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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Mona May Karff
American chess player (1914–1998).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Bessarabia.
Died January 10th, 1998 at 89 years old in Manhattan.
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Miklós Gábor
Hungarian actor (1919-1998).
Born April 7th, 1919 in Zalaegerszeg.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Olin J. Eggen
American astronomer.
Born July 9th, 1919 in Rock County.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 79 years old in Canberra.
Alice Rivaz
Swiss writer (1901-1998).
Born August 14th, 1901 in Rovray. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1998 at 96 years old in Genthod. [ref]
Fred Alderman
American sprinter (1905-1998).
Born June 24th, 1905 in Lansing.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 93 years old in Social Circle.
Arthur Ceuleers
Belgian footballer (1916-1998).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Antwerp.
Died August 5th, 1998 at 82 years old
Elsy Jacobs
Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1933-1998).
Born March 4th, 1933 in Luxembourg.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 64 years old in Guémené-sur-Scorff. [ref]
Jean Malaquais
French writer (1908-1998).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died December 22nd, 1998 at 90 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Gertrude Scharff Goldhaber
Nuclear physicist (1911–1998).
Born November 14th, 1911 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1998 at 86 years old in New York. [ref]
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