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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Sohrab Modi
Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984).
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Mumbai.
Died January 28th, 1984 at 86 years old in Mumbai (bone cancer).
Gershom Scholem
German-israeli philosopher (1897–1982).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Virginia Henderson
Nurse, researcher, theorist and author (1897–1996).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 98 years old in Branford. [ref]
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist (1897-1941).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Winthrop. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 44 years old in Wethersfield (cancer). [ref]
Kenneth Burke
American philosopher (1897-1993).
Born May 5th, 1897 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 96 years old in Andover (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Hawarden.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver disease).
Miyuki Ishikawa
Prime perpetrator of kotobuki san'in incident (1897–1987).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 90 years old
Ye Jianying
Former head of state of the people's republic of china (1897-1986).
Born April 28th, 1897 in Jiaying Zhou.
Died October 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Lucius D. Clay
United states general (1897-1978).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Marietta. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 80 years old in Chatham. [ref]
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