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In the year 1897
21 Notable deaths
Thérèse of Lisieux
French discalced carmelite nun, doctor of the church (1873–1897).
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon.
Died September 30th, 1897 at 24 years old in Lisieux (tuberculosis).
Andrés Bonifacio
Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897).
Born November 30th, 1863 in Tondo.
Died May 10th, 1897 at 33 years old
Charles Radbourn
Major league baseball player (1854–1897).
Born December 11th, 1854 in Rochester.
Died February 5th, 1897 at 42 years old in Bloomington (syphilis).
Augustine Tolton
American priest (1854–1897).
Born April 1st, 1854 in Ralls County.
Died July 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Chicago.
Henry Drummond
Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897).
Born August 17th, 1851 in Stirling.
Died March 11th, 1897 at 45 years old in Kent (bone cancer).
Stanislas de Guaita
French writer (1861-1897).
Born April 6th, 1861 in Alteville Castle.
Died December 19th, 1897 at 36 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
Michele Angiolillo
Italian anarchist and spanish prime minister assassin.
Born June 5th, 1871 in Foggia.
Died August 19th, 1897 at 26 years old in Bergara (garrote vil).
Léon Boëllmann
French organist and composer.
Born September 25th, 1862 in Ensisheim.
Died October 11th, 1897 at 35 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Rodolphe Salis
French theatre director (1851-1897).
Born May 29th, 1851 in Châtellerault. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1897 at 45 years old in Naintré.
Aleko Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer (1863–1897).
Born January 13th, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died May 24th, 1897 at 34 years old in Radilovo.
David Schwarz
Hungarian-croatian aviation pioneer.
Born December 7th, 1850 in Keszthely. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1897 at 46 years old in Vienna (heart failure). [ref]
Nikolay Slavyanov
Russian inventor (1854-1897).
Born May 5th, 1854 in Nikolskoye.
Died October 17th, 1897 at 43 years old in Perm.
James Theodore Bent
British archaeologist (1852-1897).
Born March 30th, 1852 in Bradford.
Died May 5th, 1897 at 45 years old in London.
Pavel Pabst
Prussian-russian professor, pianist, composer.
Born May 27th, 1854 in Königsberg.
Died June 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Frederick Francis III
German grand duke (1851–1897).
Born March 19th, 1851 in Ludwigslust Palace.
Died April 10th, 1897 at 46 years old in Villa Wenden.
Vittorio Bottego
Italian explorer.
Born August 11th, 1860 in Parma. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1897 at 36 years old in Ethiopia. [ref]
Berthold Englisch
Austrian chess player.
Born July 9th, 1851 in Osoblaha.
Died October 19th, 1897 at 46 years old in Vienna.
Janko Kersnik
Slovene writer and politician (1852-1897).
Born September 4th, 1852 in Brdo pri Lukovici.
Died July 28th, 1897 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Mariia Fedosiivna Vetrova
Ukrainian teacher and revolutionary (1870-1897).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Solonivka.
Died February 12th, 1897 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nikolai Mikhailovich Albov
Russian botanist (1866-1897).
Born October 15th, 1866 in Pavlovo.
Died December 6th, 1897 at 31 years old in La Plata (tuberculosis).
Janka Lučyna
Belarusian translator and poet (1851-1897).
Died July 16th, 1897 at 46 years old in Minsk.
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