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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
Cecil Parker
Actor (1897-1971).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 73 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Edmund Heines
Sa-obergruppenführer (1897-1934).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Munich.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 36 years old in Stadelheim Prison (ballistic trauma).
Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince of hohenlohe-langenburg (1897-1960).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Langenburg.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 63 years old in Langenburg.
Yi Un
Former crown prince of korea (1897–1970).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Deoksugung.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 72 years old in Changdeokgung.
Dmitry Pavlov
Soviet general.
Born October 23rd, 1897 in Pavlovo.
Died July 22nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex.
Polina Zhemchuzhina
Soviet politician (1897-1970).
Born March 12th, 1897 in Polohy.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Zakir Husain
3rd president of india (1897-1969).
Born February 8th, 1897 in Hyderabad.
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Hans Baur
German military aviator.
Born June 19th, 1897 in Ampfing.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 95 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City.
Orry-Kelly
Australian costume designer (1897–1964).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Kiama.
Died February 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).
Louis Buchalter
American mobster (1899-1947).
Born February 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1944 at 47 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952).
Born December 18th, 1897 in Cuthbert.
Died December 29th, 1952 at 55 years old in New York City.
Charles Kingsford Smith
Australian aviator (1897-1935).
Born February 9th, 1897 in Hamilton.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 38 years old in Andaman Sea (aircraft crash).
Janaki Ammal
Indian botanist (1897-1984).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Thalassery.
Died February 7th, 1984 at 86 years old in Chennai.
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Wilfred Bion
British psychoanalyst & psychiatrist.
Born September 8th, 1897 in Mathura. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Oxford (leukemia). [ref]
Shoghi Effendi
Grandson of ʻabdu'l-bahá, head of the bahá'í faith from 1921 until his death in 1957.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 60 years old in London (influenza A virus subtype H1N1).
Isabel Briggs Myers
American writer (1897–1980).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 5th, 1980 at 82 years old
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
British countess; paternal grandmother of diana, princess of wales (1897-1972).
Born August 16th, 1897 in London.
Died December 4th, 1972 at 75 years old in Althorp (brain cancer).
Celia Lovsky
Austrian actress (1897-1979).
Born February 21st, 1897 in Vienna.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Louis Aragon
French poet (1897–1982).
Born October 3rd, 1897 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 24th, 1982 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Liam O'Flaherty
Irish writer (1896–1984).
Born April 19th, 1897 in Inis Mór. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 87 years old in Dublin. [ref]
J. P. Guilford
American psychologist (1897–1987).
Born March 7th, 1897 in Marquette.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1973 at 76 years old in Memphis (stroke). [ref]
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