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In the year 1898
639 Notable birthdays
Liu Shaoqi
2nd president of the people's republic of china (1898–1969).
Born November 24th, 1898 in Ningxiang City.
Died November 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Kaifeng (pneumonia).
Henry Moore
English sculptor.
Born July 30th, 1898 in Castleford. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 88 years old in Much Hadham. [ref]
Leó Szilárd
Hungarian-american jewish physicist and inventor (1898–1964).
Born February 11th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 66 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Ahmad Shah Qajar
The seventh and last shah of iran qajar (1909–1925).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Tabriz.
Died February 21st, 1930 at 32 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist.
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hans Krebs
German general.
Born March 4th, 1898 in Helmstedt.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin (shot to the head).
Anthony McAuliffe
American general (1898-1975).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 11th, 1975 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Kuortane. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Lotte Lenya
Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died November 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
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