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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Norberto Doroteo Méndez
Argentine footballer (1923-1998).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 22nd, 1998 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nicolò Rode
Italian sailor (1912–1998).
Born January 1st, 1912 in Mali Lošinj.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 86 years old in Verona.
Edgar Ablowich
Athletics competitor.
Born April 29th, 1913 in Greenville.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Virginia Beach.
Ernest Peirce
Boxer.
Born September 25th, 1909 in Somerset West.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 88 years old in Apache Junction.
Tameo Ide
Japanese association football player (1908-1998).
Born November 27th, 1908 in Japan.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 89 years old in Japan. [ref]
Marie Kettnerová
Czechoslovak table tennis player.
Born April 4th, 1911 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1998 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
István Hasznos
Hungarian water polo player (1924–1998).
Born December 8th, 1924 in Szolnok.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 73 years old in Szolnok.
Nobuko Tsuchiura
Japanese architect.
Born September 22nd, 1900 in Hongō.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 98 years old
Shoichi Nishimura
Japanese association football player.
Born April 18th, 1921 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died March 22nd, 1998 at 76 years old in Akashi (pneumonia).
Frank Forberger
East german rower (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Meissen.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 55 years old in Meissen (brain cancer).
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