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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Aarudhra
Indian lyricist and writer (1925-1998).
Born August 31st, 1925 in Visakhapatnam.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 72 years old
Frederick Charles Frank
British physicist.
Born March 6th, 1911 in Durban.
Died April 5th, 1998 at 87 years old in Bristol.
Josep Escolà
Spanish footballer and manager (1914-1998).
Born August 28th, 1914 in Barcelona.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Christiane Rochefort
French writer.
Born July 17th, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Le Pradet. [ref]
Władysław Komar
Athletics competitor (1940-1998).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).
Maus Gatsonides
Dutch rally driver and inventor (1911-1998).
Born February 14th, 1911 in Gombong. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1998 at 87 years old in Heemstede, Bentveld. [ref]
Wanda Jakubowska
Polish film director (1907–1998).
Born October 10th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Ernesto Grillo
Argentine footballer and manager (1929-1998).
Born October 1st, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).
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).
Deaths 411 to 420 of 637
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