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 In the year 1897 birth of ... Hartree, mathematician  

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

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 In the year 1897 birth of pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion)  

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

Apr 07 In the year 1897 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 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1897.  

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town)  

Apr 18 Ardito Desio, Italian topographer (d. 2001) was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 19 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 19 In the year 1897 birth of vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)  

Apr 20 On this day in history birth of bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)  

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

Apr 23 On this day in history 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 Lester Bowles Pearson, (L) 14th Canadian PM (1963-68) (Nobel 1957) was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1897 death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)  

Jan 30 John Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies in the year 1897.  

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

Feb 05 On this day in history 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 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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