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In the year 1897
21 Notable deaths
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.
Born March 30th, 1852 in Bradford. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1897 at 45 years old in London. [ref]
Pavel Pabst
Prussian-russian professor, pianist, composer.
Born May 27th, 1854 in Königsberg.
Died June 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld