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In the year 1897
576 Notable birthdays
Lazare Ponticelli
World war i veteran, piping and metal worker.
Born December 7th, 1897 in Bettola. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2008 at 110 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Roman Vishniac
American photographer.
Born August 19th, 1897 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Monty Banks
Italian comedian and director (1897-1950).
Born July 15th, 1897 in Cesena.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 52 years old in Arona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia. [ref]
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Alexandre Tansman
Franco-polish musician (1897-1986).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Karl Löwith
German philosopher (1897-1973).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1973 at 76 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist.
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sweet Emma Barrett
American musician (1897-1983).
Born March 25th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 85 years old in Metairie.
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