What Happened In February 1897 - Historical Events 1897 February

Historical Events for February, 1897

1st » Shinhan Bank, the oldest List of Banks in South Korea called bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
3rd » The Greco-Turkish War (1897) e.g Greco-Turkish War breaks out.
7th » Greco-Turkish War (1897) Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greece Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman Empire Ottoman force at Livadeia.
28th » Ranavalona III of Madagascar e.g Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.

1st » Denise Robins, English author (d. 1985)
4th » Ludwig Erhard, German politician, 2nd Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) called Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1977)
5th » Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO (d. 1979)
6th » Louis Buchalter, American mobster (d. 1944)
8th » Zakir Hussain (politician) known as Zakir Hussain, Indian politician, 3rd president of India (d. 1969)
9th » Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935)
10th » Judith Anderson, Australian-American actress (d. 1992)
10th » John Franklin Enders, American virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
12th » Vola Vale, American actress (d. 1970)
13th » William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (d. 1983)
15th » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Dutch gymnast and coach (d. 1943)
18th » Charles Kuentz, German-French soldier (d. 2005)
19th » Alma Rubens, American actress (d. 1931)
22nd » Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
25th » Peter Llewelyn Davies, English publisher (d. 1960)
27th » Marian Anderson, American singer (d. 1993)

1st » Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)
7th » Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (b. 1847)
15th » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
19th » Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (b. 1815)
22nd » Charles Blondin, French acrobat (b. 1824)
23rd » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (b. 1828)