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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
Yusuke Hagihara
Japanese astronomer (1897–1979).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Osaka.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Viktor Lazarev
Soviet art historian (1897–1976).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in Moscow.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Kurasov
Soviet general (1897–1973).
Born July 19th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 29th, 1973 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Pedro Vallana
Spanish footballer (1897-1980).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Getxo.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Moe Herscovitch
Boxer (1897-1969).
Born October 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died July 22nd, 1969 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Mariano Suárez Veintimilla
President of ecuador (1947).
Born June 8th, 1897 in Otavalo.
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Quito.
Marta Brunet
Chilean writer (1897–1967).
Born August 9th, 1897 in Chillán.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Ruhulla Akhundov
Azerbaijani soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born January 13th, 1897 in Shuvalan.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 41 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Břetislav Bakala
Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1897-1958).
Born February 12th, 1897 in Fryšták. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1958 at 61 years old in Brno. [ref]
Alphonse Lacroix
American ice hockey player (1897–1973).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Newton.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 75 years old in Lewiston.
Eduardo Blanco Amor
Spanish writer and journalist (1897–1979).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Ourense.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Vigo.
Shovkat Mammadova
Azerbaijani singer (1897–1981).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baku.
Markus Feldmann
Member of the swiss federal council (1897-1958).
Died November 3rd, 1958 at 61 years old in Bern.
Uno Åhrén
Swedish architect (1897–1977).
Born August 6th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 80 years old in Arvika.
Jean Mistler
French politician (1897–1988).
Born September 1st, 1897 in Sorèze.
Died November 11th, 1988 at 91 years old in Thiais.
Antonio Campolo
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1959).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Marcel Thiry
Belgian writer (1897-1977).
Born March 13th, 1897.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 80 years old in Vaux-sous-Chèvremont.
Per-Erik Hedlund
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Särna.
Died February 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Särna.
Nikola Avramov
Bulgarian artist (1897-1945).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Yambol.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 48 years old in Sofia.
József Fogl
Hungarian association football player (1897-1971).
Born August 14th, 1897 in Újpest.
Died February 6th, 1971 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Viktor Stanitsyn
Soviet actor (1897-1976).
Died December 24th, 1976 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ștefana Velisar Teodoreanu
Romanian poet, translator.
Born October 17th, 1897 in St. Moritz.
Died May 31st, 1995 at 97 years old in Romania.
Yefim Golyshev
Ukrainian artist (1897-1970).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Avet Avetisyan
Soviet actor (1897-1971).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died March 29th, 1971 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Anna Pankratova
Russian historian (1897–1957).
Born February 16th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died May 25th, 1957 at 60 years old in Moscow.
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