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In the year 1898
720 Notable birthdays
Henri Navarre
French general (1898-1983).
Born July 31st, 1898 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Died September 26th, 1983 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Albert Sauer
German nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945).
Born August 17th, 1898 in Międzyzdroje.
Died May 3rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Falkensee.
Mitchell Leisen
American film director (1898-1972).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.
Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Grantley Herbert Adams
Barbadian politician (1898-1971).
Born April 28th, 1898 in Saint Michael, Colliston. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1971 at 73 years old in Saint Michael. [ref]
Viktor Ullmann
Austrian composer (1898–1944).
Born January 1st, 1898 in Český Těšín, Cieszyn.
Died October 18th, 1944 at 46 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia).
Mikhail Frinovsky
Great purge perpetrator (1898-1940).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Narovchat.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Lubin
American film director (1898-1995).
Born July 25th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 96 years old in Glendale.
Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Indian hadith scholar and ideologist of tablighi jamaat (1898–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died May 24th, 1983 at 85 years old in Medina.
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).
Franz Bäke
German dentist and general (1898-1978).
Born February 28th, 1898 in Schwarzenfels.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Bochum (traffic collision).
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).
Musso
Indonesian communist politician (1898-1948).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Kediri.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 50 years old in Madiun.
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).
Josef Ganz
German car designer (1898–1967).
Born July 1st, 1898 in Budapest.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 69 years old in St Kilda.
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]
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-french writer (1898–1944).
Born November 14th, 1898 in Iași.
Died October 3rd, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz.
Dick Huemer
American animator, screenwriter (1898–1979).
Born January 2nd, 1898 in New York City.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 81 years old in Burbank.
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.
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.
Héctor Scarone
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died April 23rd, 1967 at 68 years old in Montevideo.
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.
Roy Harris
American composer (1898-1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).
Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.
Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Messali Hadj
Algerian politician (1898-1974).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tlemcen.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 76 years old in Gouvieux.
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