Historical Events In 1897

Jan 01   In the year 1897 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   Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) in the year 1897.   

Jan 06   Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) in the year 1897.   

Jan 08   On this day in history michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship   

Jan 09   On this day in history luis Gianneo, composer   

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

Jan 10   Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors on this day in history.   

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   Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   Nils Asther, Malmö Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster) on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer in the year 1897.   

Jan 20   In the year 1897 mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)   

Jan 21   In the year 1897 j Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan)   

Jan 22   In the year 1897 josef Stanislav, composer   

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   In the year 1897 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" (BG)   

Jan 26   Battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army in the year 1897.   

Jan 26   In the year 1897 battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army   

Jan 27   British troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana) on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)   

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   In the year 1897 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   The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire in the year 1897.   

Feb 04   On this day in history ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)   

Feb 05   Dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

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

Jan 03   Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary) was born in the year 1897.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1897 birth of dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)   

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

Jan 30   John Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history death of constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 in the year 1897.   

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

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