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In the year 1897
634 Notable birthdays
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897-1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Philip Jessup
American diplomat, scholar, and jurist (1897–1986).
Born January 5th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1986 at 89 years old in New York City.
Vic Watson
English footballer (1897-1988).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Girton.
Died August 3rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Girton.
Ernst-Günther Baade
German general (1897-1945).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Pritzwalk.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 47 years old in Bad Segeberg.
Béla Hamvas
Hungarian writer and philosopher.
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.
Died November 7th, 1968 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Eberhard Kinzel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1897-1945).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Friedenau.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 47 years old in Idstedt.
Kálmán Tihanyi
Hungarian engineer.
Born April 28th, 1897 in Zbehy. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1947 at 49 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Ben-Haim
Israeli composer (1897-1984).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986).
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow.
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