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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Daniel Pedoe
British mathematician (1910-1998).
Born October 29th, 1910 in London.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 87 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Otto Bumbel
Brazilian footballer and manager (1914-1998).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Taquara.
Died August 2nd, 1998 at 84 years old in Porto Alegre.
Hermann Lenz
German writer (1913–1998).
Born February 26th, 1913 in Stuttgart.
Died May 12th, 1998 at 85 years old in Munich.
Maciej Słomczyński
Polish writer (1922–1998).
Born April 10th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died March 21st, 1998 at 75 years old in Kraków.
Rudy Dhaenens
Road bicycle racer (1961–1998).
Born April 10th, 1961 in Deinze.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 36 years old in Aalst (traffic collision).
André Gertler
(1907-1998) classical violinist.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 23rd, 1998 at 90 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Nodar Akhalkatsi
Georgian football manager (1938–1998).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tbilisi.
Died January 25th, 1998 at 60 years old in Tbilisi.
Leela Devi
Indian writer.
Born February 13th, 1932 in Pala.
Died May 19th, 1998 at 66 years old in Kottayam.
Alain Bosquet
French poet (1919–1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Odesa.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Jerzy Bińczycki
Polish actor (1937–1998).
Born September 6th, 1937 in Kraków.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 61 years old in Kraków (myocardial infarction).
Reinette L'Oranaise
Jewish singer from algeria.
Born April 25th, 1915 in Tiaret.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 83 years old in Eaubonne.
Gevorg Emin
Armenian poet, essayist, and translator (1919-1998).
Born September 30th, 1919 in Ashtarak.
Died June 11th, 1998 at 78 years old in Yerevan.
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Italian film director (1894–1998).
Born July 8th, 1894 in Frosinone.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 103 years old in Rome.
Raquel Rastenni
Danish singer (1915–1998).
Born August 21st, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Skodsborg.
Umberto Mastroianni
Italian artist (1910-1998).
Born September 21st, 1910 in Fontana Liri. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1998 at 87 years old in Marino. [ref]
Kevork Ajemian
Writer (1932–1998).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Manbij.
Died December 31st, 1998 at 66 years old in Lyon.
Klári Tolnay
Hungarian actress (1914-1998).
Born July 17th, 1914 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Aloys Grillmeier
Catholic theologian and cardinal-deacon.
Born January 1st, 1910 in Pechbrunn.
Died September 13th, 1998 at 88 years old in Unterhaching.
Duncan McNaughton
Athletics competitor (1910-1998).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Cornwall.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Austin.
Lucia Valentini Terrani
Italian lyric singer (1946-1998).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Padua.
Died June 11th, 1998 at 51 years old in Seattle (leukemia).
Cliff Barker
American basketball player (1921–1998).
Born January 15th, 1921 in Muncie.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Satsuma.
Lucien Bodard
French journalist (1914–1998).
Born January 9th, 1914 in Chongqing.
Died March 2nd, 1998 at 84 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Maud Mannoni
French psychoanalyst (1923–1998).
Born October 22nd, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Federico Zeri
Italian art historian (1921–1998).
Born August 12th, 1921 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Mentana.
Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Haitian writer (1912–1998).
Born March 13th, 1912 in Grand-Gosier.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Miami.
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