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In the year 1898
21 Notable deaths
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
German princess (1854-1898).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Eisenberg.
Died October 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.
Anton Seidl
Hungarian-american music conductor.
Born May 7th, 1850 in Pest. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in New York City. [ref]
José María Reina Barrios
Guatemalan president (1854-1898).
Born December 24th, 1854 in San Marcos.
Died February 8th, 1898 at 43 years old in Guatemala City.
Ángel Ganivet
Spanish writer.
Born December 13th, 1865 in Granada. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1898 at 32 years old in Riga (drowning). [ref]
João da Cruz e Sousa
Brazilian poet and journalist.
Born November 24th, 1861 in Florianópolis. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1898 at 36 years old in Antônio Carlos (tuberculosis). [ref]
Roberto Ivens
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Ponta Delgada.
Died January 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in Lisbon.
Luděk Marold
Czech illustrator and painter (1865-1898).
Born August 7th, 1865 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1898 at 33 years old in Prague. [ref]
Yelena Polenova
Russian artist (1850-1898).
Born November 27th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 1898 at 47 years old in Moscow (fall).
Ivane Machabeli
Georgian writer, journalist, and translator.
Born February 8th, 1854 in Tamarasheni.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Tbilisi.
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