Historical Events In 1897

Jan 01   On this day in history brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York   

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

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

Jan 06   Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1897 luis Gianneo, composer   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1897 john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal   

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

Jan 21   J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan) in the year 1897.   

Jan 22   Josef Stanislav, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1897 amanda Berry Smith, famous African   

Jan 23   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange" (BG) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1897 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   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   On this day in history john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies   

Feb 01   Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist (1st Long Kiss) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire.   

Feb 04   In the year 1897 ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)   

Feb 05   In the year 1897 dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO   

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

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Jan 01   Walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) was born in the year 1897.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)   

Jan 03   In the year 1897 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1897 birth of billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1897 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   In the year 1897 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

Feb 19   In the year 1897 karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81   

Feb 23   On this day in history woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68