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In the year 1898
717 Notable birthdays
Gregor Wentzel
German physicist (1898–1978).
Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Titina De Filippo
Italian actress (1898-1963).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Naples.
Died December 26th, 1963 at 65 years old in Rome.
Ferenc Plattkó
Football player (1898–1982).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Doug Livingstone
Scottish footballer and manager (1898-1981).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Alexandria.
Died January 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Marlow.
Dimitar Talev
Bulgarian author (1898–1966).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Prilep. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Baltzar von Platen
Swedish inventor (1898–1984).
Born February 24th, 1898 in Malmö Sankt Petri församling. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1984 at 86 years old in Ystad church parish. [ref]
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
American astronomer (1898-1990).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Ercildoun.
Died March 3rd, 1990 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Bernard B. Brown
American sound engineer and composer (1898–1981).
Born July 24th, 1898 in Wisconsin.
Died February 20th, 1981 at 82 years old in Glendale.
La Argentinita
Spanish dancer and singer (1898–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in New York City.
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Raphaël Salem
French mathematician of greek origin (1898-1963).
Born November 7th, 1898 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Concha Méndez
Spanish writer (1898–1986).
Born July 27th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Ethel Shannon
Actress (1898-1951).
Born May 22nd, 1898 in Denver.
Died July 10th, 1951 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898–1920).
Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Rachel Fuller Brown
American chemist (1898–1980).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Springfield.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Albany.
Aleksander Jabłoński
Polish physicist (1898-1980).
Born February 26th, 1898 in Voskresenivka.
Died September 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Skierniewice.
Mario Mattoli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1898–1980).
Born November 30th, 1898 in Tolentino.
Died February 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rome.
Rosa Chacel
Spanish writer (1898-1994).
Born June 3rd, 1898 in Valladolid.
Died July 27th, 1994 at 96 years old in Madrid.
Dmitry Medvedev
Soviet partisan and hero (1898–1954).
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bezhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Karolina Lanckorońska
Polish world war ii resistance fighter, historian and art historian (1898-2002).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Gars am Kamp.
Died August 25th, 2002 at 104 years old in Rome.
Lela Karagianni
Greek resistance leader.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 46 years old in Haidari concentration camp (gunshot wound, execution). [ref]
Robert Aron
French writer (1898-1975).
Born May 25th, 1898 in Le Vésinet.
Died April 19th, 1975 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ottorino Barassi
Italian football administrator (1898–1971).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Naples.
Died November 24th, 1971 at 73 years old in Rome.
Alma Tell
American actress (1898-1937).
Born March 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1937 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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