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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
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]
Ernst Brugger
Member of the swiss federal council (1914-1998).
Born March 10th, 1914 in Bellinzona.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Gossau.
Louis Hostin
French weightlifter.
Born April 21st, 1908 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1998 at 90 years old in Boisseron. [ref]
Sava Antić
Serbian footballer (1930-1998).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Reizo Koike
Swimmer (1915-1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Numazu.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old (lung cancer).
Ulrich Schamoni
German film director (1939–1998).
Born November 9th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died March 9th, 1998 at 58 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Barbara Burke
British athlete (1917-1998).
Born May 13th, 1917 in London Borough of Croydon.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 81 years old in Johannesburg.
Jopie Selbach
Swimmer.
Born July 27th, 1918 in Haarlem.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Zoetermeer.
Toshiaki Tanaka
Japanese table tennis player.
Born February 24th, 1935 in Hokkaido.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 62 years old
Hilana Sedarous
Egyptian physician (1904–1998).
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tanta. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1998 at 94 years old [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 637
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