Historical Events In 1897

Jan 01   In the year 1897 brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York  

Jan 03   Marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13) in the year 1897.  

Jan 05   Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) in the year 1897.  

Jan 06   Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) in the year 1897.  

Jan 08   On this day in history michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship  

Jan 09   Luis Gianneo, composer in the year 1897.  

Jan 10   In the year 1897 albert Moeschinger, composer  

Jan 10   Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors on this day in history.  

Jan 11   M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah) on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1897 m H Cannon becomes first woman state senator in US (Utah)  

Jan 12   In the year 1897 hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist  

Jan 14   In the year 1897 6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed  

Jan 14   6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) first climbed on this day in history.  

Jan 16   John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history nils Asther, Malmö Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster)  

Jan 19   In the year 1897 natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer  

Jan 20   Mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist) on this day in history.  

Jan 21   J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan) in the year 1897.  

Jan 22   Josef Stanislav, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history amanda Berry Smith, famous African  

Jan 23   In the year 1897 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange" (BG)  

Jan 23   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" (BG) on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1897 battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army  

Jan 26   Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army in the year 1897.  

Jan 27   In the year 1897 british troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana)  

Jan 28   Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled) on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history ishbel, Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor General, helps found the Victorian Order of Nurses at the request of the National Council of Women  

Jan 30   John Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist (1st Long Kiss) in the year 1897.  

Feb 01   In the year 1897 shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.  

Feb 02   The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire in the year 1897.  

Feb 04   Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU) on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1897 dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO  

Feb 05   Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1897 birth of walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)  

Jan 02   In the year 1897 birth of jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)  

Jan 03   Marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) was born in the year 1897.  

Jan 08   In the year 1897 birth of dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)  

Jan 12   In the year 1897 death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)  

Jan 30   On this day in history john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies  

Feb 01   In the year 1897 death of constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826)  

Feb 05   Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 in the year 1897.  

Feb 06   Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies in the year 1897.  

Feb 07   Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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