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In the year 1897
633 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.
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
Actress (1897-1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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).
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