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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Edward Moore
American rower (1897–1968).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
Martti Marttelin
Athletics competitor (1897-1940).
Born June 18th, 1897 in Nummi.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 42 years old in Burnaya.
René Borjas
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1931).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died December 19th, 1931 at 33 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thoralf Strømstad
Nordic skier (1897–1984).
Born January 13th, 1897 in Bærum Municipality.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Sigfrid Lindberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1977).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Adrienne Thomas
German autobiographical novelist.
Born June 24th, 1897 in Saint-Avold. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1980 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Mikhail Evgenievich Masson
Uzbeki archaeologist (1897-1986).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 2nd, 1986 at 88 years old in Tashkent.
Edwin Graves
American rower.
Born July 10th, 1897 in Chesapeake City.
Died April 29th, 1986 at 88 years old in Scituate.
Rudolf Ramseyer
Swiss footballer (1897-1943).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Bern.
Died September 13th, 1943 at 45 years old in Bern.
Bill Harris
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born October 26th, 1897 in Honolulu.
Died March 7th, 1961 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
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