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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
August Hirt
German anatomist and ss officer (1898-1945).
Born April 28th, 1898 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Schluchsee.
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince (1898–1968).
Born December 23rd, 1898 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Frank Aiken
Irish republican army commander and politician (1898-1983).
Born February 13th, 1898 in Camlough.
Died May 18th, 1983 at 85 years old in Dublin.
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.
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general (1898-1947).
Born October 14th, 1898 in Bodzanowice.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Ömer Faruk Efendi
Ottoman noble (1898–1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
William Herbert Sheldon
American psychologist (1898-1977).
Born November 19th, 1898 in Warwick.
Died September 17th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Giuseppe Saragat
5th president of italy (1898-1988).
Born September 19th, 1898 in Turin.
Died June 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Rome.
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
American neuroscientist (1898–1969).
Born November 16th, 1898 in Orange. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1969 at 70 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Joris Ivens
Dutch filmmaker (1898-1989).
Born November 18th, 1898 in Nijmegen. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1989 at 90 years old in Paris (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor
2nd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born May 13th, 1898 in Selangor.
Died September 1st, 1960 at 62 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź.
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara.
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm).
Fred Rose
American music producer, publisher and songwriter.
Born August 24th, 1898 in Evansville. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Egyptian writer (1898-1987).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Luigi Fagioli
Italian racecar driver.
Born June 9th, 1898 in Osimo. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1952 at 54 years old in Monte Carlo, Osimo (traffic collision).
Kay Sage
American surrealist artist and poet (1898-1963).
Born June 25th, 1898 in Watervliet. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Woodbury (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Styles Bridges
American politician (1898–1961).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Pembroke.
Died November 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Concord (myocardial infarction).
Eleanor Boardman
American film actress (1898-1991).
Born August 19th, 1898 in Philadelphia.
Died December 12th, 1991 at 93 years old in Santa Barbara.
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Ali Moustafa Mosharafa
Egyptian physicist (1898-1950).
Born July 11th, 1898 in Damietta.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 51 years old in Cairo (heart failure).
Leila Denmark
American pediatrician (1898–2012).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Portal.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 114 years old in Athens. [ref]
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Vincent Youmans
American composer (1898-1946).
Born September 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1946 at 47 years old in Denver (tuberculosis).
Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
Indian physicist (1898-1961).
Born December 4th, 1898 in Watrap.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 62 years old [ref]
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