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In the year 1898
605 Notable birthdays
Petur Gabrovski
Bulgarian politician (1898-1945).
Born July 9th, 1898 in Razgrad.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 46 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma).
Cesare Merzagora
Italian politician (1898-1991).
Born November 9th, 1898 in Milan.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 92 years old in Rome.
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Born May 30th, 1898 in Malmö. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning). [ref]
Maryse Bastié
French aviator (1898-1952).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Limoges. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in Bron (aviation accident). [ref]
Eileen Sedgwick
American actress (1898–1991).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Galveston.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Marina del Rey (pneumonia).
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Max Houben
Athlete, bobsledder and footballer (1898-1949).
Born May 5th, 1898 in Verviers.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 50 years old in Lake Placid.
Ira S. Bowen
American physicist and astronomer (1898–1973).
Born December 21st, 1898 in Seneca Falls.
Died February 6th, 1973 at 74 years old
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Constantin Daicoviciu
Romanian historian of antiquity and archaeologist (1898-1973).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Constantin Daicoviciu.
Died May 27th, 1973 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca (myocardial infarction).
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