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In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
Aleksey Spiridonov
Athletics competitor (1951–1998).
Born November 20th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Bruno Rodzik
Footballer (1935-1998).
Born May 29th, 1935 in Giraumont.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 62 years old in Thionville.
Giorgio Oberweger
Italian athletics competitor.
Born December 22nd, 1913 in Trieste.
Died October 14th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.
Greta Arwidsson
Sweden's first female professor of archeology.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1998 at 91 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Ernst Brugger
Member of the swiss federal council (1914-1998).
Born March 10th, 1914 in Bellinzona.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Gossau.
Louis Hostin
French weightlifter.
Born April 21st, 1908 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1998 at 90 years old in Boisseron. [ref]
Sava Antić
Serbian footballer (1930–1998).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Gerhard Siedl
German football player (1929-1998).
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Munich.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 69 years old in Munich.
Reizo Koike
Swimmer (1915-1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Numazu.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old (lung cancer).
Ulrich Schamoni
German film director (1939–1998).
Born November 9th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died March 9th, 1998 at 58 years old in Berlin (cancer).
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