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In the year 1998
658 Notable deaths
Max Prieto
Mexican footballer (1919-1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Guadalajara.
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 (1911–1998).
Born April 4th, 1911 in Prague.
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).
Mahmoud Hassan
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 15th, 1919 in Cairo.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 78 years old
Voitto Hellstén
Athletics competitor (1932–1998).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Pertteli.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 66 years old in Turku.
Louis Chaillot
French racing cyclist (1914–1998).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Chaumont.
Died January 28th, 1998 at 83 years old in Aubenas.
Deaths 611 to 620 of 658
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