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In the year 1897
634 Notable birthdays
Jesse Douglas
American mathematician.
Born July 3rd, 1897 in New York City.
Died October 7th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Ridley Stroop
American psychologist known for creating the stroop effect test..
Born March 21st, 1897 in Murfreesboro.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 76 years old in Parkersburg.
Paul Schneider
Prussian pastor (1897-1939).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Lya De Putti
(1896-1931) actress.
Born January 10th, 1897 in Vojčice.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, toxemia).
Higinio Morínigo
President of paraguay (1897-1983).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Paraguarí.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 86 years old in Asunción.
Friedrich Schulz
German general (1897–1976).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Czerwieńsk.
Died November 30th, 1976 at 79 years old in Freudenstadt.
Marcelle Meyer
French pianist.
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1958 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer.
Born November 27th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 84 years old
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrator (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca.
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
British chemist.
Born November 9th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died June 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
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