Historical Events In 1897

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

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

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

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   In the year 1897 luis Gianneo, composer   

Jan 10   Albert Moeschinger, composer in the year 1897.   

Jan 10   In the year 1897 henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors   

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist   

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

Jan 14   6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) first climbed in the year 1897.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1897 nils Asther, Malmö Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster)   

Jan 19   Natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history josef Stanislav, composer   

Jan 23   Amanda Berry Smith, famous African on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" (BG)   

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

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

Jan 27   British troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana) in the year 1897.   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1897 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   In the year 1897 john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies   

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

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

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

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13)   

Jan 03   Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary) was born in the year 1897.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1897 birth of billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family)   

Jan 08   Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 06   On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies   

Feb 07   Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 in the year 1897.   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1897 woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68