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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Ivan Milev
Bulgarian artist (1897-1927).
Born February 19th, 1897 in Kazanlak.
Died January 25th, 1927 at 29 years old in Sofia (influenza).
Joë Bousquet
French writer (1897–1950).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Narbonne.
Died September 28th, 1950 at 53 years old in Carcassonne.
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician (1897–1973).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease).
Hilde Hildebrand
German actress and singer (1897–1976).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 78 years old in Grunewald.
Max Hansen
Danish tenor and actor (1897-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Mannheim.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Poppe
Russian-american linguist (1897–1991).
Born August 8th, 1897 in Yantai. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1991 at 93 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Ahmad Matin-Daftari
Prime minister of iran (1996-1971).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Tehran.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 74 years old in Tehran.
Ieva Simonaitytė
Lithuanian writer (1897-1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vanagai.
Died August 27th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Quincy Porter
American composer (1897–1966).
Born February 7th, 1897 in New Haven.
Died November 12th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bethany.
Natalicio González
President of paraguay (1897-1966).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Villarrica.
Died December 6th, 1966 at 69 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Heliodor Píka
Czechoslovak general and legionary (1897–1949).
Born July 3rd, 1897 in Štítina. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1949 at 51 years old in Plzeň (hanging to death). [ref]
Charles Tillon
French politician (1897-1993).
Born July 3rd, 1897 in Rennes.
Died January 13th, 1993 at 95 years old in Marseille.
Gheorghe Alexianu
Politician (1897-1946).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Străoane.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Jilava (gunshot wound).
Käthe Haack
German actress (1897-1986).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 1986 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Anne Cornwall
American actress (1897–1980).
Born January 17th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Van Nuys (disease).
Riccardo Pampuri
Italian medical doctor, hospitaller brother and saint (1897–1930).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Province of Pavia.
Died May 1st, 1930 at 32 years old in Milan (bronchopneumonia).
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996).
Born November 28th, 1897 in Yokoyama.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 98 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Marcel Herrand
French actor (1897-1953).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Paris.
Died June 11th, 1953 at 55 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.
Fernand Ledoux
French actor, director (1897-1993).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Tienen.
Died September 21st, 1993 at 96 years old in Villerville.
Yang Zhongjian
Chinese paleontologist (1897–1979).
Born June 1st, 1897 in Hua Prefecture.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta
Spanish politician (1897–1992).
Born October 5th, 1897 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1992 at 94 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Heinrich Klüver
German psychologist (1897–1979).
Born May 25th, 1897 in Holstein.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 81 years old in Oak Lawn.
Christiane Ritter
Austrian author and painter (1897-2000).
Born July 13th, 1897 in Karlovy Vary.
Died December 29th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Eddie Baker
American actor (1897-1968).
Born November 17th, 1897 in Davis.
Died February 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
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