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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Régine Pernoud
French archivist and historian.
Born June 17th, 1909 in Château-Chinon (Ville). [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tony Lavelli
American basketball player (1926-1998).
Born July 11th, 1926 in Somerville.
Died January 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Laconia (myocardial infarction).
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]
Lia Manoliu
Romanian athletics competitor (1932-1998).
Born April 25th, 1932 in Chișinău.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 65 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Núñez Jiménez
Cuban revolutionary and academic.
Born April 20th, 1923 in Alquízar. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1998 at 75 years old in Havana. [ref]
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist (1919–1998).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Anna Maria Ortese
Italian writer and journalist.
Born June 13th, 1914 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
André Lichnerowicz
French mathematical physicist (1915-1998).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Bourbon-l'Archambault.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 83 years old in Paris.
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine roman catholic cardinal (1920–1998).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in 9 de Julio.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Rome, Vatican City.
Anna J. Harrison
American organic chemist (1912–1998).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Benton City.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in Holyoke.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 637
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