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In the year 1998
604 Notable deaths
Gottfried Dienst
Swiss football referee (1919-1998).
Born September 9th, 1919 in Basel.
Died June 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Bern.
Gerhard Gundermann
German musician.
Born February 21st, 1955 in Weimar.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 43 years old in Spreetal.
Anatoly Rybakov
Russian writer.
Born January 14th, 1911 in Derzhanivka. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Algar
Film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Born June 11th, 1912 in Modesto. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1998 at 85 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Roman catholic bishop (1922-1998).
Born December 27th, 1922 in Guatemala City.
Died April 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Guatemala City.
Haxhi Lleshi
Albanian politician (1913-1998).
Born October 19th, 1913 in Reshani.
Died January 1st, 1998 at 84 years old in Tirana.
Raimund Harmstorf
German actor (1939-1998).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Hamburg.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 58 years old in Marktoberdorf (hanging).
Haroun Tazieff
French volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998).
Born May 11th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died February 2nd, 1998 at 83 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917-1998).
Born September 15th, 1917 in New Kensington.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 80 years old in Nashua (stroke).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 604
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young