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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Sohrab Modi
Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984).
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Mumbai.
Died January 28th, 1984 at 86 years old in Mumbai (bone cancer).
Gershom Scholem
German-israeli philosopher (1897–1982).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Virginia Henderson
Nurse, researcher, theorist and author (1897–1996).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 98 years old in Branford. [ref]
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist (1897–1941).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Winthrop.
Died July 26th, 1941 at 44 years old in Hartford, Wethersfield (cancer).
Kenneth Burke
American philosopher (1897-1993).
Born May 5th, 1897 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 96 years old in Andover (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Hawarden.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver disease).
Miyuki Ishikawa
Prime perpetrator of kotobuki san'in incident (1897–1987).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 90 years old
Ye Jianying
Former head of state of the people's republic of china (1897-1986).
Born April 28th, 1897 in Jiaying Zhou.
Died October 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Lucius D. Clay
United states general (1897–1978).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Marietta.
Died April 16th, 1978 at 80 years old in Chatham.
Manuel Ávila Camacho
52th president of mexico.
Born April 24th, 1897 in Teziutlán.
Died October 13th, 1955 at 58 years old in Huixquilucan de Degollado.
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Sheng Shicai
Chinese warlord (1895-1970).
Born January 8th, 1897 in Kaiyuan.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital.
Joseph Darnand
French ss officer (1897-1945).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Coligny.
Died October 10th, 1945 at 48 years old in Châtillon (gunshot wound).
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in La Quinta.
Vlado Chernozemski
Bulgarian revolutionary (1897–1934).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Velingrad.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 36 years old in Marseille (blunt trauma).
Arthur Greiser
German politician (nsdap), mdr, senate president of the free city of danzig, reich governor and gauleiter of the nsdap, waffen-ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1897–1946).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Środa Wielkopolska.
Died July 21st, 1946 at 49 years old in Fort Winiary (hanging to death).
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Indian bengali−english writer and man of letters (1897–1999).
Born November 23rd, 1897 in Bengal.
Died August 1st, 1999 at 101 years old in Oxford.
Joseph Berchtold
Nazi officer, second commander of the ss (1897–1962).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Ingolstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Jerome Cowan
American actor (1897–1972).
Born October 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 74 years old in Encino.
Joseph Calleia
Actor and singer.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Mdina. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1975 at 78 years old in Sliema (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Norbert Elias
German sociologist.
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1990 at 93 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Werner Voß
German flying ace (1897–1917).
Born April 13th, 1897 in Krefeld.
Died September 23rd, 1917 at 20 years old in Second Battle of Ypres.
John Cockcroft
British physicist.
Born May 27th, 1897 in Todmorden.
Died September 18th, 1967 at 70 years old in Churchill College. [ref]
Ngô Đình Thục
Archbishop of huế (1897–1984).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Huế.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 87 years old in Carthage.
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