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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
Kurt Schuschnigg
Chancellor of austria (1897-1977).
Born December 15th, 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. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1959 at 62 years old in Garches (lung cancer). [ref]
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 Prague (hanging).
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. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel (1897–1984).
Born October 28th, 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 Hoshiarpur District, Balachaur, Punjab. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 53 years old in United Kingdom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. [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
American composer of austro-hungarian birth (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.
Douglas Sirk
Film director from germany.
Born April 26th, 1897 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1987 at 89 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Thai politician and general (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 officer.
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.
Agustín Lara
Mexican composer and interpreter of songs and boleros (1897–1970).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Mexico City.
Died November 6th, 1970 at 73 years old in Mexico City.
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).
Helen Duncan
Scottish medium (1897–1956).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Callander.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 59 years old in Edinburgh.
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer known for yodeling (1897–1933).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Meridian. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1933 at 35 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Dennis Wheatley
English author of thrillers and occult novels (1897–1977).
Born January 8th, 1897 in London.
Died November 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Greater London.
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