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In the year 1897
601 Notable birthdays
Leonid Govorov
Soviet military commander (1897–1955).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Yaransky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1955 at 58 years old in Moscow.
William Gott
British army general (1897-1942).
Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.
Max Newman
British mathematician.
Born February 7th, 1897 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1984 at 87 years old in Comberton.
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Jackson Scholz
Athletics competitor.
Born March 15th, 1897 in Buchanan.
Died October 26th, 1986 at 89 years old in Delray Beach.
Betty Compson
Actress (1897-1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Ivan Albright
Painter and artist (1897-1983).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Harvey. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodstock.
Nunnally Johnson
American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright (1897-1977).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Columbus.
Died March 25th, 1977 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
John G. Bennett
British mathematician and author.
Born June 8th, 1897 in London.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
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