Timeline Tuesday 31 August 1897

Events on Tuesday 31 August 1897 3

• 1897 First Zionist Congress Delegates in Basel launch the modern Zionist movement Theodor Herzl convened around 200 delegates in Basel, Switzerland, from 29 to 31 August 1897 to organize the Zionist movement. The congress founded the World Zionist Organization and adopted the Basel Program calling for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It marked the beginning of organized political Zionism.
• 1897 – 1975 Fredric March (1897-1975) American actor, winner of two Oscars and two Tonys, from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to The Best Years of Our Lives.
• 1897 Fredric March born in Racine Fredric March is born in Racine.