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In the year 1897
717 Notable birthdays
Erwin Righter
American footballer and coach, basketball player and coach, and rugby union footballer (1897-1985).
Died September 6th, 1985 at 88 years old in Ohio.
Shimon Fritz Bodenheimer
Israeli entomologist, zoologist, biologist (1897-1959).
Born June 6th, 1897 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1959 at 62 years old in London.
Silverio Izaguirre
Footballer (1897-1935).
Born August 31st, 1897 in San Sebastián.
Died November 19th, 1935 at 38 years old in San Sebastián.
André Couder
French optical engineer and astronomer (1897–1979).
Born November 27th, 1897 in Alençon.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 81 years old in Suresnes.
Hendrika van Rumt
Gymnast (1897–1985).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Amsterdam.
Died May 26th, 1985 at 87 years old in Amsterdam.
Xavier Eluère
Boxer (1897–1967).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Issé. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1967 at 69 years old in Saint-Privat-des-Prés. [ref]
Ruggero Ferrario
Italian track cyclist (1897-1976), 1920 olympic gold team pursuit.
Born October 7th, 1897 in Milan. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1976 at 78 years old in Milan.
Karel Schummelketel
Equestrian (1897-1981).
Born September 24th, 1897 in Breda.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 83 years old in Harderwijk.
Domien Jacob
Gymnast (1897–1984).
Born June 8th, 1897 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 87 years old in Sint-Niklaas.
Dimitrij Andrusov
Slovak geologist (1897–1976).
Born November 7th, 1897 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Jan Koutný
Gymnast (1897–1976).
Born June 24th, 1897 in Vyškov. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Prague.
Michał Antoniewicz
Major of the polish army, equestrian.
Born July 7th, 1897 in Kraków.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 92 years old in Austin.
Oskar Olsen
Norwegian speed skater.
Born October 17th, 1897 in Oslo.
Died December 28th, 1956 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Anselm Ahlfors
Wrestler (1897–1974).
Born December 29th, 1897 in Kotka.
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Jyväskylä.
Matija Bravničar
Slovenian musician (1897–1977).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Tolmin.
Died November 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Dragutin Friedrich
Yugoslavian footballer (1897–1980).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Koprivnica.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
Martin Hindorff
Swedish sailor (1897–1969).
Born March 30th, 1897 in Nyköping.
Died March 5th, 1969 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player (1897–1972).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Stanislawa Nikodym
Polish mathematician.
Born July 2nd, 1897 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1988 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Cyril Slater
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 1969 at 72 years old in Montreal.
Hans Granfelt
Swedish fencer and discus thrower (1897–1963).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died September 5th, 1963 at 65 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Herminia Brumana
Argentinian writer and journalist (1897-1954).
Born September 12th, 1897 in Pigüé.
Died January 9th, 1954 at 56 years old in Buenos Aires.
André Muffang
Civil engineer, manager and chess player (1897–1989).
Born July 25th, 1897 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died March 1st, 1989 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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