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In the year 1998
604 Notable deaths
Otto Schmitt
American scientist (1913-1998).
Born April 6th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Minneapolis.
Jean-Claude Forest
French comics author.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 68 years old in Lagny-sur-Marne.
Jess Hahn
Actor (1921-1998).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Terre Haute.
Died June 29th, 1998 at 76 years old in Saint-Malo.
Nazim al-Kudsi
Syrian politician and president (1906-1998).
Born February 14th, 1906 in Aleppo.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 91 years old in Amman.
Shin'ichi Suzuki
Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Nagoya.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 99 years old in Matsumoto.
Ilse Bing
German photographer.
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1998 at 98 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Ricardo Tormo
Spanish motorcycle racer (1952-1998).
Born September 7th, 1952 in Aiacor.
Died December 27th, 1998 at 46 years old in Valencia (leukemia).
Marco Denevi.
Argentine journalist, writar.
Born May 12th, 1922 in Greater Buenos Aires.
Died December 13th, 1998 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Aymoré Moreira
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-1998).
Born April 24th, 1912 in Miracema.
Died July 26th, 1998 at 86 years old in Salvador.
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