Discover what happened on 11 January 1898 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Albert Sauer (German Nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945))
- Hans Kirk (Danish writer (1898–1962))
- Robert Kilburn Spaulding (American university teacher (1898-1992))
- Loo Hardy (German actress (1898–1938))
- Oskar Matzner (German politician (1898-1980))
- Nacional II (Spanish matador)
- Ivor Campbell (Canadian rower (1898–1971))
- Shiro Kasamatsu (Japanese artist (1898-1991))
- Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (Indian writer (1889–1976))
- Clardeluna (writer in Occitan language (1898-1972))
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- Boris Rikhter
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- Astrid Forsberg (Swedish writer and journalist)
- Gene Lansing (Major League Baseball pitcher)
- Leif J. Sverdrup (United States Army general)
- Maurice Chilton (British Army general)
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- Ananii Lebid
- Joe Craig (British motorbike racer)
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- Domenico Rudatis (Italian writer and mountaineer)
- Grigory Sorokin (Soviet writer)
- Rudolf Ksieniewicz (Officer of the Polish Army)
- Josa Morgan (Austrian writer)
- Ivan Artemchuk (Russian botanist (1898-1973))
- Miķelis Jofe
- Julián Guimón Rezola
- Muriel Jessie Jackson (New Zealand nurse (1898-1989))
- Oddný Hjartardóttir
- Horace Michael Hynman Allenby ((1898-1917))
- Leslie Gordon Courage ((1898-1953))
- Kenneth Gordon Courage ((1898-1969))
- Frances Hilary Mansfield ((1898-1901))
- Hayk Agadjanyan (philosopher)
- Miroslav Pařízek
- Franz Schicketanz
- Alois Myslivec
- Karel Šesták
- Kyūsaku Fukushima (Japanese military personnel)
- Elsa Hönigsfeldová (Holocaust victim (born 1898))
- Fritz Dagobert Schönfeld (holocaust victim, b. 1898-01-11)
- Lucien Brull
- Adeline Alice Brownell (11 Jan 1898 – certain 3 Nov 1988)
- Milton Marx (American painter, illustrator and art director)
- Johannes Ramberg (Swedish physician)
- Josef Mrštík
- Paweł Wyleziol
- Alois Štěpán
- Theodor Chanas
- Albert Sauer (German Nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945))
- Hans Kirk (Danish writer (1898–1962))
- Robert Kilburn Spaulding (American university teacher (1898-1992))
- Loo Hardy (German actress (1898–1938))
- Oskar Matzner (German politician (1898-1980))
- Nacional II (Spanish matador)
- Ivor Campbell (Canadian rower (1898–1971))
- Shiro Kasamatsu (Japanese artist (1898-1991))
- Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (Indian writer (1889–1976))
- Clardeluna (writer in Occitan language (1898-1972))
- Q4151646
- Boris Rikhter
- Q4520293
- Astrid Forsberg (Swedish writer and journalist)
- Gene Lansing (Major League Baseball pitcher)
- Leif J. Sverdrup (United States Army general)
- Maurice Chilton (British Army general)
- Q12087734 (actor)
- Ananii Lebid
- Joe Craig (British motorbike racer)
- Q16527327
- Domenico Rudatis (Italian writer and mountaineer)
- Grigory Sorokin (Soviet writer)
- Rudolf Ksieniewicz (Officer of the Polish Army)
- Josa Morgan (Austrian writer)
- Ivan Artemchuk (Russian botanist (1898-1973))
- Miķelis Jofe
- Julián Guimón Rezola
- Muriel Jessie Jackson (New Zealand nurse (1898-1989))
- Oddný Hjartardóttir
- Horace Michael Hynman Allenby ((1898-1917))
- Leslie Gordon Courage ((1898-1953))
- Kenneth Gordon Courage ((1898-1969))
- Frances Hilary Mansfield ((1898-1901))
- Hayk Agadjanyan (philosopher)
- Miroslav Pařízek
- Franz Schicketanz
- Alois Myslivec
- Karel Šesták
- Kyūsaku Fukushima (Japanese military personnel)
- Elsa Hönigsfeldová (Holocaust victim (born 1898))
- Fritz Dagobert Schönfeld (holocaust victim, b. 1898-01-11)
- Lucien Brull
- Adeline Alice Brownell (11 Jan 1898 – certain 3 Nov 1988)
- Milton Marx (American painter, illustrator and art director)
- Johannes Ramberg (Swedish physician)
- Josef Mrštík
- Paweł Wyleziol
- Alois Štěpán
- Theodor Chanas