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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Max Newman
British mathematician (1897–1984).
Born February 7th, 1897 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1984 at 87 years old in Comberton.
Jackson Scholz
Athletics competitor (1897–1986).
Born March 15th, 1897 in Buchanan.
Died October 26th, 1986 at 89 years old in Delray Beach.
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Pakistani politician and diplomat (1897–1960).
Born September 15th, 1897 in Ahmedabad.
Died September 26th, 1960 at 63 years old in London.
John G. Bennett
British mathematician and author.
Born June 8th, 1897 in London.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
Wilhelm Falley
German general (1897-1944).
Born September 25th, 1897 in Metz.
Died June 6th, 1944 at 46 years old in Sainte-Mère-Église.
Vaso Čubrilović
Bosnian serb politician (1897-1990).
Born January 14th, 1897 in Gradiška.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Sepp Herberger
German footballer and manager (1897-1977).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mannheim (pneumonia). [ref]
William Gopallawa
Sri lankan president (1897-1981).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Matale.
Died January 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Naomi Mitchison
Scottish novelist and poet (1897–1999).
Born November 1st, 1897 in Edinburgh.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 101 years old in Carradale.
Neil Ritchie
British army general.
Born July 29th, 1897 in Georgetown.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 86 years old in Toronto.
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