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In the year 1897
576 Notable birthdays
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
Morris Carnovsky
American politician (1897-1992).
Born September 5th, 1897 in St. Louis.
Died September 1st, 1992 at 94 years old in Easton (disease).
John Kotelawala
Sri lankan politician.
Born April 4th, 1897 in Sri Lanka.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Alma Rubens
American actress (1897-1931).
Born February 19th, 1897 in San Francisco.
Died January 22nd, 1931 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
C. B. van Niel
Dutch-american microbiologist (1897–1985).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Haarlem.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 87 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Ana Aslan
Romanian biologist and physician.
Born January 1st, 1897 in Brăila.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 91 years old in Polonia.
Jewel Carmen
Actress (1897-1984).
Born July 13th, 1897 in Portland.
Died March 4th, 1984 at 86 years old in El Cajon (lymphoma).
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki (killed in action).
Louis Wirth
American sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
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