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Who was born in February 1897

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Marian Anderson

18971993

American contralto whose historic 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert and 1955 Metropolitan Opera debut paved the way for Black artists

John Franklin Enders

18971985

American medical researcher and Nobel Laureate, often called "The Father of Modern Vaccines," who cultured poliovirus and developed the measles vaccine

Zakir Husain

18971969

Third President of India, former Vice President, and esteemed Indian educationist

Ludwig Erhard

18971977

German economist and Chancellor who created the social market economy and led West Germany's economic miracle