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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The year 1897 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1897 in architecture involved some significant events Works See also Paul Gauguin - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Jean-Jacques Henner The year 1897 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Children of the Night, United States Events March 27 - Premiere of Sergei Rachmaninoff 's First Symphony The year 1897 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Auto racing January 31 - The first known organized Hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie. Events March events March 24 - Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California now known as the Sierra Railroad, between See also 1896 in Australia, other events of 1897, 1898 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1896 in Canada, other events of 1897, 1898 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events The Irish Motor Car and Cycle Company is established Arts and literature Bram Stoker 's novel Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor - The term of David Boyle 7th Earl of See also 1896 in South Africa, other events of 1897, 1898 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1896 state leaders - Events of 1897 - 1898 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Guinea Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1897 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January-June 3.2 July-December

Events of 1897

January - March

• January 4 - A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Oba of Benin was the Oba or King of the Edo or Benin Empire, an empire with its capital at Benin (formerly called Ile Ibinu in modern day This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. Benin City, a city (2006 est pop 1147188 in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a city approximately twenty-five miles North of the Benin River.
• January 23 - Elva Zona Heaster found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The Greenbrier Ghost is the name popularly given to the alleged Ghost of a young woman in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, who Greenbrier County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
• February 2 - Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania state capitol, is destroyed by fire. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• February 10 - Freedom of religion is proclaimed in Madagascar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern
• February 18 - Benin is put to the torch by the Punitive Expedition. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Benin City, a city (2006 est pop 1147188 in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a city approximately twenty-five miles North of the Benin River.
• February 26 - Sigma Pi Fraternity is founded. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Sigma Pi ( ΣΠ) is an international College social fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada.
• March 4 - William McKinley succeeds Grover Cleveland as President of the United States. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• March 13 - San Diego State University is founded. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. History Established on March 13 1897 San Diego State University first began as the San Diego Normal School intended to educate local future female elementary school teachers

April - June

• April 5 - "Ordinance of April 5," equalizing German and Czech in Bohemia, signed in Austria-Hungary (see Count Kasimir Felix Badeni). Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (German Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni, Polish Kazimierz Feliks hrabia Badeni) ( October 14, 1846 Surochów
• April 24 - The first ever Rugby League Challenge Cup final is played at Headingley. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England.
• April 27 - Grant's Tomb is dedicated. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
• May 1 - The Tennessee Centennial Exposition opens in Nashville, for 6 months, illuminated by many electric lights. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was a World's Fair staged between May 1 and October 31 of 1897 in Nashville.
• May 10 - Snaefell Mining Disaster in the Isle of Man. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical
• May 18 - Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror
• May 19 - Oscar Wilde is released from prison. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of

• June 1 - American miners strike begins. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The strike successfully establishes the United Mine Workers Union and bring about the 8-hour work day to mines. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Mine Workers of America ( UMW or UMWA) is a North
• June 2 - Mark Twain, responding to rumors that he is dead, is quoted by the New York Journal as saying, "The report of my death was an exaggeration. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist "
• June 12 - World's first Fingerprint Bureau opens in Calcutta (now Kolkata) India after the Council of the Governor General approved a committee report that fingerprints should be used for classification of criminal records. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger
• June 22 - Queen Victoria celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th Anniversary in the case of a person (e

July - September

• July 11 - S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 begins. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. S A Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished The ill-fated expedition to fly over the Arctic results in the death of the entire team within months.
• July 17 - Klondike Gold Rush begins when first successful prospectors arrive in Seattle. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The Klondike Gold Rush, infrequently referred to as the Yukon Gold Rush or Alaska Gold Rush, was a frenzy of Gold rush Immigration to and for
• July 25 - Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Jack London (January 12 1876 &ndash November 22 1916 was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The The Klondike Gold Rush, infrequently referred to as the Yukon Gold Rush or Alaska Gold Rush, was a frenzy of Gold rush Immigration to and for
• July 31 - First ascent of Mount Saint Elias, second highest peak in the United States and Canada. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Mount Saint Elias is the second highest Mountain in both the United States and Canada, being situated on the Alaska and Yukon border The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• August 29 - First Zionist Congress convenes in Basel, Switzerland. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) First Zionist Congress ( Hebrew: הקונגרס הציוני הראשון is the name given to the Congress held in Basel (Basle, Switzerland "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

• September 1 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway
• September 10 - In the Lattimer Massacre, a sheriff's posse killes more than nineteen unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Lattimer massacre was an incident in which a sheriff's posse killed nineteen unarmed immigrant miners and wounded scores more The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• September 11 - After months of searching, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12 Gaki Sherocho (died 1919 was the last king of the kingdom of Kaffa ( 6 April 1890 - 10 September 1897) in what is now Ethiopia The Kingdom of Kaffa (c1390&ndash1897 was an ancient state located in what is now Ethiopia, with its capital at Bonga.
• September 20 - Greece and Turkey sign a peace treaty to end the Greco-Turkish War. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece

October - December

• October 2 - The first issue is published of the radical paper Tocsin. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule A tocsin consists of a signal of Alarm given by the ringing of a bell, and hence any warning or danger signal
• October 6 - Ethiopia uses tricolore flag: green is for the land, yellow for peace, and red is symbolic of strength. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• October 12 - The USS Baltimore (Cruiser # 3, later CM-1) is recommissioned, since 1890, for several months of duty in the Hawaiian Islands. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller
• October 13 - The HMS Canopus (1898), a pre-Dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy, is launched at Portsmouth, England (will be deployed widely in World War I). Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Technical Description HMS Canopus was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 4 January 1897 launched on 12 October 1897 and completed on 5 December 1899 Pre-dreadnought battleship is the general term for all of the types of sea going Battleships built between the mid-1890s and 1905 A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• December 9 - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city La Fronde (The Sling was a French feminist Newspaper first published in Paris on December 9, 1897 by activist Marguerite Durand ( January 24, 1864 &ndash March 16, 1936) was a French stage actress journalist and a leading Suffragette
• December 28 - The play Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, premieres in Paris. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand based on the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( April 1, 1868 &ndash December 2, 1918) was a French Poet and Dramatist. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• December 30 - Natal annexes Zululand. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. Zululand, the Zulu -dominated area of northern KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela

Undated

• France allows women to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. École des Beaux-Arts ("School of Fine Arts" refers to a number of influential Art schools in France.
• First use of the word "computer" meaning an electronic calculation device. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
• Coseley Urban District Council is formed. Coseley is a town located mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands.
• Dos Equis is first brewed in anticipation of new century. Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery (Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma is a major Mexican Brewery based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, founded in
• J. J. Thomson discovers the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1800 times smaller than a proton (in the nucleus). Sir Joseph John “JJ” Thomson, OM, FRS (18 December 1856 &ndash 30 August 1940 was a British Physicist and Nobel laureate The electron is a fundamental Subatomic particle that was identified and assigned the negative charge in 1897 by J A subatomic particle is an elementary or composite Particle smaller than an Atom. The proton ( Greek πρῶτον / proton "first" is a Subatomic particle with an Electric charge of one positive
• The Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry, a British Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment, adopted the sub-title Earl of Carrck's Own in honour of the future King Edward VII. The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY part of The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer Cavalry regiments The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. For the Irish title of the same name see the Earl of Carrick (Ireland.

Births

1897 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1897 MDCCCXCVII
Ab urbe condita	2650
Armenian calendar	1346 ԹՎ ՌՅԽԶ
Bahá'í calendar	53 – 54
Berber calendar	2847
Buddhist calendar	2441
Burmese calendar	1259
Chinese calendar	4533/4593-11-28 (丙申年十一月廿八日) — to — 4534/4594-12-8 (丁酉年十二月初八日)
Coptic calendar	1613 – 1614
Ethiopian calendar	1889 – 1890
Hebrew calendar	5657 – 5658
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1952 – 1953
- Shaka Samvat	1819 – 1820
- Kali Yuga	4998 – 4999
Holocene calendar	11897
Iranian calendar	1275 – 1276
Islamic calendar	1314 – 1315
Japanese calendar	Meiji 30 (明治30年)
Korean calendar	4230
Thai solar calendar	2440
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January - June

• January 3 - Marion Davies, American actress (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Marion Davies ( January 3, 1897 &ndash September 22, 1961) was an American film Actress. 1961)
• January 21 - René Iché, French sculptor (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. René Iché ( January 21, 1897, Salleles-d'Aude France &ndash December 23, 1954, Paris) was a 20th century French 1954)
• January 23
  • Subhash Chandra Bose, Indian political leader (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 1945(?))
  • Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect and anti-Nazi activist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky ( January 23, 1897 &ndash January 18, 2000) was the first female Austrian Architect and 2000)
• January 28 - Ivan Stedeford, British Industrialist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Sir Ivan Arthur Rice Stedeford, GBE ( 28 January 1897 &ndash 9 February 1975) was a British Industrialist and 1975)
• February 4 - Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons "Erhard" redirects here For the saint of this name see Saint Erhard. 1977)
• February 7 - Quincy Porter, American composer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Quincy Porter ( February 7[[ 897]] – November 12[[ 966]] was an American Composer and teacher of classical music. 1966)
• February 10
  • John F. Enders, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead John Franklin Enders ( February 10 1897 &ndash September 8 1985) was an American medical scientist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1985)
  • Dame Judith Anderson, Australian actress (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Dame Judith Anderson, AC DBE (10 February 1897 &ndash 3 January 1992 was an Australian Tony award - and Emmy -winning Actress 1992)
• February 21 - Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Elizabeth Harrison ( February 21 1897, Indianapolis Indiana – December 25 1955, New York City) was the third of three 1955)
• February 27
  • Ferdinand Heim, WWII German general, the "Scapegoat of Stalingrad" (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Ferdinand Heim ( 27 February 1895, Reutlingen, Germany – 14 November 1977, Ulm, Germany was a World War II 1977)
  • Marian Anderson, American contralto (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American 1993)
• March 1 - Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Shoghí Effendí Rabbání ( March 1, 1897 - November 4, 1957) better known as Shoghi Effendi, was the appointed head of the 1957)
• March 4 - Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player and restaurateur (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul ( March 4 1897 – December 7 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who 1969)
• March 5 - Set Persson, Swedish communist politician (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Set Persson (1897-1960 was a Swedish communist leader Persson was born on March 5 1897 in Stockholm, but as an orphan he was raised by relatives 1960)
• March 15 - Jackson Scholz, American sprinter (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Jackson Volney Scholz ( March 15, 1897 &ndash October 26, 1986) was an American track and field athlete who specialized 1986)
• March 16 - Flora Eldershaw, Australian novelist, critic, and historian (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Flora Sydney Patricia Eldershaw ( 16 March 1897 - 20 September 1956) was an Australian novelist critic and historian 1956)
• March 20 - (claimed birthdate) Ruby Muhammad, African Americans' rights activist
• March 24 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian psychotherapist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Ruby Muhammad is the "Mother of the Nation of Islam " Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Wilhelm Reich ( March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. 1957)
• March 28 - Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Josef " Sepp " Herberger ( March 28, 1897 in Mannheim, Germany &mdash April 20, 1977 in Weinheim 1977)
• April 1 - Nita Naldi, American film actress (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Nita Naldi ( April 1, 1897 &ndash February 17, 1961) was an American Silent film Actress. 1961)
• April 7 - Walter Winchell, American broadcast journalist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Walter Winchell ( April 7, 1897 &ndash February 20, 1972) was an American newspaper and radio commentator 1972)
• April 9 - John B. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) John Bradley Gambling ( April 9, 1897 &ndash November 21, 1974) was a member of the The Gambling family 1974)
• April 19
  • Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha KSG, CE ( April 19, 1897 &ndash July 24, 1970) was a well 1970)
  • Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constance Talmadge ( April 19, 1897 - November 23, 1973) was a Silent movie star born in Brooklyn, New York 1973)
• April 21 - Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Protestant pastor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Aiden Wilson Tozer ( April 21, 1897 - May 12, 1963) was an American Protestant Pastor, Preacher, author 1963)
• April 23 - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1972)
• April 25 - Mary, Princess Royal of England (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Mary Princess Royal may refer to Princess Mary - (1631 - 1660 eldest daughter of King Charles I; wife of William II Prince of Orange 1965)
• April 26
  • Douglas Sirk, German-born director (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Douglas Sirk ( April 26, 1900 &ndash January 14, 1987) was a German Film director best known for his work in 1987)
  • Eddie Eagan, American boxer and bobsledder (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Edward "Eddie" Patrick Francis Eagan ( April 26, 1897 &ndash June 14, 1967) was an American sportsman 1967)
• May 2 - J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. John Frederick Coots ( May 2, 1897 - April 8, 1985) was an American Songwriter. 1985)
• May 14 - Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Sidney Bechet ( May 14, 1897 &ndash May 14, 1959) was an American Jazz saxophonist, Clarinetist and Composer 1959)
• May 17 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Odd Hassel ( May 17 1897 &mdash May 11 1981 was a Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1981)
• May 18 - Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film 1991)
• May 19 - Frank Luke, American World War I pilot (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Frank Luke Jr (19 May 1897 in Phoenix Arizona &ndash 29 September 1918 near Murvaux France) was an American fighter ace ranking second among U 1918)
• May 21 - Nikola Avramov, Bulgarian painter (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Nikola Vasilev Avramov (Никола Аврамов ( May 21 1897 &ndash June 15 1945) was a Bulgarian painter. 1945)
• May 27 - John Cockcroft, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE ( May 27, 1897 &ndash September 18, 1967) was a British physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1967)
• May 29
  • Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia, (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia ( Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна ( May 29 1918)
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. Erich Wolfgang Korngold ( May 29, 1897 &ndash November 29, 1957) was an Academy Award -winning 20th century Film and 1957)
• June 7 - George Szell, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July 1970)
• June 12 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 &ndash 14 January 1977 was a British Conservative Politician 1977)
• June 13 - Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. 1973)
• June 16 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Georg Wittig ( June 16, 1897 &ndash August 26 1987) was a German Chemist who reported a method for synthesis of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1987)
• June 19
  • Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS ( June 19, 1897 &ndash October 9, 1967) was an English Physical chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1967)
  • Moe Howard, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in 1975)
• June 22 - Edmund A. Chester, American Broadcaster and journalist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Edmund A Chester - ( June 22, 1897 &ndash October 14, 1973) - was a senior Vice President and executive at the CBS Radio 1973)

July - December

• July 7 - Mikhail Kovalyov, Soviet Military officer, colonel-general (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Colonel-General Mikhail Prokofievich Kovalyov (Михаил Прокофьевич Ковалёв (- 31 August 1967) was a Soviet military officer 1967)
• July 20 - Tadeus Reichstein, Polish-born chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1996)
• July 24 - Amelia Earhart, American aviator (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1937 - presumed)
• July 29 - Sir Neil Ritchie, British WWII general (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE Following his retirement he emigrated to Canada and took up a position as chairman of an insurance company 1983)
• August 2 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Max Weber ( August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician 1974)
• August 5 - Aksel Larsen, Danish politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Aksel Larsen ( August 5, 1897 – January 10, 1972) was a Danish Politician who was born in Brændekilde, near 1972)
• August 28 - Charles Boyer, French actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood 1978)
• September 1 - Andy Kennedy, Northern Irish footballer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. 1963)
• September 8 - Jimmie Rodgers, American singer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Jimmie Rodgers ( September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) an early purveyor of Delta blues, known as "The Singing Brakeman" 1933)
• September 12 - Irene Joliot-Curie, French physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Irène Joliot-Curie ( 12 September 1897 &ndash 17 March 1956) was a French scientist the Daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1956)
• September 17 - Earl Webb, American baseball player (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec William Earl Webb ( September 17, 1897 - May 23, 1965) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball 1965)
• September 23 - Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived 1984)
• September 25 - William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1962)
• September 26
  • Pope Paul VI (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Pope 1978)
  • Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Percival Foley Rhys Davids, DSO, MC and bar (26 September 1897 - 27 October 1917 was an ace fighter pilot during the First World War. 1917)
• October 2 - Bud Abbott, American actor (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and 1974)
• October 3 - Louis Aragon, French author (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Louis Aragon lwi aʁaˈgɔ̃ in French ( October 3, 1897 &ndash December 24, 1982) French Poet and Novelist 1982)
• October 15 - Johannes Sikkar, Estonian statesman (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Johannes Sikkar ( October 15, 1897 - August 22, 1960) was first head of the Estonian government in exile as Acting Prime Minister 1960)
• October 20 - Yi Un, Korean Crown Prince (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Prince Imperial Yeong, the Crown Prince Uimin, GBE (also Euimin) ( 20 October, 1897 – 1 May, 1970 1970)
• October 29 - Joseph Goebbels, German Nazi propagandist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public 1945)
• November 9 - Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ( November 9, 1897 &ndash June 7, 1978) was a British Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1978)
• November 15 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English author (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Sir Sacheverell Sitwell 6th Baronet CH ( 15 November 1897 &ndash 1 October 1988) was an English writer best known 1988)
• November 17 - Frank Fay, American actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Frank Fay ( November 17, 1897 – September 25, 1961) was a movie and stage actor comedian master of ceremonies 1961)
• November 18 - Patrick Blackett, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett Baron Blackett OM CH FRS ( 18 November 1897 &ndash 13 July 1974) was an The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1974)
• November 23 - Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Bengali author (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Nirad C Chaudhuri ( Bangla: নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri) ( 23 November 1897 &ndash 1999)
• November 24 - Lucky Luciano, Sicilian-American mafia boss (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24 1897 – January 26 1962 was a Sicilian Mobster. 1962)
• November 30 - Virginia Henderson, American nurse theorist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Virginia Avenel Henderson ( November 30 1897 &ndash March 19 1996) was an American Nurse, researcher, theorist 1996)
• December 18 - Fletcher Henderson, American musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr ( December 18, 1897 &ndash December 28, 1952) was an American pianist bandleader Arranger 1952)
• December 30 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Alfredo Bracchi ( Milan, Italy, 30 December 1897 &ndash 11 October 1976) was a versatile Italian author whose production 1976)

Deaths

January-June

• February 4 - Major Charles Bendire, U. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Major Charles Emil Bendire, ( April 27, 1836 - February 4, 1897) was a United States Army Soldier and noted S. Army captain and ornithologist (b. 1836)
• February 19 - Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass ( Weierstraß) ( October 31, 1815 &ndash February 19, 1897) was a German mathematician 1815)
• March 11 - Henry Drummond, Scottish evangelical writer and lecturer (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Henry Drummond may also refer to a character from Inherit the Wind. 1851)
• March 19 - Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Irish-born traveler (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast ( January 3, 1810 &ndash March 19, 1897) was a French Geographer, notable for his travels 1810)
• April 1 - Jandamarra, Aborigine who led armed insurrections against white settlement in Australia. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Jandamarra or Tjandamurra (c 1873– 1 April 1897) also known as "Pigeon", was an Indigenous Australian of the
• April 3 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (b. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer 1833)
• April 10 - Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Friedrich Franz III ( 19 March 1851 – 10 April 1897) was the penultimate Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. 1851)
• May 4 - Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Sophie Charlotte Augustine was Duchess of Alençon and born Duchess in Bavaria ( February 23, 1847 – May 4, 1897) 1847)
• May 7 - Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Henri Eugène Philippe Louis d'Orléans duc d'Aumale ( January 16 1822 – May 7 1897) was born in Paris. 1822)
• May 10 - Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro ( November 30, 1863 &ndash May 10, 1897) son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro was a Filipino 1863)
• May 23 - Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju, Indian rajah (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju ( 31 December 1850 &ndash 23 May 1897) was a Rajah of the Vizianagaram kingdom in North East Coastal 1850)

July-December

• August 8 - Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Spanish politician and historian (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo ( February 8, 1828 – August 8, 1897) was an important 19th century Spanish Politician 1828)
• September 9
  • Richard Holt Hutton, English writer and theologian (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Richard Holt Hutton ( June 2, 1826 &ndash September 9, 1897) was an English Writer and theologian. 1826)
  • Ferenc Pulszky, Hungarian politician (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Ferenc Aurél Pulszky de Cselfalva et Lubócz ( 17 September 1814 - 9 September 1897) was a Hungarian Politician and 1814)
• September 21 - Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Wilhelm Wattenbach ( September 22, 1819 &ndash September 20, 1897) was a German Historian. 1819)
• September 27 - Charles Denis Bourbaki, French military leader (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki ( April 22, 1816 &ndash September 27, 1897) was a French general 1816)
• September 30 - St Thérèse de Lisieux, French Catholic saint (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the 1873)
• October 9 - Jan Heemskerk, prime minister of the Netherlands (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (30 July 1818 &ndash 9 October 1897 was a Dutch Politician, who became the Prime minister of the Netherlands 1818)
• October 29 - Henry George, American economist (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Henry George ( September 2, 1839 &ndash October 29, 1897) was an American Political economist and the most influential proponent of 1839)
• November - Francisco Gonzalo Marin, Cuban poet and freedom fighter (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lieutenant Francisco Gonzalo Marin, also known as Pachin Marin ( March 9, 1863 -November 1897 born in Arecibo Puerto Rico, designer of the 1863)
• November 3 - Thomas Lanier Clingman, American "Prince of Politicians" (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Thomas Lanier Clingman ( July 27, 1812 &ndash November 3, 1897) known as the "Prince of Politicians" was a Democratic 1812)
• November 17 - George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers George Hendric Houghton ( February 1, 1820 &ndash November 17, 1897) was an American Protestant Episcopal Clergyman 1820)
• November 18 - Henry Doulton, English pottery manufacturer (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Sir Henry Doulton ( July 25, 1820 - November 18, 1897) was an English Businessman, Inventor and Manufacturer 1820)
• November 19 - William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land William Seymour Tyler (1810-1897 was the Amherst College Massachusetts Historian during his tenure as Professor of Latin, Greek, 1810)
• November 20 - Ernest Giles, Australian explorer (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, William Ernest Powell Giles ( 7 July 1835 – 13 November 1897) best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer 1835)
• December 17 - Alphonse Daudet, French writer (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Alphonse Daudet ( 13 May 1840 &ndash 16 December 1897) was a French Novelist. 1840)
• December 28 - William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Rev William Corby, CSC ( October 2, 1833 &ndash December 28, 1897) was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. 1833)
• date unknown - Owon, Korean painter (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jang Seung-eop (1843 - 1897 (better known by his pen name Owon) was a painter of the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea. 1843)

Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

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