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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Frans Bonduel
Belgian road bicycle racer (1907–1998).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Dendermonde.
Died February 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Baasrode.
Åke Seyffarth
Swedish cyclist and olympic speed skater (1919–1998).
Born December 15th, 1919 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Mora. [ref]
Helvi Hämäläinen
Finnish writer (1907–1998).
Born June 16th, 1907 in Hamina.
Died January 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Espoo.
Erik Asmussen
Danish architect (1913-1998).
Born November 2nd, 1913 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 1998 at 84 years old in Järna.
Ghazaros Saryan
Armenian composer (1920–1998).
Born September 30th, 1920 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died May 27th, 1998 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Congo politician (1940-1998).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old
Nataliya Kuznetsova-Lobanova
Soviet diver.
Born May 30th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Peter Mander
Sailor (1928-1998).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Christchurch.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 69 years old in Christchurch.
Carlos Oviedo Cavada
Catholic cardinal (1927–1998).
Born January 19th, 1927 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Mirosław Justek
Polish footballer (1948-1998).
Born September 23rd, 1948 in Słupsk.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 49 years old in Poznań.
Apo Lazaridès
French cyclist (1925–1998).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Marles-les-Mines.
Died October 30th, 1998 at 73 years old in Nice.
Héctor Vilches
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 23rd, 1998 at 72 years old [ref]
Josef Ludl
Czech footballer (1916-1998).
Born June 3rd, 1916 in Dalovice.
Died August 1st, 1998 at 82 years old in Prague.
Herman Murray
Ice hockey player (1909-1998).
Born May 12th, 1909 in Quebec.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Caroline Fletcher
American diver (1906–1998).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Denver.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 91 years old
Jaanus Kuum
Estonian cyclist (1964–1998).
Born October 2nd, 1964 in Tallinn.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 33 years old in Oslo.
Janusz Nasfeter
Polish film director, screenwriter and writer.
Born August 15th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died April 1st, 1998 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Augusto Magli
Italian footballer (1923-1981).
Born March 9th, 1923 in Molinella.
Died November 1st, 1998 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Alfredo da Motta
Brazilian basketball player (1921–1998).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Levan Sanadze
Athletics competitor (1928–1998).
Born August 16th, 1928 in Tbilisi.
Died August 29th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Karl Heinz Rechinger
Austrian botanist (1906-1998).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 92 years old in Vienna.
Kate Bosse-Griffiths
Welsh-german egyptologist (1910–1998).
Born July 16th, 1910 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died April 4th, 1998 at 87 years old in Swansea.
Miklós Sárkány
Hungarian water polo player (1908-1998).
Born August 15th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Harold Devine
Boxer (1909–1998).
Born May 18th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died April 29th, 1998 at 88 years old in Massachusetts.
Nadija Hordijenko Andrianova
Ukrainian writer and translator of esperanto.
Born December 15th, 1921 in Vasylkiv.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
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