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In the year 1898
717 Notable birthdays
Jacob Tullin Thams
Sportsman (1898–1954).
Born April 7th, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 27th, 1954 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Lucy Morton
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1898-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1898 in Knutsford.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 82 years old in Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Antanas Gustaitis
Lithuanian military officer (1898–1941).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Mariampolski County.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 43 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
Georg Kulenkampff
German violinist (1898–1948).
Born January 23rd, 1898 in Bremen.
Died October 5th, 1948 at 50 years old in Schaffhausen.
Harry Edward
Athletics competitor (1898–1973).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 75 years old in Augsburg.
Roger Désormière
French composer and conductor (1898–1963).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Vichy.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 65 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Loren Murchison
Olympic athlete (1898-1979).
Born December 17th, 1898 in Farmersville.
Died June 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in Lakewood.
Otto Brunner
Austrian historian (1898–1982).
Born April 21st, 1898 in Mödling.
Died June 12th, 1982 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Arconovaldo Bonaccorsi
Italian fascist soldier, politician and lawyer (1898-1962).
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bologna.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 63 years old in Rome.
Zinaida Yermolyeva
Russian microbiologist (1898–1974).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Frolovo.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Eileen Sedgwick
American actress (1898–1991).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Galveston.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Marina del Rey (pneumonia).
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Athens.
Hans Källner
German general (1898–1945).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Katowice.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 46 years old in Sokolnice.
Alfredo Duhalde
President of chile (1898–1985).
Born June 30th, 1898 in Río Bueno.
Died April 10th, 1985 at 86 years old in Santiago.
Ibrahim Nagi
Egyptian poet (1898–1953).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Cairo.
Died March 27th, 1953 at 54 years old [ref]
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician (1898–1973).
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898–1961).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Missoula.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 62 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).
Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
German infantry general (1898-1945).
Born March 5th, 1898 in Potsdam.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 47 years old in Kandava.
Henri Pigozzi
Italian businessman (1898–1964).
Born June 26th, 1898 in Turin.
Died November 18th, 1964 at 66 years old in Paris.
Hans Krahe
German philologist and linguist (1898–1965).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died June 25th, 1965 at 67 years old in Tübingen.
Peter Gabrovski
Bulgarian politician (1898-1945).
Born July 9th, 1898 in Razgrad.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 46 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Maryse Bastié
French aviator (1898-1952).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Limoges.
Died July 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in Bron (aviation accident).
Arnold Chikobava
Georgian linguist (1898-1985).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Sachikobavo.
Died November 5th, 1985 at 87 years old in Tbilisi.
Eugen Wüster
Terminologist and industrialist (1898–1977).
Born October 10th, 1898 in Wieselburg.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
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