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In the year 1897
715 Notable birthdays
Margaret Chase Smith
Member of the united states senate from maine (1897-1995).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Skowhegan.
Died May 29th, 1995 at 97 years old in Skowhegan (lung cancer). [ref]
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 5th, 1966 at 69 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Schuschnigg
Chancellor of austria (1897-1977).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Riva del Garda.
Died November 18th, 1977 at 79 years old in Mutters.
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician.
Born May 14th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died May 14th, 1959 at 62 years old in Garches (lung cancer).
Kurt Daluege
German ss general and deputy reich protector of bohemia and moravia (1897-1946).
Born September 15th, 1897 in Kreuzberg.
Died October 24th, 1946 at 49 years old in Nusle (hanging to death). [ref]
Otto Strasser
German politician, former member of the nazi party, rival of adolf hitler and founder of the black front (1888-1974).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Bad Windsheim.
Died August 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Munich.
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973).
Born June 13th, 1897 in Turku.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel (1897–1984).
Born October 22nd, 1897 in Metzingen.
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef.
Chuhdary Rahmat Ali
Pakistani politician (1897–1951).
Born November 16th, 1897 in Balachaur, Hoshiarpur District, Punjab. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 53 years old in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Cambridge. [ref]
Ed Ricketts
American marine biologist (1897–1948).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).
Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
Born January 6th, 1897 in Košice.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Hermione Gingold
English actress (1897–1987).
Born December 9th, 1897 in London.
Died May 24th, 1987 at 89 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Indian guru (1897-1981).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Mumbai.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Mumbai.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Austrian-born american composer and conductor (1897–1957).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Brno. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 60 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Gordon Allport
American psychologist (1897–1967).
Born November 11th, 1897 in Montezuma.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Patrick Blackett
British physicist (1897-1974).
Born November 18th, 1897 in London.
Died July 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in London.
Earle Nelson
American serial killer (1897–1928).
Born May 12th, 1897 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 30 years old in Winnipeg (hanging to death).
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978).
Born November 23rd, 1897 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Douglas Sirk
German film director (1897–1987).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Hamburg.
Died January 14th, 1987 at 89 years old in Lugano.
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Prime minister of thailand, 1938–44 and 1948–57 (1897–1964).
Born July 14th, 1897 in Nonthaburi.
Died June 11th, 1964 at 66 years old in Sagamihara.
Paul Ricca
American mob boss (1897–1972).
Born November 14th, 1897 in Naples.
Died October 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in St. Luke's Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Karl Plagge
German military wehrmacht army officer (1897–1957).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died June 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Darmstadt.
Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince (1897–1981).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Faversham.
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster (1897–1989).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in North Point Douglas.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 92 years old in Bermuda.
Karl Gebhardt
German physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948).
Born November 23rd, 1897 in Haag in Oberbayern.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
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