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In the year 1898
572 Notable birthdays
René Magritte
Belgian painter and sculptor.
Born November 21st, 1898 in Lessines. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1967 at 68 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek (pancreatic cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Chesty Puller
United states marine corps general (1898-1971).
Born June 26th, 1898 in King William County.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 73 years old in Hampton (illness).
Zhou Enlai
1st premier of the people's republic of china (1898-1976).
Born March 5th, 1898 in Huai'an District. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1976 at 77 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer). [ref]
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898-1948).
Born January 22nd, 1898 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 50 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1936 at 38 years old in Víznar (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jack Haley
American stage, radio and film actor.
Born August 10th, 1898 in Boston.
Died June 6th, 1979 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Julius Evola
Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974).
Born May 19th, 1898 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Irene Dunne
American actress (1898-1990).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1990 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Norman Vincent Peale
American writer and minister (1898-1993).
Born May 31st, 1898 in Bowersville. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Pawling (stroke). [ref]
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope