Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1897

Mar 25 In the year 1897 birth of john Laurie, Dumfries Scotland, actor (Jericho, Island of Desire)  

Mar 27 ... Hartree, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/anti-fascist was born in the year 1897.  

Mar 28 Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977) was born in the year 1897.  

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 in the year 1897.  

Apr 07 In the year 1897 birth of erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918)  

Apr 07 Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS] was born on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Walter Winchell, Harlem NYC, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08 On this day in history birth of herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)  

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

Apr 11 In the year 1897 birth of caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist  

Apr 13 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader  

Apr 14 Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 16 Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 16 In the year 1897 birth of john B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs)  

Apr 17 In the year 1897 birth of antonius F "Anton" Coolen, Dutch author (Village by the River)  

Apr 17 In the year 1897 birth of harald Saeverud, Bergen Norway, composer (Saline) [NS]  

Apr 17 Thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 18 Ardito Desio, Italian topographer (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)  

Apr 19 Vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 20 In the year 1897 birth of bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)  

Apr 20 On this day in history birth of gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers)  

Apr 23 In the year 1897 birth of harold French, director (Encore)/actor  

Apr 23 John Wengraf, Vienna Austria, actor (12 to Moon, Pride & Passion) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of lester Bowles Pearson, (L) 14th Canadian PM (1963-68) (Nobel 1957)  

Apr 23 Lucius du Bignon Clay, US, general (WW II)/gov (West Germany) was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 24 Gyorgy Kosa, composer was born in the year 1897.  

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

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