Historical Events In 1897

Feb 05   Marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel on this day in history.  

Feb 06   In the year 1897 alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)  

Feb 06   Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49  

Feb 07   In the year 1897 quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer  

Feb 09   On this day in history charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, pioneer Australian aviator  

Feb 10   On this day in history john Franklin Enders, Conn, microbiologist (polio-Nobel 1954)  

Feb 10   New York Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print" on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1897 new York Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print."  

Feb 10   In the year 1897 nY Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print"  

Feb 11   White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC in the year 1897.  

Feb 11   Yves de La Casiniere, composer in the year 1897.  

Feb 14   In the year 1897 jorgen Bentzon, composer  

Feb 15   Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady) in the year 1897.  

Feb 17   On this day in history national Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)  

Feb 18   On this day in history charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)  

Feb 19   On this day in history karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81  

Feb 20   On this day in history ivan Albright, Illinois, painter (Door, Window)  

Feb 21   Celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek) on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1897.  

Feb 27   Bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter) in the year 1897.  

Mar 03   Jose Moreno Gans, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1897 francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball  

Mar 04   In the year 1897 william McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of US  

Mar 05   On this day in history american Negro Academy forms  

Mar 05   Mei-ling Soong, Madame Chiang Kai-shek on this day in history.  

Mar 09   In the year 1897 premiere of (parts of) Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony (Berlin)  

Mar 10   Teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1897 berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58  

Mar 11   Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources) in the year 1897.  

Mar 12   Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history marcel Thiry, Belgian poet (Statue of Fatigue)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1897 birth of walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)  

Jan 02   Jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 03   Marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 03   Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 06   Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 08   Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 12   Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) died on this day in history.  

Jan 30   John Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history death of constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826)  

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

Feb 06   Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies in the year 1897.  

Feb 07   In the year 1897 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49  

Feb 19   Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1897.