What Happened on July 10, 1897

Famous Birthdays

  • Jack "Legs" Diamond, American gangster and bootlegger, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1931)
  • John Gilbert [Pringle], American silent film screenwriter, director (Love's Penalty), and actor, known as "The Great Lover" (The Merry Widow The Big Parade; Flesh and the Devil), born in Logan, Utah (d. 1936)
  • Karl Plagge, German officer and Nazi Party member who during World War II used his position as a staff officer in the German Army to employ and protect some 1,240 Jews, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1957)
  • Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director, born in Nutley, New Jersey (d. 1987)

About July 10, 1897

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 126 years, 9 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Cancer