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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
Ilse Bing
German photographer (1899-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Frankfurt.
Died March 10th, 1998 at 98 years old in Manhattan.
Nicholas Kurti
Hungarian physicist.
Born May 14th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Minnette de Silva
Sir lankan architect.
Born February 1st, 1918 in Kandy.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Kandy.
Ricardo Tormo
Spanish motorcycle racer (1952-1998).
Born September 7th, 1952 in Aiacor.
Died December 27th, 1998 at 46 years old in Valencia (leukemia).
Ernst Käsemann
German theologian.
Born July 12th, 1906 in Bochum.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tübingen.
Robert Lewis Taylor
American author (1912–1998).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Carbondale.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Southbury.
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ajit Khan
Indian actor (1922–1998).
Born January 27th, 1922 in Golconda.
Died October 22nd, 1998 at 76 years old in Hyderabad.
Edward Brongersma
Dutch politician.
Born August 31st, 1911 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 86 years old in North Holland (euthanasia). [ref]
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