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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
Feng Zikai
Chinese artist and writer (1898-1975).
Born November 9th, 1898 in Tongxiang City.
Died September 15th, 1975 at 76 years old in Shanghai (lung cancer).
Otti Berger
Textile artist and weaver murdered in the holocaust (1898-1944).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Zmajevac, Kneževi Vinogradi.
Died April 27th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Nachum Gutman
Painter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Telenești.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv, Israel. [ref]
Kenzō Masaoka
Animator from japan.
Born October 5th, 1898 in Osaka.
Died November 23rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Tokyo.
John George
Syrian-american actor (1898-1968).
Born January 20th, 1898 in Aleppo.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen.
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Pavel Urysohn
Russian mathematician (1898–1924).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
Jacques Rigaut
French poet (1898–1929).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Paris.
Died November 9th, 1929 at 30 years old in Châtenay-Malabry.
Lucy Doraine
Actress (1898–1989).
Born May 22nd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died October 14th, 1989 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Swedish and american meteorologist (1898–1957).
Born December 28th, 1898 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 58 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Miff Mole
American jazz musician (1898–1961).
Born March 11th, 1898 in Roosevelt.
Died April 29th, 1961 at 63 years old in New York City.
Mischa Spoliansky
Russian-born german composer.
Born December 28th, 1898 in Białystok.
Died June 28th, 1985 at 86 years old in London.
Louis King
American actor and movie director (1898–1962).
Born June 28th, 1898 in Christiansburg.
Died September 7th, 1962 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
United states federal judge (1898-1986).
Born June 15th, 1898 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 87 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Hermann Höfle
Ss general and police leader (1898–1947).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died December 9th, 1947 at 49 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Hilde Mangold
German biologist (1898–1924).
Born October 20th, 1898 in Gotha.
Died December 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Oberstenfeld.
Maria Klenova
Marine geologist (1898–1976).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Irkutsk.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Pyotr Anokhin
Soviet biologist/physiologist (1898–1974).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Volgograd.
Died March 5th, 1974 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Sidney Lanfield
American film director (1898-1972).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Lewis R. Foster
Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer (1898-1974).
Born August 5th, 1898 in Brookfield.
Died June 10th, 1974 at 75 years old in Tehachapi.
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian playwright (1898–1962).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Ixelles.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 63 years old in Schaerbeek.
Ernst Fraenkel
Political scientist (1898-1975).
Born December 26th, 1898 in Cologne.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 76 years old in West Berlin.
Dewey Robinson
Actor (1898-1950).
Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Hristo Smirnenski
Bulgarian writer (1898–1923).
Born September 17th, 1898 in Kilkis.
Died June 18th, 1923 at 24 years old in Sofia (tuberculosis).
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