Jan 12 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Feb 05 Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 in the year 1897.
Feb 06 Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies in the year 1897.
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 Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.