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In the year 1898
572 Notable birthdays
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Italian royal and noble.
Born October 21st, 1898 in Turin.
Died March 3rd, 1942 at 43 years old in Nairobi (malaria, tuberculosis).
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Bethlehem. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rose Valland
French resistance member, art historian (1898-1980).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Ris-Orangis.
Hanns Eisler
Austrian composer (1898-1962).
Born July 6th, 1898 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Chandler
American film and television actor (1898-1985).
Born June 30th, 1898 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1985 at 86 years old in Panorama City (cancer). [ref]
Curzio Malaparte
Italian writer (1898-1957).
Born June 9th, 1898 in Prato. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Piero Sraffa
Italian economist.
Born August 5th, 1898 in Turin. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 85 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Yitzhak Kaduri
Iraqi-born, israeli sephardic haredi rabbi.
Born September 7th, 1898 in Baghdad.
Died January 28th, 2006 at 107 years old in Jerusalem (pneumonia).
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row. [ref]
Ben Shahn
Lithuanian painter and photographer.
Born September 12th, 1898 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1969 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
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