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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Kurt Schuschnigg
Chancellor of austria (1897-1977).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Riva del Garda.
Died November 18th, 1977 at 79 years old in Mutters.
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician.
Born May 14th, 1897 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1959 at 62 years old in Garches (lung cancer). [ref]
Kurt Daluege
German ss general and deputy reich protector of bohemia and moravia (1897-1946).
Born September 15th, 1897 in Kreuzberg.
Died October 24th, 1946 at 49 years old in Prague (hanging).
Otto Strasser
German politician, former member of the nazi party, rival of adolf hitler and founder of the black front (1888-1974).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Bad Windsheim.
Died August 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Munich.
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973).
Born June 13th, 1897 in Turku. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel (1897–1984).
Born October 28th, 1897 in Metzingen.
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef.
Chuhdary Rahmat Ali
Pakistani politician (1897–1951).
Born November 16th, 1897 in Hoshiarpur District, Balachaur, Punjab. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 53 years old in United Kingdom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. [ref]
Ed Ricketts
American marine biologist (1897-1948).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).
Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
Born January 6th, 1897 in Košice.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Hermione Gingold
English actress (1897–1987).
Born December 9th, 1897 in London.
Died May 24th, 1987 at 89 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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