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In the year 1998

637 Notable deaths

Raquel Rastenni

Danish singer.

Born August 21st, 1915 in Copenhagen.

Died August 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Skodsborg.

Umberto Mastroianni

Italian artist (1910-1998).

Born September 21st, 1910 in Fontana Liri. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1998 at 87 years old in Marino. [ref]

Kevork Ajemian

Writer (1932–1998).

Born February 18th, 1932 in Manbij.

Died December 31st, 1998 at 66 years old in Lyon.

Klári Tolnay

Hungarian actress (1914-1998).

Born July 17th, 1914 in Budapest.

Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Budapest.

Aloys Grillmeier

Catholic theologian and cardinal-deacon.

Born January 1st, 1910 in Pechbrunn.

Died September 13th, 1998 at 88 years old in Unterhaching.

Duncan McNaughton

Athletics competitor (1910-1998).

Born December 7th, 1910 in Cornwall.

Died January 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Austin.

Lucia Valentini Terrani

Italian lyric singer (1946-1998).

Born August 29th, 1946 in Padua.

Died June 11th, 1998 at 51 years old in Seattle (leukemia). [ref]

Cliff Barker

American basketball player (1921–1998).

Born January 15th, 1921 in Muncie.

Died March 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Satsuma.

Lucien Bodard

French journalist (1914–1998).

Born January 9th, 1914 in Chongqing.

Died March 2nd, 1998 at 84 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Maud Mannoni

French psychoanalyst (1923–1998).

Born October 23rd, 1923 in Kortrijk.

Died March 15th, 1998 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

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