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   In the year 1897 jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction)  

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

Jan 08   Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship in the year 1897.  

Jan 09   Luis Gianneo, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Albert Moeschinger, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1897 m H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)  

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

Jan 12   Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist on this day in history.  

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   Nils Asther, Malmö Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1897 mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)  

Jan 21   In the year 1897 j Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan)  

Jan 22   In the year 1897 josef Stanislav, composer  

Jan 23   Amanda Berry Smith, famous African in the year 1897.  

Jan 23   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange" (BG) in the year 1897.  

Jan 23   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" (BG) in the year 1897.  

Jan 26   Battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army  

Jan 27   On this day in history british troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana)  

Jan 28   Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled) in the year 1897.  

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1897 denise Robins, London, romantic novelist (1st Long Kiss)  

Feb 01   Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul on this day in history.  

Feb 02   The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05   On this day in history dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO  

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

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Jan 01   Walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13)  

Jan 03   In the year 1897 birth of pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary)  

Jan 05   In the year 1897 birth of jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826)  

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   In the year 1897 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49  

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

Feb 23   Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.