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In the year 1897
647 Notable birthdays
Olga Chekhova
Actress (1897-1980).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]
Russell Collins
Actor (1897-1965).
Born October 11th, 1897 in Indianapolis.
Died November 14th, 1965 at 68 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ana Aslan
Romanian biologist and physician (1897–1988).
Born January 13th, 1897 in Brăila.
Died May 21st, 1988 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
C. B. van Niel
Dutch-american microbiologist (1897–1985).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Haarlem.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 87 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Marjorie Rhodes
British actress (1897-1979).
Born April 9th, 1897 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hove (disease).
John Alexander
American actor (1897-1982).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Newport.
Died July 13th, 1982 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
Robert Redfield
American anthropologist (1897–1958).
Born December 4th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died October 17th, 1958 at 60 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Vladimir Paley
Russian writer (1897-1918).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 21 years old in Alapayevsk (explosion).
Pixinguinha
Brazilian composer (1897–1973).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 17th, 1973 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897-1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia. [ref]
Austin Bradford Hill
English epidemiologist and statistician.
Born July 8th, 1897 in London.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 93 years old in Ulverston.
Karl Löwith
German philosopher (1897-1973).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Munich.
Died May 26th, 1973 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.
Nathan Farragut Twining
United states general (1897-1982).
Born October 11th, 1897 in Monroe.
Died March 29th, 1982 at 84 years old in Lackland Air Force Base.
Louis Wirth
American sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
Erwin von Lahousen
German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.
Gunta Stölzl
German artist (1897-1983).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Munich.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 86 years old in Männedorf.
Viola Dana
Actress (1897-1987).
Born June 26th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Eric Knight
British writer (1897–1943).
Born April 10th, 1897 in Yorkshire.
Died January 15th, 1943 at 45 years old in Suriname.
Elizabeth Bibesco
British writer, and romanian princess (1897–1945).
Born February 26th, 1897 in London.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 48 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia).
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Italian and soviet aircraft designer.
Born May 14th, 1897 in Rijeka.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Monty Banks
Italian comedian and director (1897-1950).
Born July 15th, 1897 in Cesena.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 52 years old in Arona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar.
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
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