What Happened In May 1897 - Historical Events 1897 May

Historical Events for May, 1897

14th » 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is first performed in public near Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia.
19th » Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
22nd » The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened
26th » 'Dracula', a novel by the Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.

2nd » John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
3rd » William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (d. 1989)
6th » Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (d. 1979)
10th » Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1987)
11th » Kurt Gerron, German actor and director (d. 1944)
11th » Robert E. Gross (businessman) e.g Robert E. Gross, American businessman (d. 1961)
14th » Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959)
14th » Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)
16th » Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist (d. 1994)
17th » Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
18th » Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
19th » Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
20th » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (d. 1983)
20th » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)
22nd » Jeanne de Casalis, Mosotho-English actress (d. 1966)
22nd » Marcelle Meyer, French pianist (d. 1958)
25th » Gene Tunney, American boxer (d. 1978)
27th » John Cockcroft, English physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
27th » Dink Templeton, American rugby player, jumper, and coach (d. 1962)
29th » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American composer (d. 1957)