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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
Robert d'Escourt Atkinson
British astronomer, physicist and inventor (1898–1982).
Born April 11th, 1898 in Rhayader.
Died October 28th, 1982 at 84 years old in Bloomington.
Eliyahu Dobkin
Israeli activist (1898-1976).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Babruysk.
Died October 26th, 1976 at 77 years old in Ashkelon.
Allen Woodring
American sprinter (1898-1982).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Hellertown.
Died November 15th, 1982 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Richmond Landon
Athletics competitor (1898-1971).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Salisbury.
Died June 13th, 1971 at 72 years old in Lynbrook.
Uładzimir Žyłka
Belarusian poet (1900—1933).
Born May 29th, 1898 in Makašy.
Died March 1st, 1933 at 34 years old in Urzhum (tuberculosis).
Tsola Dragoycheva
Bulgarian politician (1898-1993).
Born August 30th, 1898 in Byala Slatina.
Died May 26th, 1993 at 94 years old in Sofia.
Max Houben
Athlete, bobsledder and footballer (1898-1949).
Born May 5th, 1898 in Verviers.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 50 years old in Lake Placid.
José Maria Ferreira de Castro
Portuguese writer and journalist (1898–1974).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Oliveira de Azeméis, Santiago de Riba-Ul, Ul, Macinhata da Seixa e Madail.
Died June 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Porto (cerebrovascular disease).
Dimitar Ganev
Bulgarian politician (1898-1964).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Gradets.
Died April 20th, 1964 at 65 years old in Sofia.
Henri Gouhier
French philosopher (1898–1994).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Auxerre.
Died March 31st, 1994 at 95 years old in Paris.
Rachel Korn
Yiddish writer (1898-1982).
Born January 15th, 1898 in Pidlisky.
Died September 9th, 1982 at 84 years old in Montreal.
Giovanni Brunero
Italian racing cyclist (1898–1934).
Born March 15th, 1898 in San Maurizio Canavese.
Died November 23rd, 1934 at 36 years old in Cirié (tuberculosis).
Vilho Lampi
Finnish painter (1898–1936).
Died March 17th, 1936 at 37 years old in Rautasilta (falling). [ref]
Jonas Černius
Lithuanian politician and general (1898-1977).
Born January 6th, 1898 in Kupiškis. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Norma Koch
Costume designer (1898-1979).
Born March 27th, 1898 in Kansas.
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Queens.
Jadwiga Smosarska
Polish actress (1898–1971).
Born September 23rd, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Eduard von Borsody
Austrian cinematographer, film director, film editor (1898–1970).
Born June 13th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Yun Chi-Young
South korean politician (1898-1996).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Seoul. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 97 years old in Seoul (disease).
Philippe Hériat
French actor and writer (1898–1971).
Born September 15th, 1898 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Maly Delschaft
German actress (1898–1995).
Born December 4th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 20th, 1995 at 96 years old in Berlin.
Haim Hazaz
Israeli novelist (1898-1973).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Sydorovychi. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Henryk Łowmiański
Polish historian (1898–1984).
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Daugudžiai.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 86 years old in Poznań (traffic collision).
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Toivo Antikainen
Finnish politician (1898–1941).
Born June 8th, 1898 in Helsinki.
Died October 4th, 1941 at 43 years old in Arkhangelsk.
Vasily Vasilyevich Glagolev
Hero of the soviet union (1896-1947).
Born February 21st, 1898 in Kaluga.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 49 years old in Moscow.
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