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In the year 1898
639 Notable birthdays
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist.
Died February 9th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician.
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Shin'ichi Suzuki
Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Nagoya.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 99 years old in Matsumoto.
Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
Former elected state president of south africa who died before being able to take office (1898–1968).
Born March 8th, 1898 in Klerksdorp. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cape Town (cerebrovascular disease).
Katharine Mary Briggs
British folklorist (1898–1980).
Born November 8th, 1898 in Hampstead.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 81 years old in St Margaret's at Cliffe.
Jacobus Johannes Fouché
South african politician (1898–1980).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Wepener.
Died September 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cape Town.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (diabetes, stroke).
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Irving Rapper
English-american film director (1898–1999).
Born January 16th, 1898 in London.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
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