Page 8: Famous Personalities Born In 1898

Aug 22 Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) was born in the year 1898.  

Aug 24 Malcolm Cowley, Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Curacao was born in the year 1898.  

Aug 25 In the year 1898 birth of arthur Wood, England cricketer (d. 1973)  

Aug 25 Helmut Hasse, German mathematician (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector  

Aug 27 On this day in history birth of enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress (Anatevka)/wife of Pierre Mols  

Aug 28 Ludwig Turek, writer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 29 In the year 1898 birth of preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels)  

Aug 30 On this day in history birth of shirley Booth, American actress (d. 1992)  

Sep 01 Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 05 In the year 1898 birth of ebbe Hamerik, composer  

Sep 08 Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 09 In the year 1898 birth of frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931)  

Sep 10 Adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 10 Bessie Love, Midland TX, actress (Broadway Melody, Children of Damned) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 10 Waldo Semon, American inventor (d. 1999) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters)  

Sep 12 Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963) was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 14 On this day in history birth of ernest Nash, German-born archaeologist (d. 1974)  

Sep 15 John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado) was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 16 H.A. Rey, American children's author, creator of "Curious George" (d. 1977) was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 19 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71)  

Sep 21 Tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor was born in the year 1898.  

Sep 22 Katherine Alexander, American actress (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 On this day in history birth of howard W Florey, Aust, pathologist; purified penicillin (Nobel '45)  

Sep 25 On this day in history birth of robert Brackman American artist (d. 1980)  

Sep 26 In the year 1898 birth of george Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)  

Sep 27 Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of carl Clauberg, Nazi concentration camp doctor (d. 1957)  

Sep 29 Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 30 On this day in history birth of felix Kersten, Baltic-German/Finnish masseuse (Heinrich Himmler)  

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Jan 03 James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 in the year 1898.  

Jan 16 Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1898.  

Jan 28 Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.  

Feb 16 In the year 1898 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)