{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1897

Mar 25 John Laurie, Dumfries Scotland, actor (Jericho, Island of Desire) was born in the year 1897.  

Mar 27 ... Hartree, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/anti-fascist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of willem H van de Pol, Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma)  

Apr 04 In the year 1897 birth of pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion)  

Apr 07 Erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS] was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 07 In the year 1897 birth of walter Winchell, Harlem NYC, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables)  

Apr 08 On this day in history birth of herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)  

Apr 10 Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist  

Apr 13 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)  

Apr 16 Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater)  

Apr 16 In the year 1897 birth of john B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs)  

Apr 17 Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, Dutch author (Village by the River) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 17 Harald Saeverud, Bergen Norway, composer (Saline) [NS] was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town)  

Apr 18 Ardito Desio, Italian topographer (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor  

Apr 19 Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)  

Apr 20 Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1897 birth of gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers)  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of harold French, director (Encore)/actor  

Apr 23 John Wengraf, Vienna Austria, actor (12 to Moon, Pride & Passion) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Lester Bowles Pearson, (L) 14th Canadian PM (1963-68) (Nobel 1957) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 23 Lucius du Bignon Clay, US, general (WW II)/gov (West Germany) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)  

Apr 24 Gyorgy Kosa, composer was born in the year 1897.  

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Jan 12 Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) died on this day in history.  

Jan 30 In the year 1897 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 On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

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

Feb 07 On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49  

Feb 19 Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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