In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
Gabriel Laub
German-czech essayist and publicist (1928-1998).
Born October 24th, 1928 in Bochnia.
Died February 3rd, 1998 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Jean Marie Balland
Catholic cardinal (1934-1998).
Born July 26th, 1934 in Bué. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1998 at 63 years old in 4th arrondissement of Lyon (lung cancer). [ref]
Sergei Vonsovsky
Russian physicist.
Born September 2nd, 1910 in Tashkent.
Died August 11th, 1998 at 87 years old in Yekaterinburg.
Giuseppe Caron
Italian politician (1904-1998).
Born February 24th, 1904 in Treviso.
Died March 3rd, 1998 at 94 years old in Treviso.
René Ferrier
French footballer (1936-1998).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Thionne.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 61 years old in Saint-Étienne.
Anwar Mesbah
Egyptian weightlifter (1913-1998).
Born April 8th, 1913 in Alexandria.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 85 years old in Alexandria.
Frans Bonduel
Belgian road bicycle racer (1907–1998).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Dendermonde.
Died February 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Baasrode.
Åke Seyffarth
Swedish cyclist and olympic speed skater (1919–1998).
Born January 15th, 1919 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Mora. [ref]
Helvi Hämäläinen
Finnish writer.
Born June 16th, 1907 in Hamina. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Erik Asmussen
Danish architect (1913-1998).
Born November 2nd, 1913 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 1998 at 84 years old in Järna.
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