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In the year 1898
639 Notable birthdays
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986).
Born March 4th, 1898 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Bess Flowers
American actress (1898–1984).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Sherman.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Renée Adorée
French actress (1898-1933).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
Walter Abel
American actor.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Saint Paul.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Essex (myocardial infarction).
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973).
Born September 9th, 1898 in The Bronx.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wilmington (traffic collision).
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath. [ref]
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