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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia). [ref]
Jean Borotra
French tennis player.
Born August 13th, 1898 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1994 at 95 years old in Arbonne. [ref]
M. E. Clifton James
Australian actor (1898–1963).
Born March 31st, 1898 in Perth.
Died May 8th, 1963 at 65 years old in Worthing.
Winifred Holtby
British writer.
Born June 23rd, 1898 in Rudston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1935 at 37 years old in London (nephritis). [ref]
Emil Artin
Austrian-armenian mathematician (1898–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Vienna.
Died December 20th, 1962 at 64 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Julius Schaub
Chief aide and adjutant of adolf hitler (1898-1967).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Munich.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Munich.
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer.
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer). [ref]
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986).
Born March 4th, 1898 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Constance Talmadge
American actress (1898–1973).
Born April 19th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Bess Flowers
American actress (1898–1984).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Sherman.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Renée Adorée
French actress (1898-1933).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
Walter Abel
American actor.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Saint Paul.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Essex (myocardial infarction).
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973).
Born September 9th, 1898 in The Bronx.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wilmington (traffic collision).
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath. [ref]
Elazar Shach
Lithuanian-jewish haredi leader (1898-2001).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Vabalninkas.
Died November 2nd, 2001 at 103 years old in Bnei Brak.
Joyce Carey
British actress (1898-1993).
Born March 30th, 1898 in London.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 94 years old in London.
Felix Kersten
Finnish masseur for heinrich himmler (1898-1960).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died April 16th, 1960 at 61 years old in Hamm (myocardial infarction).
Sara Haden
American actress.
Born November 17th, 1898 in Galveston.
Died September 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist.
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Gertrude Berg
American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lee Tracy
American actor (1898-1968).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 1968 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (liver cancer).
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