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In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
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 (1935–1998).
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]
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.
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