Page 11: Historical Events In 1897

Dec 28   Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premieres in Paris.   

Dec 29   Hermann Heiss, composer   

Dec 30   Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony   

Dec 31   Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898).   

Dec 31   Rhys Williams, Wales, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart)   

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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    

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,