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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Austin Bradford Hill
English epidemiologist and statistician.
Born July 8th, 1897 in London.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 93 years old in Ulverston.
Karl Löwith
German philosopher (1897-1973).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Munich.
Died May 26th, 1973 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.
Nathan Farragut Twining
United states general (1897-1982).
Born October 11th, 1897 in Monroe.
Died March 29th, 1982 at 84 years old in Lackland Air Force Base.
Louis Wirth
American sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
Erwin von Lahousen
German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.
Gunta Stölzl
German artist (1897-1983).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Munich.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 86 years old in Männedorf.
Viola Dana
Actress (1897-1987).
Born June 26th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Eric Knight
British writer.
Born April 10th, 1897 in Yorkshire.
Died January 15th, 1943 at 45 years old in Suriname.
Elizabeth Bibesco
British writer, and romanian princess (1897–1945).
Born February 26th, 1897 in London.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 48 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia).
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
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