Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1897

Mar 25 John Laurie, Dumfries Scotland, actor (Jericho, Island of Desire) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27 ... Hartree, mathematician was born in the year 1897.  

Mar 27 Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/anti-fascist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1897 birth of sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977)  

Apr 01 Willem H van de Pol, Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918)  

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS]  

Apr 07 In the year 1897 birth of walter Winchell, Harlem NYC, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables)  

Apr 08 Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)  

Apr 11 Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917)  

Apr 14 Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 In the year 1897 birth of claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer  

Apr 16 Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of john B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs)  

Apr 17 Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, Dutch author (Village by the River) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 17 Harald Saeverud, Bergen Norway, composer (Saline) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

Apr 17 Thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of ardito Desio, Italian topographer (d. 2001)  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor  

Apr 19 Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)  

Apr 20 Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 20 Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Harold French, director (Encore)/actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of john Wengraf, Vienna Austria, actor (12 to Moon, Pride & Passion)  

Apr 23 Lester Bowles Pearson, (L) 14th Canadian PM (1963-68) (Nobel 1957) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Lucius du Bignon Clay, US, general (WW II)/gov (West Germany) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 24 In the year 1897 birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of gyorgy Kosa, composer  

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

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

Feb 01 Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826) died in the year 1897.  

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

Feb 06 In the year 1897 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 19 On this day in history karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81  

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