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In the year 1897
633 Notable birthdays
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
English physical chemist (1897-1967).
Born June 19th, 1897 in London.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director (1897–1982).
Born February 6th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Otto Struve
Baltic german astronomer.
Born August 12th, 1897 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1963 at 65 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet (1897–1937).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.
U.s. army general, diplomat.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tarjei Vesaas
Norwegian author.
Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet. [ref]
Horace McCoy
American writer.
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mukhtar Auezov
Kazakh writer.
Born September 28th, 1897 in Russian Empire.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison. [ref]
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