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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Rudolf Ismayr
German weightlifter (1908-1998).
Born October 14th, 1908 in Landshut.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 89 years old in Marquartstein.
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Member of the swiss federal council (1936-1998).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Vevey.
Died October 4th, 1998 at 62 years old in Lausanne.
Reidar Kvammen
Norwegian association football player and manager (1914-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Stavanger.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Stavanger.
Meredith Gourdine
American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998).
Born September 26th, 1929 in Newark.
Died November 20th, 1998 at 69 years old in Houston.
Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
German television presenter.
Born April 27th, 1921 in Bremen.
Died August 14th, 1998 at 77 years old in Seeham (pancreatic cancer).
Fred Wacker
Racecar driver.
Born July 10th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lake Bluff.
Lamberto Gardelli
Italian conductor.
Born November 8th, 1915 in Venice.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Munich.
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.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson