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In the year 1897
634 Notable birthdays
Gaspar Cassadó
Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966).
Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist (1897–1991).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Easton.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 93 years old in St. Petersburg.
Mary Ellis
American opera singer (1897-2003).
Born June 15th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2003 at 105 years old in London.
Charles K. Bliss
Chemical engineer, inventor of blissymbolics.
Born September 5th, 1897 in Chernivtsi.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sydney.
Joan Beauchamp Procter
British zoologist and herpetologist (1897-1931).
Born August 5th, 1897 in London, Kensington Square.
Died September 20th, 1931 at 34 years old in Regent's Park.
Rudolf Roessler
German spy for the soviet union (1897–1958).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Kaufbeuren.
Died December 11th, 1958 at 61 years old in Kriens.
Jacob Bjerknes
Norwegian-american meteorologist.
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Norway, Stockholm.
Died July 7th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
John Slessor
Senior commander in the royal air force.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Ranikhet.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 82 years old in RAF Wroughton.
Carl Ben Eielson
American aviator and explorer (1897-1929).
Born January 20th, 1897 in North Dakota.
Died November 9th, 1929 at 32 years old in Alaska.
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Schlangenbad.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
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