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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Belfast.
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 64 years old in Oxford.
Enzo Ferrari
Italian racing driver and entrepreneur, founder of the ferrari (1898–1988).
Born February 18th, 1898 in Modena.
Died August 14th, 1988 at 90 years old in Modena.
Golda Meir
Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.
Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Randolph Scott
American actor (1898–1987).
Born January 23rd, 1898 in Orange County.
Died March 2nd, 1987 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (lung disease).
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898–1937).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1937 at 38 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944).
Born April 1st, 1898 in Manhattan.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 46 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Augsburg. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1956 at 58 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Armand Hammer
American businessman and philanthropist.
Born May 21st, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1990 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
M. C. Escher
Dutch graphic artist (1898-1972).
Born June 17th, 1898 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1972 at 73 years old in Laren, Hilversum. [ref]
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898-1976).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Princeton. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1976 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (stroke). [ref]
Chesty Puller
United states marine corps general (1898-1971).
Born June 26th, 1898 in King William County.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 73 years old in Hampton (illness).
René Magritte
Belgian painter and sculptor.
Born November 21st, 1898 in Lessines. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1967 at 68 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek (pancreatic cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Zhou Enlai
1st premier of the people's republic of china.
Born March 5th, 1898 in Huai'an District.
Died January 8th, 1976 at 77 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer).
Jack Haley
American stage, radio and film actor.
Born August 10th, 1898 in Boston.
Died June 6th, 1979 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Maria Rasputin
Daughter of grigori rasputin; memoirist, circus performer (1898–1977).
Born March 27th, 1898 in Pokrovskoye. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1977 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1936 at 38 years old in Víznar (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948).
Born January 23rd, 1898 in Riga.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 50 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Julius Evola
Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974).
Born May 19th, 1898 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Irene Dunne
American actress and singer (1898–1990).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Louisville.
Died September 4th, 1990 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Norman Vincent Peale
American writer and minister (1898-1993).
Born May 31st, 1898 in Bowersville. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Pawling (stroke). [ref]
William O. Douglas
Us supreme court justice from 1939 to 1975.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Maine Township.
Died January 19th, 1980 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
Herbert Marcuse
German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898-1979).
Born July 19th, 1898 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Starnberg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Shirley Booth
American actress (1898-1992).
Born August 30th, 1898 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1992 at 94 years old in Chatham (disease). [ref]
Peggy Guggenheim
American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite.
Born August 26th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Camposampiero. [ref]
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