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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Zezé Moreira
Brazilian footballer (1907-1998).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Miracema. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1998 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Catherine Sauvage
French actress and singer.
Born May 26th, 1929 in Nancy. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1998 at 68 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
Alan Walsh
British-australian physicist.
Born December 19th, 1916 in Hoddlesden.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 81 years old in Melbourne.
Vittorio Cottafavi
Italian film director (1914–1998).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Modena.
Died December 14th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.
Pentti Aalto
Finnish linguist.
Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pori. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease). [ref]
Ricardo Franco
Spanish film director (1949-1998).
Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Consalvo Sanesi
Racecar driver.
Born March 28th, 1911 in Terranuova Bracciolini.
Died July 28th, 1998 at 87 years old in Milan.
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
President of brazil (1905-1998).
Born November 7th, 1905 in João Pessoa.
Died November 18th, 1998 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Max Streibl
German politician (1932-1998).
Born January 6th, 1932 in Oberammergau.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 66 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Erol Taş
Turkish actor (1926–1998).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Erzurum.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Istanbul (diabetes).
Deaths 431 to 440 of 656
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black