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In the year 1897
20 Notable deaths
Andres Bonifacio
Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863-1897).
Born November 30th, 1863 in Tondo.
Died May 10th, 1897 at 33 years old in Maragondon.
Thérèse of Lisieux
French discalced carmelite nun.
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon.
Died September 30th, 1897 at 24 years old in Lisieux (tuberculosis).
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.
Born April 1st, 1854 in Ralls County.
Died July 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Chicago.
Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German grand duke.
Born March 19th, 1851 in Ludwigslust.
Died April 10th, 1897 at 46 years old in Villa Wenden.
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).
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. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1897 at 35 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Rodolphe Salis
French theatre director (1851-1897).
Born May 29th, 1851 in Châtellerault. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1897 at 45 years old in Naintré.
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