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In the year 1898

640 Notable birthdays

Alfred Schmidt

Estonian weightlifter.

Born May 1st, 1898 in Riisipere.

Died November 5th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tallinn.

María Rosa Oliver

Writer and activist.

Born September 10th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.

Died April 19th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).

August Desch

American hurdler (1898–1964).

Born December 12th, 1898 in Newark.

Died November 14th, 1964 at 65 years old in Evanston.

Cyril Gardner

American actor and director (1898-1942).

Born May 30th, 1898 in Paris.

Died December 30th, 1942 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Kuzebay Gerd

Udmurt writer (1898–1937).

Born January 14th, 1898.

Died November 1st, 1937 at 39 years old in Sandarmokh.

Antonio Urdinarán

Uruguayan footballer (1898-1961).

Born October 30th, 1898 in Montevideo.

Died June 8th, 1961 at 62 years old in Montevideo.

Robert Roth

Olympic wrestler (1898-1959).

Born July 5th, 1898 in Bern.

Died November 17th, 1959 at 61 years old in Nidau.

Johan Richthoff

Swedish amateur wrestler.

Born April 30th, 1898 in Malmö.

Died October 1st, 1983 at 85 years old in Malmö.

Mikhail Artamonov

Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).

Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.

Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Bengt Djurberg

Actor and singer.

Born July 23rd, 1898 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

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