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In the year 1898
623 Notable birthdays
Gracie Fields
British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Rochdale.
Died September 27th, 1979 at 81 years old in Capri (pneumonia).
Salvatore Ferragamo
Italian shoe designer (1898-1960).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Naples.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 62 years old in Florence.
Curly Lambeau
American football player, coach, and executive (1898-1965).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Green Bay.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Sturgeon Bay.
Joseph Murphy
American writer.
Born May 20th, 1898 in Ballydehob.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 83 years old in Laguna Hills.
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
Harry Patch
Soldier, last soldier to serve in the trenches of world war i.
Born June 17th, 1898 in Somerset.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 111 years old in Wells. [ref]
Hastings Banda
First president of malawi.
Born February 15th, 1898 in Kasungu.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 99 years old in Johannesburg.
Eric Hoffer
American philosopher (1898-1983).
Born July 25th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 84 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and nazi germany politician (1898-1946).
Born January 24th, 1898 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Nusle (hanging to death). [ref]
Julius Schreck
Nazi officer, first commander of the ss (1898-1936).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Munich.
Died May 16th, 1936 at 37 years old in Munich (meningitis).
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