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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
Anatoly Marienhof
Russian writer (1897–1962).
Born July 6th, 1897 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joë Bousquet
French writer (1897–1950).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Narbonne.
Died September 28th, 1950 at 53 years old in Carcassonne.
Charles LeMaire
American costume designer (1897–1985).
Born April 22nd, 1897 in Chicago.
Died June 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Palm Springs.
Ivan Milev
Bulgarian artist (1897-1927).
Born February 19th, 1897 in Kazanlak.
Died January 25th, 1927 at 29 years old in Sofia (influenza).
Archie Stark
American soccer player (1897-1985).
Born December 21st, 1897 in Glasgow.
Died May 27th, 1985 at 87 years old in Kearny.
Hilde Hildebrand
German actress and singer (1897–1976).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 78 years old in Grunewald.
Shidzue Katō
Japanese politician (1897-2001).
Born March 2nd, 1897 in Tokyo.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 104 years old
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.
Quincy Porter
American composer (1897–1966).
Born February 7th, 1897 in New Haven.
Died November 12th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bethany.
Käthe Haack
German actress (1897-1986).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 1986 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Charles Tillon
French politician (1897-1993).
Born July 3rd, 1897 in Rennes.
Died January 13th, 1993 at 95 years old in Marseille.
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).
Ieva Simonaitytė
Lithuanian writer (1897-1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vanagai.
Died August 27th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
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]
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).
Fernand Ledoux
French actor, director (1897-1993).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Tienen.
Died September 21st, 1993 at 96 years old in Villerville.
Wilhelm Busch
German protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Elberfeld.
Died June 20th, 1966 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
Heinrich Klüver
German psychologist (1897–1979).
Born May 25th, 1897 in Holstein.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 81 years old in Oak Lawn.
Eddie Baker
American actor (1897-1968).
Born November 17th, 1897 in Davis.
Died February 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Yang Zhongjian
Chinese paleontologist (1897–1979).
Born June 1st, 1897 in Hua Prefecture.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Julien Carette
Actor (1897–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
German general (1897–1945).
Born April 12th, 1897 in Arnstein.
Died May 9th, 1945 at 48 years old in Grobiņa.
Sylvia Breamer
Actress (1897-1943).
Born June 9th, 1897 in Sydney.
Died June 7th, 1943 at 45 years old in New York City.
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