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

Mar 25 In the year 1897 birth of john Laurie, Dumfries Scotland, actor (Jericho, Island of Desire)  

Mar 27 In the year 1897 birth of ... Hartree, mathematician  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1897 birth of sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977)  

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 On this day in history birth of erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918)  

Apr 07 Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS] was born on this day in history.  

Apr 07 On this day in history 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 in the year 1897.  

Apr 14 Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 16 Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater) was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 17 In the year 1897 birth of antonius F "Anton" Coolen, Dutch author (Village by the River)  

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

Apr 17 Thornton N Wilder, US, novelist/playwright (Our Town) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1897.  

Apr 19 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor was born in the year 1897.  

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

Apr 19 In the year 1897 birth of vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)  

Apr 20 Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh) was born in the year 1897.  

Apr 20 Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers) was born in the year 1897.  

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 On this day in history birth of lester Bowles Pearson, (L) 14th Canadian PM (1963-68) (Nobel 1957)  

Apr 23 In the year 1897 birth of lucius du Bignon Clay, US, general (WW II)/gov (West Germany)  

Apr 24 In the year 1897 birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of gyorgy Kosa, composer  

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Jan 12 Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) died in the year 1897.  

Jan 30 On this day in history john Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies  

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1897 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49  

Feb 19 Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 in the year 1897.  

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