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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Kvitka Cisyk
American opera singer of ukrainian descent (1953–1998).
Born April 4th, 1953 in Queens.
Died March 29th, 1998 at 44 years old in Manhattan (breast cancer).
Antonio Quarracino
Argentine cardinal.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Pollica.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Nazim al-Kudsi
1st president of the syrian arab republic.
Born February 14th, 1906 in Aleppo.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 91 years old in Amman.
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian association football player (b. 1922).
Born January 16th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Kim Ki-young
South korean film director (1919–1998).
Born October 10th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Éric Tabarly
Sailor.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Nantes. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1998 at 66 years old in Irish Sea (drowning).
Antonio Prohías
Cuban-american cartoonist.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Cienfuegos.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 77 years old in Miami.
Gunter d'Alquen
Nazi propagandist (1910–1998).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Essen.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Mönchengladbach.
Wolf Vostell
German painter and sculptor (1932–1998).
Born October 14th, 1932 in Leverkusen.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese film director (1912-1998).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Hamamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
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