Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1897

Jun 12 Anthony eden: Earl of avon (c), british pm (1955-57)  

Jun 12 Alexandre tansman: Lodz poland, composer (dyptique)  

Jun 13 Paavo johannes nurmi: Finland, 5k runner (olympic-gold-1920/24/28)  

Jun 16 Elaine hammerstein: American actress  

Jun 16 Georg wittig: German chemist, nobel laureate  

Jun 19 Moe howard: American actor  

Jun 19 Moe howard: [moses horowitz], bkln ny, comedian (3 stooges)  

Jun 20 Cyril "froggy" francois: Cricketer (s afr all-rounder v eng 1922-23)  

Jun 20 Elisabeth hauptmann: German writer  

Jun 22 Edmund a. chester: American broadcaster and journalist  

Jun 22 Norbert elias: English/dutch philosopher (process of civilization)  

Jun 23 Winifred wagner-william: German organizer (wagner festival)  

Jun 24 Daniel k. ludwig: American shipping magnate  

Jun 25 Basil radford: Chester england, actor (whiskey galore, night train)  

Jun 25 Hans barth: Composer  

Jun 26 Viola dana: Brooklyn, actress (willow tree, 40 winks, silent lover)  

Jun 28 Jacobus j e hondius: Graphic artist  

Jun 29 Ottmar gerster: Composer  

Jun 29 Fulgence charpentier: French-canadian journalist  

Jul 05 Paul ben-haim: [frankenburger], munich germany, israeli composer  

Jul 06 Richard krautheimer: Art historian  

Jul 07 Anna luther: Nj, silent screen actress (sinners in silk)  

Jul 10 Lloyd goodrich: American arts museum director  

Jul 10 Jack "legs" diamond": American bootlegger  

Jul 10 Karl plagge: German officer  

Jul 11 Bull connor: American law enforcement official  

Jul 11 Blind lemon jefferson: Rocker  

Jul 17 Elbert parr tuttle: Lawyer/judge  

Jul 18 E. a. d. eldridge: British racing driver  

Jul 20 Tadeusz reichstein: Swiss chemist (nobel 1950)  

Jul 24 Karl von mechow: German writer (auf dem wege, vorsommer)  

Jul 24 Elmar berkovich: Hungarian/dutch designer (eindhoven theatre)  

Jul 25 Hermann ambrosius: Composer  

Jul 26 Paul gallico: Ny, novelist  

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Jan 12 Isaac pitman: British inventor (pitman shorthand) (b. 1813)  

Jan 30 John cottam: Cricket (test for aust 1897, no sheffield matches),  

Feb 01 Constantin von ettingshausen: Austrian geologist (b. 1826)  

Feb 05 Hoss radbourn: Pitcher won 60 games in 1884,  

Feb 06 Ebenezer c brewer: British writer (dictionary of phrase & fable),  

Feb 07 Galileo ferraris: Italian physicist (ferrari),  

Feb 19 Karl t weierstrass: German mathematician,  

Feb 23 Woldemar bargiel: Composer,