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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Michèle Arnaud
French singer (1919–1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Toulon.
Died March 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Marco Denevi
Argentine journalist and writer (1920–1998).
Born May 12th, 1922 in Sáenz Peña. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1998 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Sadeq Chubak
Iranian novelist (1916-1998).
Born August 5th, 1916 in Bushehr.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Gardner Ackley
Economist, diplomat (1915-1998).
Born June 30th, 1915 in Indianapolis.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 82 years old in Ann Arbor.
Sam Balter
American basketball player and sportscaster (1909–1998).
Born October 15th, 1909 in Detroit.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Nicholas Kemmer
British physicist (1911–1998).
Born December 7th, 1911 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 21st, 1998 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Lee Tai-young
South korean lawyer and judge (1914-1998).
Born August 10th, 1914 in Unsan County.
Died December 16th, 1998 at 84 years old
Wang Ganchang
Physicist (1907-1998).
Born May 28th, 1907 in Changshu.
Died December 10th, 1998 at 91 years old in Beijing.
Norbert Zongo
Editor of l'independent in burkina faso.
Born July 31st, 1949 in Koudougou.
Died December 13th, 1998 at 49 years old in Sapouy.
László Szabó
Hungarian chess player (1917–1998).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Froduald Karamira
Rwandan politician executed (1947-1998).
Born August 14th, 1947 in Gitarama Province.
Died April 24th, 1998 at 50 years old in Nyamirambo (execution by shooting).
Paul Misraki
French composer of popular music and film scores (1908–1998).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Claudio Gora
Italian film actor and director (1913-1998).
Born July 27th, 1913 in Genoa.
Died March 13th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.
Abd ar-Rahman al-Iryani
President of north yemen (1910-1998).
Born June 10th, 1910 in Fort al-Aryani.
Died March 14th, 1998 at 87 years old in Damascus.
Poul Bundgaard
Danish actor and opera singer (1922–1998).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Hellerup.
Died June 3rd, 1998 at 75 years old in Gentofte (kidney failure).
Barrett Deems
American musician (1914–1998).
Born March 1st, 1914 in Springfield.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 84 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Edward Eliscu
American actor (1902-1998).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in New York City.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 96 years old in Connecticut.
Cleopa Ilie
Romanian saint, former archimandrite and abbot at sihăstria monastery.
Born April 10th, 1912 in Sulița.
Died December 2nd, 1998 at 86 years old in Sihăstria Monastery.
Birger Ruud
Norwegian skier and ski jumper (1911-1998).
Born August 23rd, 1911 in Kongsberg.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 86 years old in Kongsberg.
Edward Luckhoo
President of guyana (1912-1998).
Born May 24th, 1912 in New Amsterdam.
Died March 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in Ossett.
Bob Haggart
American double bass player, composer, and arranger (1914–1998).
Born March 13th, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1998 at 84 years old in Venice.
Peter Monteverdi
Swiss carmaker (1934-1998).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Binningen.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 64 years old in Binningen (cancer).
Jozef Kroner
Slovak actor (1924-1998).
Born March 20th, 1924 in Staškov. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1998 at 73 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Charles Sibley
American ornithologist and molecular biologist (1917-1998).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Fresno.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 80 years old in Santa Rosa.
Margaret Gowing
English historian.
Born April 26th, 1921 in North Kensington.
Died November 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Kingston upon Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
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