What Happened In April 1897 In History

Historical Events for April, 1897

• 17th » The Aurora, Texas UFO incident
• 18th » The Greco-Turkish War (1897) or Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
• 19th » Léo Taxil exposes his own Taxil hoax or fabrications concerning Freemasonry

Famous Birthdays on April in 1897

• 1st » Nita Naldi, American actress (d. 1961)
• 3rd » Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek lieutenant (d. 1989)
• 4th » Pierre Fresnay, French actor (d. 1975)
• 4th » Dina Manfredini, Italian-American super-centenarian (d. 2012)
• 7th » Erich Löwenhardt, Polish-German pilot (d. 1918)
• 7th » Walter Winchell, American journalist and broadcaster (d. 1972)
• 9th » John B. Gambling, American radio host (d. 1974)
• 10th » Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian politician and Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
• 10th » Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
• 13th » Werner Voss, German pilot (d. 1917)
• 14th » Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)
• 17th » Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)
• 17th » Thornton Wilder, American author and playwright (d. 1975)
• 17th » Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983)
• 18th » Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and cartographer (d. 2001)
• 19th » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
• 19th » Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2013)
• 19th » Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. 1973)
• 23rd » Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)
• 23rd » Folke Jansson, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1965)
• 23rd » Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
• 24th » Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican politician, 45th President of Mexico (d. 1955)
• 24th » Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)
• 25th » Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (d. 1965)
• 26th » Eddie Eagan, American boxer and bobsledder (d. 1967)
• 26th » Douglas Sirk, German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
• 28th » Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician (d. 1986)
• 30th » Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)

Famous Deaths for April 1897

• 1st » Jandamarra, Australian activist (b. 1873)
• 3rd » Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (b. 1833)

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