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In the year 1897
715 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.
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås. [ref]
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.
Silverio Izaguirre
Footballer (1897-1935).
Born August 31st, 1897 in San Sebastián.
Died November 19th, 1935 at 38 years old in San Sebastián.
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.
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]
Dimitrij Andrusov
Slovak geologist (1897–1976).
Born November 7th, 1897 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
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.
Hendrika van Rumt
Gymnast (1897–1985).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Amsterdam.
Died May 26th, 1985 at 87 years old in Amsterdam.
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.
José Pérez
Uruguayan association football player (1898-1920).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1920 at 23 years old
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.
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.
Matija Bravničar
Slovenian musician (1897–1977).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Tolmin.
Died November 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Cyril Slater
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 1969 at 72 years old in Montreal.
Anselm Ahlfors
Wrestler (1897–1974).
Born December 29th, 1897 in Kotka.
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Jyväskylä.
Erminio Dones
Italian rower (1887–1945).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Venice.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 48 years old in Milan.
Harold Young
American film director and film editor (1897–1972).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Portland.
Died March 3rd, 1972 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills.
Erik Burman
Swedish ice hockey player (1897–1985).
Born December 6th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died March 31st, 1985 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
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