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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
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).
M. E. Clifton James
Australian actor (1898–1963).
Born March 31st, 1898 in Perth.
Died May 8th, 1963 at 65 years old in Worthing.
Julius Schaub
German politician (nsdap), mdr, adolf hitler's long-time personal chief adjutant (1898–1967).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Munich.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Munich.
Harry Crosby
American writer (1898–1929).
Born June 4th, 1898 in Boston.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 31 years old in New York City.
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]
Bess Flowers
American actress (1898–1984).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Sherman.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Winifred Holtby
British writer (1898–1935).
Born June 23rd, 1898 in Rudston.
Died September 29th, 1935 at 37 years old in London (nephritis).
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer (1898–1989).
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer).
Constance Talmadge
American actress (1898–1973).
Born April 19th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Renée Adorée
French actress (1898-1933).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce.
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Walter Abel
American actor (1898-1987).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Saint Paul.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Essex (myocardial infarction).
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington.
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London.
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.
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).
Hubertus Strughold
German scientist and perpetrator of nazi-sponsored medical torture; participant in operation paperclip.
Born June 15th, 1898 in Hamm. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1986 at 88 years old in San Antonio.
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer (1898–1972).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath.
Grace Darmond
American actress (1893–1963).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Toronto.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Ömer Faruk Efendi
Ottoman noble (1898–1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
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).
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972).
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Karl Koller
German wehrmacht general officer in the wehrmacht’s luftwaffe branch.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Glonn.
Died December 22nd, 1951 at 53 years old in Glonn.
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