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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
Bill Harris
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born October 26th, 1897 in Honolulu.
Died March 7th, 1961 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Ber Groosjohan
Dutch footballer (1897-1971).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Rotterdam.
Died August 5th, 1971 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Ramón Gil
Spanish footballer (1897-1965).
Born August 16th, 1897 in Vigo.
Died January 18th, 1965 at 67 years old in Vigo.
Harald Strøm
Norwegian footballer and speed skater (1897-1977).
Born October 14th, 1897 in Horten Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Horten Municipality.
Angelo De Martini
Racing cyclist (1897-1979).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Villafranca di Verona.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 82 years old in Verona.
Mario Lertora
Gymnast (1897-1939).
Born September 21st, 1897 in Genoa.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 41 years old in Genoa.
Chōko Iida
Japanese actress.
Born April 15th, 1897 in Tokyo.
Died December 26th, 1972 at 75 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Johan Carp
Sailor (1897-1962).
Born January 30th, 1897 in Central Java.
Died March 25th, 1962 at 65 years old in Johannesburg.
Emilio Badini
Italian footballer (1897-1956).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Rosario.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 59 years old in Bologna.
Verner Eklöf
Finnish football player, bandy player, nordic combined skier and football manager (1897-1955).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died December 2nd, 1955 at 58 years old in Helsinki.
György Kósa
Hungarian musician (1897–1984).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died August 16th, 1984 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Cesco Baseggio
Italian actor (1897-1971).
Born April 13th, 1897 in Treviso.
Died January 24th, 1971 at 73 years old in Catania.
Carina Ari
Swedish dancer, choreographer and sculptor (1897–1970).
Born April 11th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died December 24th, 1970 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Agustín Eizaguirre
Association footballer (1897-1961).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Zarautz.
Died November 28th, 1961 at 64 years old in San Sebastián.
Erik Malmberg
Swedish olympic wrestler (1897–1964).
Born March 15th, 1897 in Gothenburg.
Died May 9th, 1964 at 67 years old in Gothenburg.
Joaquín Vázquez
Spanish footballer (1897-1965).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 68 years old
Folke Jansson
Swedish triple jumper (1897-1965).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Jönköping.
Died July 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Gothenburg.
Héctor Méndez
Boxer.
Born August 1st, 1897 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivan Borkovský
Czech archeologist (1897-1976).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Chortovets.
Died March 17th, 1976 at 78 years old in Prague.
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Sailor (1897-1978).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Llorenç Villalonga
Spanish author (1897–1980).
Born March 1st, 1897 in Palma.
Died January 28th, 1980 at 82 years old in Palma.
Sabino Bilbao
Spanish footballer (1897-1983).
Born December 11th, 1897 in Leioa. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1983 at 85 years old in Getxo.
Alfred Aufdenblatten
Swiss biathlete (1897-1975).
Born November 12th, 1897 in Zermatt.
Died June 17th, 1975 at 77 years old in Zermatt.
Milada Skrbková
Czech tennis player (1897–1935).
Born May 30th, 1897 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1935 at 38 years old in Prague.
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås. [ref]
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