C. S. Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 in Belfast. A British writer and scholar, Lewis was a fellow at Oxford and later professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Cambridge. He is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia, seven fantasy books for children, as well as for Christian apologetics such as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, based on radio talks and letters. He was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien and a member of the Inklings literary group. He wrote A Grief Observed after the death of his wife Joy Davidman, and his works remain widely read.
Before and after
- from 18 September 1898 to 3 November 1898Fashoda Incident
- 26 September 1898Birth of George Gershwin
- 10 November 1898Wilmington Insurrection of 1898
- 21 November 1898Birth of René Magritte
- 29 November 1898Birth of C. S. Lewis
- 6 December 1898Birth of Gunnar Myrdal
- 10 December 1898Treaty of Paris (1898)
- 24 December 1898Founding of Renault
- 1899Discovery of actinium
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- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 18961896 Summer Olympics
The era
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