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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Maurice Schumann
French politician (1911-1998).
Born April 10th, 1911 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1998 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jack Richard Williams
American radio announcer and politician (1909–1998).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 88 years old in Phoenix.
Caroline Mikkelsen
Danish-norwegian explorer (1906-1998).
Born November 20th, 1906 in Denmark.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 91 years old in Norway.
Otto Schmitt
American scientist (1913-1998).
Born April 6th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Minneapolis.
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
Ilse Bing
German photographer.
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1998 at 98 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Nicholas Kurti
Hungarian physicist.
Born May 14th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Minnette de Silva
Sir lankan architect.
Born February 1st, 1918 in Kandy.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Kandy.
Ricardo Tormo
Spanish motorcycle racer (1952-1998).
Born September 7th, 1952 in Aiacor.
Died December 27th, 1998 at 46 years old in Valencia (leukemia).
Ernst Käsemann
German theologian.
Born July 12th, 1906 in Bochum.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tübingen.
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