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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
Gabriel Gonzáles Videla
Chilean politician (1898-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in La Serena. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Leopold Okulicki
Polish general (1898-1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Bratucice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hughie Ferguson
Scottish footballer (1898-1930).
Born March 2nd, 1898 in Glasgow.
Died January 9th, 1930 at 31 years old in Dundee (asphyxia).
Therese Giehse
German actress (1898–1975).
Born March 6th, 1898 in Munich.
Died March 3rd, 1975 at 76 years old in Munich.
Étienne Decroux
1898-1991 french actor and mime.
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Viktor Pavičić
Croatian soldier (1898–1943).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Gospić.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 44 years old in Volgograd.
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Indian hadith scholar and ideologist of tablighi jamaat (1898–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died May 24th, 1983 at 85 years old in Medina.
David Jack
English footballer (1898-1958).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Bolton.
Died September 10th, 1958 at 60 years old in Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth.
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist.
Died February 9th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician.
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Shin'ichi Suzuki
Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Nagoya.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 99 years old in Matsumoto.
Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
Former elected state president of south africa who died before being able to take office (1898–1968).
Born March 8th, 1898 in Klerksdorp. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cape Town (cerebrovascular disease).
Katharine Mary Briggs
British folklorist (1898–1980).
Born November 8th, 1898 in Hampstead.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 81 years old in St Margaret's at Cliffe.
Jacobus Johannes Fouché
South african politician (1898–1980).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Wepener.
Died September 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cape Town.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (diabetes, stroke).
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Irving Rapper
English-american film director (1898–1999).
Born January 16th, 1898 in London.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Hermann Giesler
German architect (1898-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Guy Stewart Callendar
British engineer.
Born February 9th, 1898 in Montreal.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 66 years old in London (pneumonia).
Wallace F. Bennett
American businessman and politician (1898–1993).
Born November 13th, 1898 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1993 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat.
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader (1898-1992).
Born May 28th, 1898 in Newport. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1992 at 94 years old in New York City.
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