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 On this day in history birth of carlo Mierendorff, German politician/anti-fascist  

Mar 28 Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion)  

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 in the year 1897.  

Apr 07 Walter Winchell, Harlem NYC, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables) was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 10 Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 John B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 17 In the year 1897 birth of thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town)  

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

Apr 18 Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 19 In the year 1897 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 23 John Wengraf, Vienna Austria, actor (12 to Moon, Pride & Passion) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 In the year 1897 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) was born in the year 1897.  

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

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Jan 12 Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) died in the year 1897.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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