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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Frank Lewis
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1912-1998).
Born December 6th, 1912 in Coleman.
Died August 16th, 1998 at 85 years old in Stillwater.
Daniel I. Axelrod
American botanist (1910-1998).
Born July 16th, 1910 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 87 years old in Davis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico
Spanish diplomat and politician (1909-1998).
Born August 3rd, 1909 in Portugalete. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Soviet footballer (1944-1998).
Born February 4th, 1944 in Kinderle.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Kunitaka Sueoka
Japanese association football player (1917-1998).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Hiroshima.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 81 years old [ref]
Arto Tiainen
Finnish cross-country skier and politician.
Born September 5th, 1930 in Kiviapaja.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 68 years old in Mikkeli Rural Municipality.
Antonina Khudyakova
Wwii pilot and heroine of the soviet union.
Born June 20th, 1917 in Sloboda, Karachevsky District.
Died December 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Oleksandriia.
Hans van Abeelen
Dutch behavior geneticist (1936-1998).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Enschede.
Died August 21st, 1998 at 61 years old in Enschede.
Dieter Erler
German footballer (1939-1998).
Born May 28th, 1939 in Glauchau.
Died April 10th, 1998 at 58 years old in Chemnitz.
Ferenc Sidó
Hungarian table tennis player (1923-1998).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Pata, Galanta District.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 74 years old in Budapest.
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