In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
Maud Mannoni
French psychoanalyst (1923–1998).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Haitian writer (1912–1998).
Born March 13th, 1912 in Grand-Gosier.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Miami.
António Ribeiro
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 21st, 1928 in Celorico de Basto.
Died March 24th, 1998 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
José Cardoso Pires
Portuguese writer (1925-1998).
Born October 2nd, 1925 in São João do Peso.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 73 years old in Lisbon.
Ludvík Daněk
Czechoslovak discus thrower (1937–1998).
Born January 6th, 1937 in Hořice. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1998 at 61 years old in Hutisko-Solanec (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vadym Hetman
Statesman and banker.
Born July 12th, 1935 in Snityn.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Kurt Hager
East german politician, member of the politbüro (1912-1998).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Bietigheim-Bissingen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1998 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vladimir Dudintsev
Soviet writer.
Born July 29th, 1918 in Kupiansk.
Died July 23rd, 1998 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anatol Vieru
Romanian composer (1926-1998).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Iași. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1998 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Tadeusz Ślusarski
Polish pole vaulter.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 48 years old in Gmina Przybiernów (traffic collision).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami