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In the year 1898
655 Notable birthdays
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.
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.
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).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Divci. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1993 at 94 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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.
Messali Hadj
Algerian politician (1898-1974).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tlemcen. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1974 at 76 years old in Gouvieux.
Leonard Read
American academic.
Born September 26th, 1898 in Hubbardston.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 84 years old in United States.
Anastasy Vonsyatsky
Russian anti-bolshevik émigré to usa (1898-1965).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Warsaw.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 66 years old in St. Petersburg.
August Frank
German ss functionary and convict at the nuremberg trials (1898-1984).
Born April 5th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died March 21st, 1984 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
Kaj Munk
Danish playwright (1898–1944).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Maribo.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 45 years old in Silkeborg.
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.
Mikhail Koshkin
Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Brynchagi.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 41 years old in Zmiiv Raion (pneumonia).
Richard McCreery
British army general (1898–1967).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
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