Died August 10th, 1918 at 21 years old in Chaulnes.
Pavel Alexeyevich Belov
Soviet general (1897–1962).
Born February 18th, 1897 in Shuya.
Died December 3rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
E. L. M. Burns
Canadian general (1897–1985).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died September 13th, 1985 at 88 years old in Manotick.
Luis Batlle Berres Pérez
President of uruguay (1897-1964) -se.x.o.
Born November 26th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died July 15th, 1964 at 66 years old in Montevideo.
Thomas Baker
Australian soldier, aviator and flying ace of the first world war.
Born May 2nd, 1897 in Smithfield.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 21 years old in Ath.
Evsei Liberman
Soviet economist (1897-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 84 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Yakov Alksnis
Russian military personnel of latvian origin (1897–1938).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Naukšēni Parish.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Tabard
French photographer (1897-1984).
Born July 12th, 1897 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1984 at 86 years old in Nice. [ref]
Keiji Suzuki
Japanese army intelligence officer during the second world war.
Born February 6th, 1897 in Shizuoka Prefecture. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1967 at 70 years old [ref]
Cipriano Mera
Spanish anarchist and army officer (1897–1975).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Madrid.
Died October 24th, 1975 at 77 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Léon Goossens
British musician (1897–1988).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Liverpool.
Died February 12th, 1988 at 90 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Maximus V of Constantinople
267th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1897–1972).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Sinop.
Died January 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in Fenerbahçe (pneumonia).
Fiqri Dine
Prime minister of albania during world war ii (1897-1960).
Born May 5th, 1897 in Maqellarë.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 63 years old in Brussels.
Hans von Ahlfen
German army general (1897-1966).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 69 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Willem Sandberg
Dutch graphic designer (1897-1984).
Born October 24th, 1897 in Amersfoort.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 86 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger
British sociologist and criminologist (1897-1988).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died July 11th, 1988 at 91 years old in Surrey.
Edgar Anderson
American botanist (1897-1969).
Born November 9th, 1897 in Forestville.
Died June 18th, 1969 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
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