In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
Ghazaros Saryan
Armenian composer (1920–1998).
Born September 30th, 1920 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died May 27th, 1998 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Congo politician (1940-1998).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old
Carlos Oviedo Cavada
Catholic cardinal (1927–1998).
Born January 19th, 1927 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Mirosław Justek
Polish footballer (1948-1998).
Born September 23rd, 1948 in Słupsk.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 49 years old in Poznań.
Apo Lazaridès
French cyclist (1925–1998).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Marles-les-Mines.
Died October 30th, 1998 at 73 years old in Nice.
Héctor Vilches
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 23rd, 1998 at 72 years old [ref]
Josef Ludl
Czech footballer (1916-1998).
Born June 3rd, 1916 in Dalovice.
Died August 1st, 1998 at 82 years old in Prague.
Caroline Fletcher
American diver (1906–1998).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Denver.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 91 years old
Jaanus Kuum
Estonian cyclist (1964–1998).
Born October 2nd, 1964 in Tallinn.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 33 years old in Oslo.
Augusto Magli
Italian footballer (1923-1981).
Born March 9th, 1923 in Molinella.
Died November 1st, 1998 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs