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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
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).
Władysław Broniewski
Polish poet (1897–1962).
Born December 17th, 1897 in Płock.
Died February 10th, 1962 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Chet Brandenburg
Film actor (1897-1974).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Kentucky.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996).
Born November 28th, 1897 in Yokoyama.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 98 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Helge Rosvaenge
Danish opera singer (1897–1972).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Copenhagen.
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Munich.
Gheorghe Alexianu
Politician (1897-1946).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Străoane.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Jilava (gunshot wound).
Anton Lopatin
Soviet lieutenant general (1897-1965).
Born January 18th, 1897 in Kamienka.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Géza von Bolváry
Hungarian actor, filmmaker (1897–1961).
Born December 26th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died August 10th, 1961 at 63 years old in Munich, Rosenheim (myocardial infarction).
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).
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
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]
Noël-Noël
French actor and screenwriter (1897–1989).
Born August 9th, 1897 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 4th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nice.
Henryk Reyman
Polish footballer and military officer (1897-1963).
Born July 28th, 1897 in Kraków.
Died April 11th, 1963 at 65 years old in Kraków.
Bernard Lyot
French astronomer (1897-1952).
Born February 27th, 1897 in Paris.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Cairo.
Lloyd Hughes
American actor (1897-1958).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Bisbee.
Died June 6th, 1958 at 60 years old in San Gabriel.
Marguerite Courtot
American actress (1897–1986).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Summit.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 88 years old in Long Beach.
Issachar Ber Ryback
Ukrainian-french painter (1897-1935).
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1935 at 38 years old in Paris. [ref]
Max Tau
German writer.
Born January 19th, 1897 in Bytom.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
Peruvian politician (1897-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Pisco.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 63 years old in Lima (myocardial infarction).
Fred Guy
American musician (1897–1971).
Born May 23rd, 1897 in Burkeville.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Wifredo Ricart
Spanish engineer (1897–1974).
Born May 15th, 1897 in Barcelona.
Died August 19th, 1974 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Gerhard Lamprecht
Film director, screenwriter (1897-1974).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Stanisław Saks
Polish mathematician (1897–1942).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Kalisz.
Died November 23rd, 1942 at 44 years old in Warsaw (political murder).
Ferruccio Novo
Italian footballer and manager (1897-1974).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Turin.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 77 years old in Laigueglia.
Áron Tamási
Hungarian writer (1897-1966).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Lupeni.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Budapest.
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