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In the year 1898
588 Notable birthdays
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
Us-american painter, graphic designer and photographer of lithuanian descent.
Born September 12th, 1898 in Kaunas.
Died March 14th, 1969 at 70 years old in New York City.
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Indian writer.
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Labhpur. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1971 at 73 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Winifred Holtby
British writer.
Born June 23rd, 1898 in Rudston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1935 at 37 years old in London (nephritis). [ref]
René Clair
French filmmaker and writer.
Born November 11th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Jean Borotra
French tennis player.
Born August 13th, 1898 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1994 at 95 years old in Arbonne. [ref]
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer.
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer). [ref]
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow, Riga. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Jacques Doriot
French journalist, communist, fascist politician (1898-1945).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Bresles.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Mengen (gunshot wound).
Marie Pierre Kœnig
French general and politician (1898-1970).
Born October 10th, 1898 in Caen. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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