In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Gunnar Jansson
Swedish footballer (1907-1998).
Born August 17th, 1907 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1998 at 90 years old [ref]
Edgar Ablowich
Athletics competitor.
Born April 29th, 1913 in Greenville.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Virginia Beach.
Hripsime Simonyan
Soviet sculptor (1916-1998).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Kars.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 82 years old in Yerevan.
Eugen Seiterle
Swiss handball player.
Born December 7th, 1913 in Switzerland.
Died November 23rd, 1998 at 84 years old
Erling Evensen
Cross-country skier (1914-1998).
Born April 29th, 1914 in Ringsaker.
Died July 31st, 1998 at 84 years old in Ringsaker.
Ewald Tilker
Canoe racer (1911–1998).
Born November 3rd, 1911 in Herford.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Georges Maton
Olympic cyclist.
Born October 26th, 1913 in Lille.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Alfo Ferrari
Cyclist (1924-1998).
Born September 20th, 1924 in Sospiro.
Died November 30th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sospiro.
Berta Hrubá
Olympic medalist (1946-1998).
Born April 8th, 1946 in Prague.
Died July 24th, 1998 at 52 years old in Prague.
Deaths 591 to 600 of 605
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved