Page 8: Historical Events In 1897

Sep 17   3rd US Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago GC in Wheaton Ill   

Sep 18   Gustave Kecker/Hugh Martin's musical "Belle of NYC," premieres in NYC   

Sep 18   John Mens, writer (People Without Money).   

Sep 20   Efim Golishev, composer.   

Sep 20   Karel Bendl, composer, dies at 59   

Sep 21   "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," begins the famous editorial response to 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's letter in the New York Sun.   

Sep 21   NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial.   

Sep 23   1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming)   

Sep 23   inaugural frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming).   

Sep 23   Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (surrealist).   

Sep 24   A new double track steel arch bridge is completed by the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company and the Niagara Falls International Bridge Company. The upper floor of the new structure is leased to the Grand Trunk Railway   

Sep 25   1st British bus service opens.   

Sep 25   Teddy Hart, NYC, actor (3 Men on a Horse)   

Sep 26   Pope Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78).   

Sep 28   Muchtar Auesow, writer.   

Sep 30   Lil Dagover, [Marta-Maria Lillits], Pati Java, actress (Spiders).   

Oct 03   Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC).   

Oct 03   Louis Aragon, French poet is born.   

Oct 04   George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in NYC   

Oct 05   Solomon Andrees baloon/polar expedition reaches White Island.   

Oct 06   Jerome Cowan, NYC, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show)   

Oct 08   Emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera.   

Oct 08   Martin Pluddemann, composer, dies at 43   

Oct 08   Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause)   

Oct 09   John Heemskerk Azn, Dutch Internal minister (1866..88), dies at 79   

Oct 10   Lamar Stringfield, composer.   

Oct 11   Arvo Hannikainen, composer   

Oct 11   Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35.   

Oct 15   Aaron/Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail Pouch   

Oct 16   Harrison Kerr, composer   

Oct 17   Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84   

Oct 20   Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses)   

Oct 21   Paul Kuczynski, composer, dies at 50.   

Oct 21   Yerkes Observatory of University of Chicago is dedicated   

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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,