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In the year 1898
717 Notable birthdays
Dee Lampton
Actor (1898-1919).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Fort Worth.
Died September 2nd, 1919 at 20 years old in New York City, Los Angeles (appendicitis). [ref]
Eduard Pütsep
Estonian wrestler and coach (1898–1960).
Born October 21st, 1898 in Lossina.
Died August 22nd, 1960 at 61 years old in Kuusamo.
Rudolf Fernau
Actor (1898–1985).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Munich.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Munich.
Helene Engelmann
Austrian skater (1898–1985).
Born February 9th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Purkersdorf.
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Charles Stedman Garland
American tennis player (1898–1971).
Born October 29th, 1898 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 28th, 1971 at 72 years old in Baltimore.
Boris Lisunov
Soviet aeronautical engineer, aeroplane designer (1898-1946).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Astrakhan.
Died November 3rd, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Charlotte Susa
Actress (1898-1976).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Klaipėda.
Died July 28th, 1976 at 78 years old in Basel.
Marcel Delannoy
French composer (1898–1962).
Born July 9th, 1898 in La Ferté-Alais.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 64 years old in Nantes.
Poul F. Joensen
Writer and poet.
Born November 18th, 1898 in Sumba.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 71 years old in Froðba.
Charles Ackerly
Wrestler (1898–1982).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Cuba.
Died August 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Claude F. A. Schaeffer
French archaeologist (1898–1982).
Born March 6th, 1898 in Strasbourg.
Died August 25th, 1982 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Vietnamese cardinal (1898–1978).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Vietnam.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 79 years old in Hanoi.
Erich Zepler
Electronics engineer, chess problemist (1898–1980).
Born January 27th, 1898 in Herford.
Died May 13th, 1980 at 82 years old in Southampton.
Antoine Balpêtré
French actor (1898–1963).
Born May 3rd, 1898 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1963 at 64 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Clarence Walker
Boxer.
Born December 13th, 1898 in Gqeberha.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 58 years old in Roodepoort.
Eero Lehtonen
Athletics competitor (1898-1959).
Born April 21st, 1898 in Mikkeli.
Died November 9th, 1959 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder (1898–1979).
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Eugène Dabit
French writer (1898–1936).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Mers-les-Bains.
Died August 21st, 1936 at 37 years old in Sevastopol.
Zena Keefe
American actress (1896–1976).
Born June 26th, 1898 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1976 at 78 years old in Danvers (cancer). [ref]
Paul Vialar
French writer (1898-1996).
Born September 18th, 1898 in Saint-Denis.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 97 years old in Vaucresson.
Reino Ragnar Lehto
Finnish politician (1898–1966).
Born May 2nd, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1966 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Einar Landvik
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1898–1993).
Born March 25th, 1898 in Kviteseid Municipality.
Died November 27th, 1993 at 95 years old in Tinn.
Élisabeth d'Ayen
French tennis player (1898–1969).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Maintenon.
Died December 7th, 1969 at 71 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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