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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
Messali Hadj
Algerian politician (1898-1974).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tlemcen.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 76 years old in Gouvieux.
Paul Belmondo
French sculptor (1898–1982).
Born August 8th, 1898 in Sidi M'Hamed.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 83 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Leonard Read
American academic.
Born September 26th, 1898 in Hubbardston.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 84 years old in United States.
Anastasy Vonsyatsky
Russian anti-bolshevik émigré to usa (1898-1965).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Warsaw.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 66 years old in St. Petersburg.
August Frank
German ss functionary and convict at the nuremberg trials (1898-1984).
Born April 5th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died March 21st, 1984 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
Kaj Munk
Danish playwright (1898–1944).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Maribo.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 45 years old in Silkeborg (gunshot wound).
Dick Huemer
American animator, screenwriter (1898–1979).
Born January 2nd, 1898 in New York City.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 81 years old in Burbank.
Mikhail Koshkin
Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Brynchagi.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 41 years old in Zmiiv Raion (pneumonia).
Richard McCreery
British army general (1898–1967).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
Gabriel Gonzáles Videla
Chilean politician (1898–1980).
Born November 22nd, 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
French actor and mime (1898–1991).
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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.
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born June 10th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist (1898-1959).
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 (1898–1979).
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.
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