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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Gregor von Rezzori
Austrian journalist, actor and writer (1914–1998).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Reggello.
Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Roman catholic bishop (1922-1998).
Born December 27th, 1922 in Guatemala City.
Died April 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Guatemala City.
Wright Morris
American photographer and novelist (1910-1998).
Born January 6th, 1910 in Central City.
Died April 25th, 1998 at 88 years old in Mill Valley.
Leonie Rysanek
Austrian soprano (1926-1998).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
María de la Purísima de la Cruz
Spanish religious (1926-1998).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 31st, 1998 at 72 years old in Seville.
Keith Newton
English footballer (1941-1998).
Born June 23rd, 1941 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 56 years old in Blackburn (laryngeal cancer).
Nicolas Bouvier
Swiss writer, artist and traveller (1929–1998).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Lancy.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 68 years old in Geneva.
Slava Metreveli
Soviet and georgian footballer (1936–1998).
Died January 7th, 1998 at 61 years old in Tbilisi.
David Vincent Hooper
British chess player and writer (1915–1998).
Born August 31st, 1915 in Reigate.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old in London.
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Clara Calamai
Italian actress (1909-1998).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Prato.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 83 years old in Rimini (myocardial infarction).
Paku Alam VIII
Ruler of pakualaman (1910–1998).
Born April 10th, 1910 in Yogyakarta.
Died September 11th, 1998 at 88 years old in Yogyakarta.
Iain Crichton Smith
Scottish poet and novelist (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 70 years old
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Attila Zoller
Hungarian jazz guitarist (1927-1998).
Born June 13th, 1927 in Visegrád.
Died January 25th, 1998 at 70 years old in Townshend.
Aisha Abd al-Rahman
Egyptian author and professor of literature (1913-1998).
Born November 18th, 1913 in Damietta. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1998 at 85 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Henry Spira
American activist (1927-1998).
Born June 19th, 1927 in Antwerp.
Died September 12th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Dorothy Wilson
American film actress (1909–1998).
Born November 14th, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 88 years old in Lompoc (disease).
George Lloyd
British composer (1913–1998).
Born June 28th, 1913 in St Ives.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Jean-Claude Forest
French comics author.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 68 years old in Lagny-sur-Marne.
Molly O'Day
American actress (1909–1998).
Born October 16th, 1911 in Bayonne.
Died October 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in Avila Beach (disease).
Aymoré Moreira
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-1998).
Born April 24th, 1912 in Miracema.
Died July 26th, 1998 at 86 years old in Salvador.
Jess Hahn
Actor (1921-1998).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Terre Haute.
Died June 29th, 1998 at 76 years old in Saint-Malo.
Sumati Morarjee
Indian businesswoman (1909–1998).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Mumbai.
Died June 27th, 1998 at 91 years old
Maurice Schumann
French politician (1911-1998).
Born April 10th, 1911 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 9th, 1998 at 86 years old in Paris.
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