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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
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 (stroke, diabetes).
Ivan Triesault
American-estonian 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.
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf.
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 (1898–1986).
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer (1898–1954).
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer).
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader (1898-1992).
Born May 28th, 1898 in Newport.
Died December 11th, 1992 at 94 years old in New York City.
Katharine Alexander
American actress (1898–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Fort Smith.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 82 years old in Tryon.
John Stuart
Scottish actor (1898–1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German actor (1898-1958).
Born May 5th, 1898 in Szczecin.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Yakup Satar
Turkish military officer (1898–2008).
Born March 11th, 1898 in Crimea.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 110 years old in Eskişehir. [ref]
Art Baker
Film, television and radio actor (1898-1966).
Born January 7th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Youssef Wahbi
Egyptian film director and actor (1898–1982).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Faiyum.
Died October 17th, 1982 at 84 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Leon Štukelj
Slovenian gymnast (1898–1999).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Novo Mesto.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 100 years old in Maribor (myocardial infarction).
Morgan Farley
American actor (1898–1988).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Mamaroneck.
Died October 11th, 1988 at 90 years old in San Pedro.
Henryk Sucharski
Major of the polish army (1898–1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Gręboszów.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 47 years old in Naples (peritonitis).
Leopold Infeld
Polish physicist (1898–1968).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Kraków.
Died January 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
Walter Schimana
German waffen-ss general.
Born March 12th, 1898 in Opava. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salzburg.
Benno von Arent
German politician and ss officer (1898-1956).
Born June 19th, 1898 in Görlitz.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 58 years old in Bonn.
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
Princess of russia (1898–1988).
Born March 15th, 1898 in Dulber.
Died April 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Chantilly.
William Astbury
British biochemist (1898-1961).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 63 years old in Leeds.
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