In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Norberto Doroteo Méndez
Argentine footballer (1923-1998).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 22nd, 1998 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nicolò Rode
Italian sailor (1912–1998).
Born January 1st, 1912 in Mali Lošinj.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 86 years old in Verona.
Ernest Henry
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1904–1998).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Grafton.
Died June 3rd, 1998 at 94 years old in Port Macquarie.
Edgar Ablowich
Athletics competitor (1913–1998).
Born April 29th, 1913 in Greenville.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Virginia Beach.
Ernest Peirce
Boxer.
Born September 25th, 1909 in Somerset West.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 88 years old in Apache Junction.
James Haggarty
Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1998).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Port Arthur.
Died March 8th, 1998 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Max Prieto
Mexican footballer (1919-1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Guadalajara.
Tameo Ide
Japanese association football player (1908-1998).
Born November 27th, 1908 in Japan.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 89 years old in Japan. [ref]
Marie Kettnerová
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1911–1998).
Born April 4th, 1911 in Prague.
Died March 1st, 1998 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
István Hasznos
Hungarian water polo player (1924–1998).
Born December 8th, 1924 in Szolnok.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 73 years old in Szolnok.
Nobuko Tsuchiura
Japanese architect.
Born September 22nd, 1900 in Hongō.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 98 years old
Shōichi Nishimura
Japanese association football player (1912–1998).
Born April 18th, 1912 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 22nd, 1998 at 85 years old in Akashi (pneumonia).
Frank Forberger
East german rower (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Meissen.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 55 years old in Meissen (brain cancer).
Mahmoud Hassan
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 15th, 1919 in Cairo.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 78 years old
Voitto Hellstén
Athletics competitor (1932–1998).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Pertteli.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 66 years old in Turku.
Louis Chaillot
French racing cyclist (1914–1998).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Chaumont.
Died January 28th, 1998 at 83 years old in Aubenas.
Elio Ragni
Italian sprinter (1910–1998).
Born December 5th, 1910 in Milan.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 87 years old in Milan.
Sándor Ivády
Hungarian water polo player (1903-1998).
Born May 1st, 1903 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 95 years old in Vienna.
Josip Uhač
Apostolic nuncio (1924–1998).
Born July 20th, 1924 in Brseč.
Died January 18th, 1998 at 73 years old in Rome.
Daan Kagchelland
Olympic sailor.
Born March 25th, 1914 in Rotterdam.
Died December 24th, 1998 at 84 years old in The Hague.
Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian
Armenian catholic patriarchs of cilicia (1905–1998).
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Partizak.
Died November 28th, 1998 at 93 years old in Bzoummar.
Elio Morille
Italian rower (1927–1998).
Born September 7th, 1927 in Alessandria.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 70 years old in Rome.
Kazimierz Lis
Polish footballer (1910-1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in Poznań.
Died July 15th, 1998 at 88 years old in Poznań.
Aage Eriksen
Norwegian wrestler (1917-1998).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Notodden Municipality.
Died June 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Notodden Municipality.
André Bonin
French fencer (1909–1998).
Born March 10th, 1909 in Granville. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1998 at 89 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 651 to 675 of 716
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé