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In the year 1898

639 Notable birthdays

Adolf Reichwein

German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the spd, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1898-1944).

Born October 3rd, 1898 in Bad Ems. [ref]

Died October 20th, 1944 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).

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).

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).

Mitchell Leisen

American film director (1898-1972).

Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.

Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.

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 16th, 1898 in Los Angeles.

Died October 28th, 2002 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

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.

Born November 14th, 1898 in Iași.

Died October 3rd, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz.

Vladimir Dekanozov

Soviet diplomat (1898-1953).

Born June 1st, 1898 in Baku.

Died December 23rd, 1953 at 55 years old in Moscow.

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