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In the year 1898

717 Notable birthdays

Hans Wölpert

German weightlifter.

Born May 13th, 1898 in Munich.

Died January 1st, 1957 at 58 years old in Munich.

Aernout van Lennep

Dutch equestrian (1898-1974).

Born February 23rd, 1898 in Den Helder.

Died December 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in The Hague.

Frans de Vreng

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born April 11th, 1898 in Amsterdam.

Died March 13th, 1974 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.

Louis Diercxsens

Field hockey player (1898-1992).

Born September 28th, 1898 in Antwerp.

Died April 21st, 1992 at 93 years old

Aage Høy-Petersen

Danish sailor (1898–1967).

Born November 4th, 1898 in Ordrup.

Died December 29th, 1967 at 69 years old in Gentofte.

Ernst Westerlund

Olympic sailer (1898-1961).

Born March 18th, 1898 in Kimito.

Died October 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Helsinki.

Guus Scheffer

Dutch weightlifter (1898–1952).

Born January 24th, 1898 in Haarlem.

Died November 1st, 1952 at 54 years old in Haarlem.

Juan Marinello

Cuban art critic, poet and essayist, part of minorista group (1898-1977).

Born November 2nd, 1898 in Ranchuelo.

Died March 27th, 1977 at 78 years old in Havana.

Louis Hudson

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1898.

Died June 24th, 1975 at 77 years old in Ontario.

Arturo De Vecchi

Italian fencer (1898–1988).

Born April 30th, 1898 in Messina.

Died January 6th, 1988 at 89 years old

Roy Coffin

Field hockey player (1898–1982).

Born May 10th, 1898 in Philadelphia.

Died November 10th, 1982 at 84 years old in Lower Merion Township.

Leopold Friedrich

Austrian weightlifter.

Born August 1st, 1898. [ref]

Died December 12th, 1966 at 68 years old [ref]

Edward Jennings

American coxswain.

Born April 9th, 1898 in Philadelphia.

Died February 9th, 1975 at 76 years old in San Diego.

François Gangloff

Gymnast (1898–1979).

Born July 11th, 1898 in Bischheim.

Died March 16th, 1979 at 80 years old in Strasbourg.

Sijtse Jansma

Dutch athlete (1898–1977).

Born May 22nd, 1898 in Leeuwarden.

Died December 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.

Charles Fasel

Swiss ice hockey player (1898-1984).

Born May 21st, 1898 in Fribourg.

Died January 10th, 1984 at 85 years old in Ascona.

Josef Müller

German politician (1898–1979).

Born March 27th, 1898 in Steinwiesen.

Died September 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Munich.

Harold Cassels

Field hockey player (1898–1975).

Born November 4th, 1898 in Baoning Fu.

Died January 23rd, 1975 at 76 years old in Taunton.

Viktor Flessl

Austrian rower (1898–1943).

Born November 6th, 1898 in Braunau am Inn.

Died December 18th, 1943 at 45 years old in Breza.

Domenico Mordini

Sailor (1898–1948).

Born April 7th, 1898 in Genoa.

Died March 12th, 1948 at 49 years old in Genoa.

Jan de Boer

Dutch association football player (1898-1988).

Born August 29th, 1898 in Amsterdam.

Died June 30th, 1988 at 89 years old in Amsterdam.

Olav Kjelbotn

Norwegian cross country skier (1898–1966).

Born October 5th, 1898 in Fosnes Municipality.

Died May 17th, 1966 at 67 years old in Namsos Municipality.

Antonio Ghiardello

Italian rower (1898–1992).

Born March 21st, 1898 in Santa Margherita Ligure.

Died January 5th, 1992 at 93 years old

Pietro Bestetti

Italian cyclist (1898-1936).

Born December 12th, 1898 in Pioltello.

Died January 3rd, 1936 at 37 years old in Milan.

Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)

Patriarch of kyiv and all rus' (1898–1993).

Born April 10th, 1898 in Poltava.

Died June 11th, 1993 at 95 years old in Grimsby.

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