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In the year 1898
589 Notable birthdays
Hermann Giesler
German architect (1898-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Leopold Okulicki
Polish general (1898-1946).
Born November 12th, 1898 in Bratucice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Richard McCreery
British army general.
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat.
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Virginia Valli
American actress.
Born June 10th, 1898 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1968 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (stroke). [ref]
Leopold Infeld
Polish physicist.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
William Astbury
British biochemist (1898-1961).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 63 years old in Leeds.
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle