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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Luizinho
Brazilian footballer (1930–1998).
Born March 7th, 1930 in São Paulo.
Died January 17th, 1998 at 67 years old in São Paulo.
Sara Ishanturaeva
Soviet-uzbek actress (1911-1998).
Born November 8th, 1911 in Yangiqoʻrgʻon District.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 86 years old in Tashkent.
Wilhelm Törsleff
Sailor (1906-1998).
Born November 26th, 1906 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1998 at 91 years old
Berta Hrubá
Olympic medalist (1946-1998).
Born April 8th, 1946 in Prague.
Died July 24th, 1998 at 52 years old in Prague.
Georges Senfftleben
French bicycle racer and track cyclist (1922–1998).
Born December 19th, 1922 in Clamart.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 75 years old in Èze.
Karl Schmid
Swiss visual artist (1914-1998).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Zurich.
Died August 13th, 1998 at 84 years old in Zurich.
Marie-Laure Tardieu-Blot
French botanist (1902–1998).
Born November 17th, 1902 in Mourmelon-le-Grand.
Died March 23rd, 1998 at 95 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Vadim Gulyaev
Russian water polo player (1941-1998).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Eranuhi Aslamazyan
Soviet painter (1909-1998).
Born April 28th, 1909 in Çetindurak.
Died February 4th, 1998 at 88 years old in Moscow.
José Pedraza
Athletics competitor (1937-1998).
Born September 19th, 1937 in Michoacán.
Died June 1st, 1998 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Emilio Alarcos Llorach
Spanish linguist (1922–1998).
Born April 22nd, 1922 in Salamanca.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Oviedo (myocardial infarction).
António Ribeiro
Portugal catholic cardinal (1928–1998).
Born May 21st, 1928 in Celorico de Basto.
Died March 24th, 1998 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Aleksey Spiridonov
Athletics competitor (1951–1998).
Born November 20th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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