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In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Consalvo Sanesi
Racecar driver.
Born March 28th, 1911 in Terranuova Bracciolini.
Died July 28th, 1998 at 87 years old in Milan.
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.
Marcel Pourbaix
Belgian electrochemist and corrosion specialist (1904–1998).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Aleksin.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 94 years old in Uccle.
Kurt Hager
East german politician, member of the politbüro (1912-1998).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Bietigheim-Bissingen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1998 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ahmed Oudjani
Algerian footballer (1937-1998).
Born March 19th, 1937 in Philippeville.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 60 years old
Cesare Perdisa
Italian racing driver.
Born October 21st, 1932 in Bologna.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 65 years old in Bologna.
Bertil Nordahl
Swedish association football player and manager (1917-1998).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Hörnefors.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 81 years old in Degerfors.
António Ribeiro
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 21st, 1928 in Celorico de Basto.
Died March 24th, 1998 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Jimmy Mackay
Australian soccer player (1943-1998).
Born December 19th, 1943 in Scotland.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 54 years old
Nisim Aloni
Israeli playwright and translator.
Born August 24th, 1926 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
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