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In the year 1898
639 Notable birthdays
Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
Indian physicist (1898-1961).
Born December 4th, 1898 in Watrap.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 62 years old [ref]
Maurice Bowra
English classical scholar, literary critic and academic (1898–1971).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Jiujiang. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1971 at 73 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Vladimir Fock
Russian physicist (1898-1974).
Born December 22nd, 1898 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Beverley Nichols
Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Bristol. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 85 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Helmuth Groscurth
German officer (1898-1943).
Born December 16th, 1898 in Lüdenscheid.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Frolovo.
Indra Lal Roy
British flying ace (1898-1918).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Kolkata.
Died July 22nd, 1918 at 19 years old in Carvin.
Pavel Tchelitchew
Russian artist (1898-1957).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Dubrovka.
Died August 1st, 1957 at 58 years old in Grottaferrata.
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Seville. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis). [ref]
Dora Diamantová
Polish teacher and actress, last lover of writer franz kafka (1898 or 1902-1952).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice.
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure).
Karl Ziegler
German chemist (1898–1973).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.
Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
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