In the year 1998

659 Notable deaths

Leo Sotorník

Olympic gymnast (1926-1998).

Born April 11th, 1926 in Vítkovice. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1998 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]

Guido De Santi

Road bicycle racer.

Born May 16th, 1923 in Trieste.

Died October 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in Trieste.

Frank Righeimer

American fencer (1909-1998).

Born February 28th, 1909 in Chicago.

Died July 5th, 1998 at 89 years old in Palm Beach.

Valerio Perentin

Italian rower.

Born July 12th, 1909 in Izola.

Died January 7th, 1998 at 88 years old in Naples.

Alexandre Gemignani

Brazilian basketball player.

Born June 26th, 1925 in São Paulo.

Died March 8th, 1998 at 72 years old in São Paulo.

Arvid Laurin

Sailor (1901–1998).

Born October 3rd, 1901 in Lysekil Parish.

Died May 6th, 1998 at 96 years old

Sverre Brodahl

Cross-country skier.

Born January 26th, 1909 in Modum Municipality.

Died November 2nd, 1998 at 89 years old in Hønefoss.

Han Soo-ann

South korean boxer (1926-1998).

Born June 18th, 1926.

Died January 4th, 1998 at 71 years old in Seoul.

Cornelis Kalkman

Dutch botanist (1928-1998).

Born May 5th, 1928 in Delft.

Died January 19th, 1998 at 69 years old in Leiden.

Hripsime Simonyan

Soviet sculptor (1916-1998).

Born January 15th, 1916 in Kars.

Died September 28th, 1998 at 82 years old in Yerevan.

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