Famous Deaths Happened In 1897

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,  

Mar 09 Sondre norheim: Norwegian skier (b. 1825)  

Mar 10 Teodulo mabellini: Composer,  

Mar 11 Berthold tours: Composer,  

Mar 19 Antoine t d'abbadie: French explorer (ethiopia),  

Mar 20 Apollon maykov: Russian poet (b. 1821)  

Mar 27 Andreas anagnostakis: Greek physician (b. 1826)  

Apr 03 Johannes brahms: German composer/conductor (hung dances),  

Apr 08 George garrett: Composer,  

Apr 23 Clement harris: Composer,  

May 02 William cleaver francis robinson: Composer,  

May 10 William thomas best: Composer,  

May 12 Ulrika "minna" cant-johnstown: Finnish playwright,  

May 21 Karol mikuli: Composer,  

May 23 Aleko konstantinov: Bulgarian writer (to chicago & back),  

Jun 09 Alvin graham clark:  

Jun 22 Ralph abercromby: British meteorologist,  

Jul 12 Felix godefroid: Composer,  

Jul 16 Levin goldschmidt: German business law expert,  

Jul 20 Jean ingelow: English poet (b. 1820)  

Jul 29 Joost g kist: Lawyer/president of high council (1885-97),  

Aug 08 Jacob burckhardt: Swiss cultural historian,  

Aug 13 Antonius von der linde: Neth/german librarian,  

Sep 20 Karel bendl: Composer,  

Sep 21 Wilhelm wattenbach: German historian (b. 1819)  

Sep 30 St therese of lisieux: Roman catholic saint and mystic (b. 1873)  

Oct 08 Martin pluddemann: Composer,  

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Jan 01 Walter greaza: St paul minn, actor (martin kane private eye)  

Jan 02 Jim londos: Greek wrestler  

Jan 03 Marion davies: [marion cecelia douras], bkln, actress (operator 13)  

Jan 03 Pola negri: [barbara a chalupec], polish/us actress (madame bovary)  

Jan 05 Jack wagner: Oh, actor (jive junction)  

Jan 05 Theo mackeben: German pianist/composer (lady fanny, bel ami)  

Jan 06 Billy greene: Actor (burton-one man's family)  

Jan 08 Dennis wheatley: British author