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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general.
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (ballistic trauma).
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Leonid Govorov
Soviet marshal (1897–1955).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Yaransky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1955 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Zhang Guotao
Chinese politician (1897–1979).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Pingxiang.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist (1897–1979).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Denver.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
William Gott
British army general (1897-1942).
Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.
Paul Delvaux
Belgian painter (1897-1994).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Huy, Antheit. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1994 at 96 years old in Veurne. [ref]
Betty Compson
American actress (1897–1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver.
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction).
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease).
Nunnally Johnson
American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright (1897-1977).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Columbus.
Died March 25th, 1977 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Max Newman
British mathematician (1897–1984).
Born February 7th, 1897 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1984 at 87 years old in Comberton.
Jackson Scholz
Athletics competitor (1897–1986).
Born March 15th, 1897 in Buchanan.
Died October 26th, 1986 at 89 years old in Delray Beach.
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Pakistani politician and diplomat (1897–1960).
Born September 15th, 1897 in Ahmedabad.
Died September 26th, 1960 at 63 years old in London.
John G. Bennett
British mathematician and author.
Born June 8th, 1897 in London.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
Wilhelm Falley
German general (1897-1944).
Born September 25th, 1897 in Metz.
Died June 6th, 1944 at 46 years old in Sainte-Mère-Église.
Vaso Čubrilović
Bosnian serb politician (1897-1990).
Born January 14th, 1897 in Gradiška.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Sepp Herberger
German footballer and manager (1897-1977).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Mannheim, Waldhof. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mannheim (pneumonia). [ref]
William Gopallawa
Sri lankan president (1897-1981).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Matale.
Died January 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Naomi Mitchison
Scottish novelist and poet (1897–1999).
Born November 1st, 1897 in Edinburgh.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 101 years old in Carradale.
Neil Ritchie
British army general.
Born July 29th, 1897 in Georgetown.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Ivan Albright
American artist (1897-1983).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Harvey.
Died November 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodstock.
Detlev Bronk
Scientist.
Born August 13th, 1897 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 78 years old in New York City.
Peter Högl
Ss officer (1897-1945).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Marklkofen.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin.
John Steuart Curry
American painter (1897-1946).
Born November 14th, 1897 in Dunavant.
Died August 29th, 1946 at 48 years old in Madison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Hartshorne
American philosopher.
Born June 5th, 1897 in Kittanning.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 103 years old in Austin.
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