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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Carl Oberg
German ss and police general and high ranking german waffen-ss army and police commander.
Born January 27th, 1897 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 68 years old in Flensburg.
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966) ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Hanover, Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
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).
Jay Lovestone
American socialist, communist, anti-communist and labor/political activist (1897-1990).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Slonimskij County.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City.
Kurt Gerron
German film actor, director and singer.
Born May 11th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Mohamed Meziane
Spanish - moroccan general.
Born February 1st, 1897 in Beni Ansar.
Died May 1st, 1975 at 78 years old in Madrid.
John Kotelawala
Sri lankan politician.
Born April 4th, 1897 in Sri Lanka.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Gregory Ratoff
Russian-american actor, director and producer.
Born April 20th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1960 at 63 years old in Solothurn (leukemia). [ref]
Jewel Carmen
Actress (1897-1984).
Born July 13th, 1897 in Portland.
Died March 4th, 1984 at 86 years old in El Cajon (lymphoma).
James C. Marshall
Us army general and engineer.
Born October 14th, 1897 in Plattsburg.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 79 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
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