1898

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s

Years: 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 - 1898 - 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

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Events

Births

• Bertolt Brecht, playwright, writer and poet
• M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist
• George Gershwin, composer
• Rene Magritte, surrealist artist
• Golda Meir, Israeli Prime Minister
• Henry Moore, sculptor
• C. S. Lewis, British author
• November 18 - Joris Ivens, director

Deaths

• Otto von Bismarck, German Statesman