Famous Birthdays In 1897

Jun 12 Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 12 Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon (C), British PM (1955-57) was born on this day in history.

Jun 13 Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28) was born on this day in history.

Jun 16 Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 16 Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 19 Moe Howard, American actor (d. 1975) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 19 In the year 1897 birth of moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], Bkln NY, comedian (3 Stooges)

Jun 20 On this day in history birth of cyril "Froggy" Francois, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder v Eng 1922-23)

Jun 20 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (d. 1973)

Jun 22 Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1973) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 22 In the year 1897 birth of norbert Elias, English/Dutch philosopher (Process of Civilization)

Jun 23 Winifred Wagner-William, German organizer (Wagner Festival) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 24 In the year 1897 birth of daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992)

Jun 25 On this day in history birth of basil Radford, Chester England, actor (Whiskey Galore, Night Train)

Jun 25 Hans Barth, composer was born in the year 1897.

Jun 26 Viola Dana, Brooklyn, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 28 On this day in history birth of jacobus J E Hondius, graphic artist

Jun 29 Fulgence Charpentier, French-Canadian journalist (d. 2001) was born in the year 1897.

Jun 29 Ottmar Gerster, composer was born in the year 1897.

Jul 05 On this day in history birth of paul Ben-Haim, [Frankenburger], Munich Germany, Israeli composer

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of richard Krautheimer, art Historian

Jul 07 In the year 1897 birth of anna Luther, NJ, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk)

Jul 10 Jack "Legs" Diamond", American bootlegger (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.

Jul 10 Karl Plagge, German officer (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director

Jul 11 In the year 1897 birth of blind Lemon Jefferson, rocker

Jul 11 Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.

Jul 17 Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born in the year 1897.

Jul 18 E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (d. 1935) was born in the year 1897.

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of tadeusz Reichstein, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1950)

Jul 24 In the year 1897 birth of elmar Berkovich, Hungarian/Dutch designer (Eindhoven Theatre)

Jul 24 In the year 1897 birth of karl von Mechow, German writer (Auf Dem Wege, Vorsommer)

Jul 25 In the year 1897 birth of hermann Ambrosius, composer

Jul 26 In the year 1897 birth of paul Gallico, NY, novelist

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Jan 12 On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)

Jan 30 On this day in history john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies

Feb 01 Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826) died on this day in history.

Feb 05 In the year 1897 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42

Feb 06 On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies

Feb 07 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 in the year 1897.

Feb 19 In the year 1897 karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81

Feb 23 On this day in history woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68