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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
Ivan Dubasov
Russian artist (1897-1988).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Odintsovo.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Carlo Ninchi
Italian film actor.
Born May 31st, 1897 in Bologna.
Died May 1st, 1974 at 76 years old in Rome.
Victor Bourgeois
Belgian architect (1897-1962).
Born August 29th, 1897.
Died July 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Ceza Nabarawi
Egyptian journalist.
Born May 24th, 1897 in ِAl-Qurashiyya.
Died February 24th, 1985 at 87 years old
Ivan Stranski
Bulgarian chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Sofia.
Died June 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Johannes Winkler
German aerospace engineer (1897-1947).
Died December 27th, 1947 at 50 years old in Brunswick (cerebrovascular disease).
Kurt Held
German writer (1897-1959).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Jena.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 62 years old in Sorengo.
Elzada Clover
American botanist (1897-1980).
Born September 12th, 1897 in Auburn.
Died November 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in McAllen.
Albert Ray
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1897-1944).
Born August 28th, 1897 in New Rochelle.
Died February 8th, 1944 at 46 years old in Los Angeles.
Edward Gourdin
Athletics competitor; massachusetts superior court judge (1897–1966).
Born August 10th, 1897 in Jacksonville.
Died July 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Quincy.
Octavio Trompowsky
Brazilian chess player (1897-1984).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 26th, 1984 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Max Weber
Member of the swiss federal council from 1951 to 1954 (1897-1974).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Zurich.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 77 years old in Bern.
Dink Templeton
American athlete, rugby union player and coach (1897-1962).
Born May 27th, 1897 in Helena.
Died August 7th, 1962 at 65 years old in Palo Alto.
Terenti Graneli
Georgian poet (1897-1934).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Tsalenjikha.
Died October 10th, 1934 at 36 years old in Tbilisi.
Theo Mackeben
German composer and conductor (1897-1953).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Starogard Gdański.
Died January 10th, 1953 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Jensen
Danish actor (1897-1981).
Born November 9th, 1897 in Copenhagen.
Died November 28th, 1981 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
Gabriel Acacius Coussa
Catholic cardinal (1897–1962).
Born August 3rd, 1897 in Aleppo.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 64 years old in Rome.
Walter Gramatté
German artist (1897-1929).
Born January 8th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1929 at 32 years old in Hamburg (tuberculosis).
Vasily Sharangovich
Soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born March 4th, 1897 in Kačany.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Kees Pijl
Dutch footballer and manager (1897-1976).
Born June 9th, 1897 in Oosterhout.
Died September 3rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Benno Gut
Swiss cardinal (1897-1970).
Born April 1st, 1897 in Reiden.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 73 years old in Rome.
Wacław Kuchar
Polish military officer and footballer (1897-1981).
Born September 16th, 1897 in Łańcut.
Died February 13th, 1981 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
Jan Fridegård
Swedish writer (1897–1968).
Born June 14th, 1897 in Enköpings-Näs parish.
Died September 8th, 1968 at 71 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
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