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In the year 1897
601 Notable birthdays
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).
Werner Voß
German flying ace.
Born April 13th, 1897 in Krefeld.
Died September 23rd, 1917 at 20 years old in Second Battle of Ypres (killed in action).
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]
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Norbert Elias
German sociologist.
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1990 at 93 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Joseph Berchtold
Nazi officer, second commander of the ss (1897-1962).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Ingolstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Jerome Cowan
American actor (1897–1972).
Born October 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1972 at 74 years old in Encino.
Joseph Calleia
Actor and singer.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Mdina. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1975 at 78 years old in Sliema (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yun Posun
2nd president of south korea (1897-1990).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Asan.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 92 years old in Seoul (diabetes).
John Cockcroft
British physicist.
Born May 27th, 1897 in Todmorden.
Died September 18th, 1967 at 70 years old in Churchill College. [ref]
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