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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Fiatau Penitala Teo
Governor-general of tuvalu (1911-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1911 in Funafuti.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 87 years old in Funafuti.
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]
Willis J. Gertsch
American arachnologist (1906–1998).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Montpelier.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 92 years old in Tucson.
Louie Bickerton
Australian tennis player.
Born August 11th, 1902 in Clifton Hill.
Died June 6th, 1998 at 95 years old
André Chorda
French footballer (1938-1998).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Charleval.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 60 years old in Nice.
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.
Hendrik Timmer
Dutch tennis player (1904–1998).
Born February 8th, 1904 in Utrecht.
Died November 13th, 1998 at 94 years old in Bilthoven.
Massimo Franciosa
Italian screenwriter (1924-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1998 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carlos Guimard
Argentine chess player.
Born April 6th, 1913 in Santiago del Estero.
Died September 11th, 1998 at 85 years old
Viljo Heino
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born March 1st, 1914 in Iitti.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 84 years old in Tampere.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 637
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