In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Emma Danieli
Italian actress (1936-1998).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Buscoldo.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 61 years old in Lugano.
Pruden
Footballer (1916–1998).
Born December 1st, 1916 in Babilafuente.
Died February 25th, 1998 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Bernhard Häring
German catholic priest and theologian (1912-1998).
Born November 10th, 1912 in Böttingen.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in Haag in Oberbayern.
Mariano Martín
Spanish footballer (1919-1998).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Dueñas.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Peter Sillett
English footballer (1933–1998).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Southampton.
Died March 14th, 1998 at 65 years old in Ashford.
Nelson Gonçalves
Brazilian recording artist and singer.
Born June 21st, 1919 in Rio Grande do Sul, Santana do Livramento.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
C. Elmer Anderson
American politician (1912-1998).
Born March 16th, 1912 in Brainerd.
Died January 22nd, 1998 at 85 years old in Brainerd.
Bernard Dwork
American mathematician (1923–1998).
Born May 27th, 1923 in The Bronx, Bronx County.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 74 years old in New Brunswick.
Sven Ivar Seldinger
Swedish physician (1921–1998).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1998 at 76 years old in Mora. [ref]
Mikio Oda
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field), coach, journalist (1905-1998).
Born March 30th, 1905 in Hiroshima.
Died December 2nd, 1998 at 93 years old in Kamakura.
Stephie D'Souza
Indian sprinter (1936–1998).
Born December 26th, 1936 in Goa.
Died September 11th, 1998 at 61 years old in Jamshedpur.
Bo Giertz
Swedish bishop (1905–1998).
Born August 31st, 1905.
Died July 12th, 1998 at 92 years old in Danderyd.
Régine Pernoud
French archivist and historian (1909–1998).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Château-Chinon (Ville).
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Tony Lavelli
American basketball player (1926-1998).
Born July 11th, 1926 in Somerville.
Died January 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Laconia (myocardial infarction).
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Lia Manoliu
Romanian athletics competitor (1932-1998).
Born April 25th, 1932 in Chișinău.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 65 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Núñez Jiménez
Cuban revolutionary and academic (1923–1998).
Born April 20th, 1923 in Alquízar. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1998 at 75 years old in Havana. [ref]
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist (1919–1998).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Anna Maria Ortese
Italian writer and journalist (1914–1998).
Died March 10th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rapallo.
André Lichnerowicz
French mathematical physicist (1915-1998).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Bourbon-l'Archambault.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 83 years old in Paris.
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine roman catholic cardinal (1920–1998).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in 9 de Julio.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Rome, Vatican City.
Anna J. Harrison
American organic chemist (1912–1998).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Benton City.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in Holyoke.
Aarudhra
Telugu poet, lyricist, and researcher; author of samagra andhra sahityam.
Born August 31st, 1925 in Visakhapatnam.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 72 years old
Josep Escolà
Spanish footballer and manager (1914-1998).
Born August 28th, 1914 in Barcelona.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black