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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
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).
Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
Indian physicist (1898-1961).
Born December 4th, 1898 in Watrap.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 62 years old [ref]
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).
Vladimir Fock
Russian physicist (1898-1974).
Born December 22nd, 1898 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Schenectady.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Schenectady.
Maurice Bowra
English classical scholar, literary critic and academic (1898–1971).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Jiujiang.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 73 years old in Oxford.
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist (1898–1988).
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Malcolm Cowley
American novelist (1898–1989).
Born August 24th, 1898 in Cambria County.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 90 years old in New Milford.
Helmuth Groscurth
German officer (1898-1943).
Born December 16th, 1898 in Lüdenscheid.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Frolovo.
Joseph Murphy
American writer (1898–1981).
Born May 20th, 1898 in Ballydehob.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 83 years old in Laguna Hills.
Indra Lal Roy
British flying ace (1898-1918).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Kolkata.
Died July 22nd, 1918 at 19 years old in Carvin.
Dora Diamantová
Polish teacher and actress, last lover of writer franz kafka (1898 or 1902-1952).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice.
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure).
Beverley Nichols
Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Bristol. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 85 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
A. J. Casson
Canadian painter, youngest member of the group of seven (1898–1992).
Born May 17th, 1898 in Toronto.
Died February 20th, 1992 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet (1898–1984).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Seville.
Died December 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis). [ref]
Anagarika Govinda
Founder of a buddhist order (1898–1985).
Born May 17th, 1898 in Waldheim.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Mill Valley.
Karl Ziegler
German chemist (1898–1973).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.
Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
K. P. S. Menon
Indian diplomat (1898–1982).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Kottayam.
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 84 years old in Kerala.
Agnes Ayres
American actress (1892–1940).
Born April 4th, 1898 in Carbondale.
Died December 25th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hughie Ferguson
Scottish footballer (1898-1930).
Born March 2nd, 1898 in Glasgow.
Died January 9th, 1930 at 31 years old in Dundee (asphyxia).
Günther Korten
German colonel general and chief of the general staff of the luftwaffe in world war ii.
Born July 26th, 1898 in Cologne.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 45 years old in Kętrzyn (explosive device).
Luís Carlos Prestes
Brazilian politician (1898-1990).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Adolf Reichwein
German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the spd, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1898-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Bad Ems. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1944 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Vilhelm Moberg
Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater (1898–1973).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Moshultamåla.
Died August 8th, 1973 at 74 years old in Väddö (drowning).
Agustín Magaldi
Argentinian singer-songwriter (1898–1938).
Born December 1st, 1898 in Casilda.
Died September 8th, 1938 at 39 years old in Buenos Aires (peritonitis).
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