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In the year 1898
588 Notable birthdays
Gerald Templer
British army general (1898–1979).
Born September 11th, 1898 in Colchester.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 81 years old in Chelsea.
Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Solomon.
Died May 29th, 1983 at 85 years old in Palmer.
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls.
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton.
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Chester County (car collision).
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
John Grierson
Scottish documentary pioneer.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Deanston.
Died February 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in Bath. [ref]
Renée Adorée
French actress (1898-1933).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
August Hirt
German anatomist and ss officer (1898-1945).
Born April 28th, 1898 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Schluchsee.
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia). [ref]
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