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In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Julio César Britos
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998).
Born May 18th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 71 years old in Montevideo.
Claudia Testoni
Italian hurler (1915-1998).
Born December 19th, 1915 in Bologna.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Cagliari.
Laila Schou Nilsen
Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Vestre Aker.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Kurt Schütte
German mathematician (1909–1998).
Born October 14th, 1909 in Salzwedel. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1998 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Viljo Heino
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born March 1st, 1914 in Iitti.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 84 years old in Tampere.
Mira Zimińska
Polish actress, singer, theatre director (1901-1997).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Płock. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1998 at 96 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jesús Loroño
Spanish road bicycle racer.
Born January 10th, 1926 in Larrabetzu.
Died August 12th, 1998 at 72 years old in Spain.
Giovanni Valetti
Italian cyclist (1913–1998).
Born September 22nd, 1913 in Vinovo.
Died May 28th, 1998 at 84 years old in Avigliana.
Giorgio Oberweger
Athletics competitor.
Born December 22nd, 1913 in Trieste.
Died October 14th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.
Greta Arwidsson
Sweden's first female professor of archeology.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1998 at 91 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 605
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