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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Zenta Mauriņa
Latvian writer (1897–1978).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Gulbene.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 80 years old in Basel.
Jirō Osaragi
Japanese novelist (1897–1973).
Born October 4th, 1897 in Yokohama.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in Kamakura (liver cancer).
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
English tennis player (1897–1953).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Beighton.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 55 years old in Melbourn (traffic collision).
Árpád Szenes
Hungarian-french painter (1897-1985).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1985 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Knudåge Riisager
Danish composer (1897–1974).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Kunda.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Hans Deppe
German film actor and director (1897-1969).
Born November 12th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 1969 at 71 years old in Berlin (diabetes).
Malcolm Nokes
British athlete (1897-1986).
Born May 20th, 1897 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Alton.
Robert Neumann
Austrian writer (1897-1975).
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1975 at 77 years old in Munich. [ref]
Edgardo Donato
Argentine composer.
Born April 14th, 1897 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1963 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Humberto Mauro
Brazilian film director.
Born April 30th, 1897 in Volta Grande. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1983 at 86 years old in Volta Grande.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle