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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
Rudolf Dassler
German businessman (1898–1974).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Herzogenaurach.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Herzogenaurach (liver cancer).
Gulzarilal Nanda
Prime minister of india (1898-1998).
Born July 4th, 1898 in Sialkot.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 99 years old in New Delhi.
Omm Kalthum
Egyptian singer and actress (1898–1975).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Tamayy Elzahayra.
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 76 years old in Cairo.
Tamara de Lempicka
Polish painter (1898-1980).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Alexander Calder
American artist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Philadelphia, Lawnton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sòng Měilíng
Chiang kai-shek's wife, first lady of the republic of china (1898–2003).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pudong. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2003 at 105 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Liu Shaoqi
2nd president of the people's republic of china (1898–1969).
Born November 24th, 1898 in Ningxiang City.
Died November 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Kaifeng (pneumonia).
Henry Moore
English sculptor.
Born July 30th, 1898 in Castleford. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 88 years old in Much Hadham. [ref]
Leó Szilárd
Hungarian-american jewish physicist and inventor (1898–1964).
Born February 11th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 66 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Ahmad Shah Qajar
The seventh and last shah of iran qajar (1909–1925).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Tabriz.
Died February 21st, 1930 at 32 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist.
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hans Krebs
German general.
Born March 4th, 1898 in Helmstedt.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin (shot to the head).
Anthony McAuliffe
American general (1898-1975).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 11th, 1975 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Kuortane. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Lotte Lenya
Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died November 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Bennett Cerf
American publisher and author.
Born May 25th, 1898 in Manhattan.
Died August 27th, 1971 at 73 years old in Mount Kisco.
Gracie Fields
British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Rochdale.
Died September 27th, 1979 at 81 years old in Capri (pneumonia).
Salvatore Ferragamo
Italian shoe designer (1898-1960).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Naples.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 62 years old in Florence.
Curly Lambeau
American football player, coach, and executive (1898-1965).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Green Bay.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Sturgeon Bay.
Joseph Murphy
American writer.
Born May 20th, 1898 in Ballydehob.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 83 years old in Laguna Hills.
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
Harry Patch
Soldier, last soldier to serve in the trenches of world war i.
Born June 17th, 1898 in Somerset.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 111 years old in Wells. [ref]
Hastings Banda
First president of malawi.
Born February 15th, 1898 in Kasungu.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 99 years old in Johannesburg.
Eric Hoffer
American philosopher (1898-1983).
Born July 25th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 84 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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