In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Mariano Martín
Spanish footballer (1919-1998).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Dueñas.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Todd Witsken
American tennis player (1963–1998).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Indianapolis.
Died May 25th, 1998 at 34 years old in Zionsville (brain cancer).
Claudio Gora
Italian film actor and director (1913-1998).
Born July 27th, 1913 in Genoa. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jack Coleman
American basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Burgin.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 74 years old in Burgin.
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist.
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Sven Ivar Seldinger
Swedish physician.
Born April 19th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1998 at 76 years old in Mora. [ref]
Bo Giertz
Swedish bishop.
Born August 31st, 1905.
Died July 12th, 1998 at 92 years old in Danderyd parish.
Dušan Pašek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born September 7th, 1960 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1998 at 37 years old in Bratislava (ballistic trauma).
Peter Monteverdi
Swiss carmaker (1934-1998).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Binningen.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 64 years old in Binningen (cancer).
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 605
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte