Timeline Tuesday 4 May 1897

Events on Tuesday 4 May 1897 4

• 1847 – 1897 Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon (1847-1897) Died 4 May 1897, aged 50 Sophie Charlotte was a Bavarian duchess, younger sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and once engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria. She died in the Bazar de la Charité fire in Paris after refusing to be rescued before others.
• 1847 – 1897 Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon (1847-1897) Died 4 May 1897, aged 50 Sophie Charlotte was a Bavarian duchess, younger sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and once engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria. She died in the Bazar de la Charité fire in Paris after refusing to be rescued before others.
• 1897 Bazar de la Charité fire Fire at a Paris charity bazaar kills more than 120 A fire started by a cinematograph projector swept through a charity bazaar in Paris. Most of the dead were aristocratic women, among them the Duchess of Alençon.
• 1897 Bazar de la Charité fire Fire at a Paris charity bazaar kills more than 120 A fire started by a cinematograph projector swept through a charity bazaar in Paris. Most of the dead were aristocratic women, among them the Duchess of Alençon.