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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist (1898–1988).
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mitchell Leisen
American film director (1898-1972).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.
Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
K. P. S. Menon
Indian diplomat (1898–1982).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Kottayam.
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 84 years old in Kerala.
Josef Ganz
German car designer (1898–1967).
Born July 1st, 1898 in Budapest.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 69 years old in St Kilda.
Margaret Booth
American film editor (1898–2002).
Born January 14th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died October 28th, 2002 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
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).
Matvei Berman
Soviet secret service member, head of gulag (1898-1939).
Born April 10th, 1898 in Adrianovka.
Died March 7th, 1939 at 40 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Arthur Lubin
American film director (1898-1995).
Born July 25th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 96 years old in Glendale.
Mikhail Frinovsky
Great purge perpetrator (1898-1940).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Narovchat.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-french writer (1898–1944).
Born November 14th, 1898 in Iași.
Died October 3rd, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz.
Rudolph Maté
Polish-hungarian-american cinematographer, film director and producer (1898–1964).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Kraków.
Died October 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
Spanish politician (1898-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Roy Harris
American composer (1898-1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Erich Bey
German admiral (1898–1943).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 45 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Cape.
Tian Han
Chinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968).
Born March 12th, 1898 in Changsha County.
Died December 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1898–1982).
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Garatshausen.
Died April 26th, 1982 at 83 years old in Regensburg.
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Baby Dodds
American musician (1898–1959).
Born December 24th, 1898 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1959 at 60 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Héctor Scarone
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died April 23rd, 1967 at 68 years old in Montevideo.
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).
Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.
Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Desanka Maksimović
Serbian writer (1898-1993).
Died February 11th, 1993 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Musso
Indonesian communist politician (1898-1948).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Kediri.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 50 years old in Madiun.
Reginald Horace Blyth
British japanologist (1898-1964).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Essex.
Died October 28th, 1964 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
William A. Blakley
American politician (1898–1976).
Born November 17th, 1898 in Miami Station.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas.
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