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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Fred G. Aandahl
Politician
9-Apr-1897 7-Apr-1966 Governor of North Dakota, 1945-50
Herbert Agar
Journalist
29-Sep-1897 24-Nov-1980 The People's Choice
Gordon W. Allport
Psychologist
11-Nov-1897 9-Oct-1967 Personality: A Psychological Interpretation
Judith Anderson
Actor
10-Feb-1897 3-Jan-1992 Rebecca
Marian Anderson
Singer
27-Feb-1897 8-Apr-1993 Operatic contralto
Louis Aragon
Poet
3-Oct-1897 24-Dec-1982 Communistic French poet
Dorothy Arzner
Film Director
3-Jan-1897 1-Oct-1979 Craig's Wife
Nils Asther
Actor
17-Jan-1897 13-Oct-1981 The Single Standard
Georges Bataille
Philosopher
10-Sep-1897 8-Jul-1962 Histoire de l'oeil
Sidney Bechet
Jazz Musician
14-May-1897 14-May-1959 Jazz saxophonist
Elisabeth Bergner
Actor
22-Aug-1897 12-May-1986 Escape Me Never
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.
Diplomat
17-Dec-1897 13-Nov-1961 Ambassador to governments in exile
Patrick M. S. Blackett
Physicist
18-Nov-1897 13-Jul-1974 Cosmic radiation, continental drift
Earl Blaik
Football
15-Feb-1897 6-May-1989 Head Coach at Army, 1941-58
Louise Bogan
Poet
11-Aug-1897 4-Feb-1970 The New Yorker poetry critic
Hector Boiardi
Chef
22-Oct-1897 21-Jun-1985 Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Manlio Brosio
Diplomat
10-Jul-1897 14-Mar-1980 NATO Secretary General, 1964-71
Kenneth Burke
Critic
5-May-1897 19-Nov-1993 Language as Symbolic Action
John Marshall Butler
Politician
21-Jul-1897 14-Mar-1978 US Senator from Maryland, 1951-63
Thomas Dudley Cabot
Business
1-May-1897 8-Jun-1995 CEO of Cabot, 1922-60
Millard F. Caldwell
Politician
6-Feb-1897 23-Oct-1984 Governor of Florida, 1945-49
Joseph Calleia
Actor
4-Aug-1897 31-Oct-1975 Touch of Evil
Manuel Ávila Camacho
Head of State
24-Apr-1897 13-Oct-1955 President of Mexico, 1940-46
Cass Canfield
Publisher
26-Apr-1897 27-Mar-1986 Harper & Brothers
Frank Capra
Film Director
18-May-1897 3-Sep-1991 It's A Wonderful Life
Julien Carette
Actor
23-Dec-1897 20-Jul-1966 The Grand Illusion
Morris Carnovsky
Actor
5-Sep-1897 1-Sep-1992 Dead Reckoning
Alberto Cavalcanti
Film Director
6-Feb-1897 23-Aug-1982 Went the Day Well?
John Cockcroft
Physicist
27-May-1897 18-Sep-1967 Split the atom
Bull Connor
Government
11-Jul-1897 10-Mar-1973 Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner
J. Fred Coots
Songwriter
2-May-1897 8-Apr-1985 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Jerome Cowan
Actor
6-Oct-1897 24-Jan-1972 Miracle on 34th Street
Henry Cowell
Composer
11-Mar-1897 10-Dec-1965 New Musical Resources
Milton Cross
Radio Personality
16-Apr-1897 3-Jan-1975 Announcer, voice of the Metropolitan Opera
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1897 9-Jun-1981 Governor of Virginia, 1942-46
Marion Davies
Actor
3-Jan-1897 22-Sep-1961 When Knighthood Was in Flower
Dorothy Day
Activist
8-Nov-1897 29-Nov-1980 Founder of the Catholic Worker movement
Eddie Eagan
Boxing
26-Apr-1897 14-Jun-1967 Won Summer and Winter Olympic Gold
Amelia Earhart
Aviator
24-Jul-1897 2-Jul-1937 Misplaced aviatrix
Anthony Eden
Head of State
12-Jun-1897 14-Jan-1977 UK Prime Minister, 1955-57
Hope Emerson
Actor
29-Oct-1897 25-Apr-1960 Caged
Richard S. Emmet
Attorney
8-Apr-1897 5-Oct-1969 Counsel to the Bank of New York
John F. Enders
Scientist
10-Feb-1897 8-Sep-1985 Cultured the polio virus
Ludwig Erhard
Head of State
4-Feb-1897 5-May-1977 German Chancellor, 1963-66
William Faulkner
Author
25-Sep-1897 6-Jul-1962 Novels set in the American South
Paul Gallico
Author
26-Jul-1897 15-Jul-1975 The Snow Goose
Vito Genovese
Criminal
27-Nov-1897 14-Feb-1969 Genovese crime family
Hermione Gingold
Actor
9-Dec-1897 24-May-1987 Madame Alvarez in Gigi
Joseph Goebbels
Government
29-Oct-1897 1-May-1945 Reich Minister of Propaganda
Walter Greaza
Actor
1-Jan-1897 1-Jun-1973 The Chief on Treasury Men in Action
William J. Grede
Business
24-Feb-1897 5-Jun-1989 Grede Foundries, Inc.
Dwight H. Green
Politician
9-Jan-1897 20-Feb-1958 Governor of Illinois, 1941-49
Odd Hassel
Chemist
17-May-1897 11-May-1981 Conformational analysis
Edith Head
Designer
28-Oct-1897 24-Oct-1981 Hollywood costume designer
Fletcher Henderson
Jazz Musician
18-Dec-1897 29-Dec-1952 Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader
Pete Henry
Football
31-Oct-1897 7-Feb-1952 NFL Hall-of-Famer
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Military
8-May-1897 18-Jun-1982 CIA Director, 1947-50
Sir Cyril Hinshelwood
Chemist
19-Jun-1897 9-Oct-1967 The Kinetics of Chemical Change
Kenneth C. Hogate
Publisher
27-Jul-1897 11-Feb-1947 President of Dow Jones, 1931-45
Moe Howard
Actor
19-Jun-1897 4-May-1975 Boss Stooge
Zakir Hussain
Head of State
8-Feb-1897 3-May-1969 President of India, 1967-69
Nunnally Johnson
Screenwriter
5-Dec-1897 25-Mar-1977 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Irène Joliot-Curie
Physicist
12-Sep-1897 17-Mar-1956 Artificial radioactivity
Doris Kenyon
Actor
5-Sep-1897 1-Sep-1979 Counsellor at Law
Kay Kyser
Musician
18-Jun-1897 23-Jul-1985 The Ol' Professor, eleven #1 records
John Laurie
Actor
25-Mar-1897 23-Jun-1980 Pvt. James Frazer on Dad's Army
Fernand Ledoux
Actor
24-Jan-1897 21-Sep-1993 La Bête Humaine
Louis Lepke
Criminal
6-Feb-1897 4-Mar-1944 Head of Murder, Inc.
Rayford W. Logan
Historian
7-Jan-1897 4-Nov-1982 The Negro in American Life and Thought
Lucky Luciano
Criminal
24-Nov-1897 26-Jan-1962 Founder of Murder, Inc.
Daniel K. Ludwig
Business
24-Jun-1897 27-Aug-1992 The Invisible Billionaire
Bernard Lyot
Astronomer
27-Feb-1897 2-Apr-1952 Sandstorms on Mars
John D. MacArthur
Philanthropist
6-Mar-1897 6-Jan-1978 Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation
Noel Madison
Actor
30-Apr-1897 6-Jan-1975 American character actor
Rouben Mamoulian
Film Director
8-Oct-1897 4-Dec-1987 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fredric March
Actor
31-Aug-1897 14-Apr-1975 The Best Years of Our Lives
Manuel Gomez Morin
Politician
27-Feb-1897 19-Apr-1972 One of the Seven Sages of Mexico
Elijah Muhammad
Religion
7-Oct-1897 25-Feb-1975 Nation of Islam
Conrad Nagel
Actor
16-Mar-1897 24-Feb-1970 The Thirteenth Chair
Arthur C. Nielsen
Business
5-Sep-1897 1-Jun-1980 Founder of A.C. Nielsen ratings company
Ronald G. W. Norrish
Chemist
9-Nov-1897 7-Jun-1978 Rapid chemical processes
Kate O'Brien
Novelist
3-Dec-1897 13-Aug-1974 The Land of Spices
Cecil Parker
Actor
3-Sep-1897 20-Apr-1971 The Ladykillers
Glubb Pasha
Military
16-Apr-1897 17-Mar-1986 Commander of the Arab Legion, 1939-56
Pope Paul VI
Religion
26-Sep-1897 6-Aug-1978 The pilgrim pope
Drew Pearson
Journalist
13-Dec-1897 1-Sep-1969 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Lester Bowles Pearson
Head of State
23-Apr-1897 27-Dec-1972 Prime Minister of Canada, 1963-68
Vladimir Peniakoff
Military
30-Mar-1897 May-1951 Head of Popski's Private Army
Walter Pidgeon
Actor
23-Sep-1897 25-Sep-1984 How Green Was My Valley
Rosa Ponselle
Singer
22-Jan-1897 25-May-1981 Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Dawn Powell
Novelist
28-Nov-1897 14-Nov-1965 She Walks In Beauty
Gregory Ratoff
Film Director
20-Apr-1897 14-Dec-1960 Intermezzo: A Love Story
Wilhelm Reich
Scientist
24-Mar-1897 3-Nov-1957 Founder of Orgonomy
Tadeus Reichstein
Scientist
20-Jul-1897 1-Aug-1996 Adrenocortical hormones
Cyril Ritchard
Actor
1-Dec-1897 18-Dec-1977 Stage actor, Capt. Hook in Peter Pan
Jimmie Rodgers
Country Musician
8-Sep-1897 26-May-1933 Pioneering country singer/songwriter/yodeler
C. J. Rogers
Politician
20-Dec-1897 18-May-1962 Governor of Wyoming, 1953-55
Quentin Roosevelt
Relative
19-Nov-1897 14-Jul-1918 Theodore Roosevelt's son
Richard B. Russell
Politician
2-Nov-1897 21-Jan-1971 US Senator from Georgia, 1933-71
Gershom Scholem
Historian
5-Dec-1897 21-Feb-1982 Revolutionized the study of Kabbalah
Milward L. Simpson
Politician
12-Nov-1897 10-Jun-1993 Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Douglas Sirk
Film Director
26-Apr-1897 14-Jan-1987 Written on the Wind
Louis Skidmore
Architect
8-Apr-1897 27-Sep-1962 Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
Margaret Chase Smith
Politician
14-Dec-1897 29-May-1995 US Senator from Maine, 1949-73
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Jazz Musician
25-Nov-1897 18-Apr-1973 Stride pianist, Finger Buster
Hans Speidel
Military
28-Oct-1897 28-Nov-1984 German general, NATO commander
Dirk Stikker
Diplomat
5-Feb-1897 23-Dec-1979 NATO Secretary General, 1961-64
Otto Struve
Astronomer
12-Aug-1897 6-Apr-1963 Hydrogen in the interstellar medium
Gloria Swanson
Actor
27-Mar-1897 4-Apr-1983 Sunset Blvd.
George Szell
Conductor
7-Jun-1897 30-Jul-1970 Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70
Josephine Tey
Novelist
1897 13-Feb-1952 Richard of Bordeaux
Gene Tunney
Boxing
25-May-1897 7-Nov-1978 Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1926-28
Nathan F. Twining
Military
11-Oct-1897 29-Mar-1982 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-60
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Military
9-Jul-1897 17-Dec-1989 Victory Program
Thornton Wilder
Novelist
17-Apr-1897 7-Dec-1975 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Rhys Williams
Actor
31-Dec-1897 28-May-1969 The Bells of St. Mary's
Walter Winchell
Radio Personality
7-Apr-1897 20-Feb-1972 Gossip commentator
Georg Wittig
Chemist
16-Jun-1897 26-Aug-1987 Wittig Reaction
Fazlollah Zahedi
Head of State
1897 2-Sep-1963 Prime Minister of Iran, 1953-55


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