Historical Events In 1897

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

Feb 06   On this day in history alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)  

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

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

Feb 07   Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, pioneer Australian aviator on this day in history.  

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

Feb 10   On this day in history nY Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print"  

Feb 11   In the year 1897 white Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC  

Feb 11   On this day in history yves de La Casiniere, composer  

Feb 14   Jorgen Bentzon, composer on this day in history.  

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

Feb 17   On this day in history johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady)  

Feb 17   National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association) in the year 1897.  

Feb 18   In the year 1897 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   Ivan Albright, Illinois, painter (Door, Window) in the year 1897.  

Feb 21   In the year 1897 celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek)  

Feb 23   In the year 1897 woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68  

Feb 27   In the year 1897 bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter)  

Mar 03   In the year 1897 jose Moreno Gans, composer  

Mar 04   Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player/organized Japanese baseball in the year 1897.  

Mar 04   On this day in history william McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of US  

Mar 05   In the year 1897 american Negro Academy forms  

Mar 05   Mei-ling Soong, Madame Chiang Kai-shek in the year 1897.  

Mar 09   Premiere of (parts of) Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony (Berlin) on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1897 teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79  

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1897 henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources)  

Mar 12   In the year 1897 vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)  

Jan 02   In the year 1897 birth of jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)  

Jan 03   In the year 1897 birth of marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13)  

Jan 03   In the year 1897 birth of pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary)  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1897 birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)  

Jan 06   In the year 1897 birth of billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family)  

Jan 08   Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1897 death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)  

Jan 30   In the year 1897 john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies  

Feb 01   In the year 1897 death of constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826)  

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

Feb 19   Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 in the year 1897.  

Feb 23   Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.