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In the year 1998
663 Notable deaths
Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor (1915–1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Hoboken.
Died May 14th, 1998 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Phil Hartman
Canadian-american actor, comedian, screenwriter (1948-1998).
Born September 24th, 1948 in Brantford.
Died May 28th, 1998 at 49 years old in Encino (gunshot wound).
Pol Pot
Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea.
Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. [ref]
James Earl Ray
American criminal, convicted for the murder of civil rights activist and nobel peace prize laureate martin luther king jr. in 1968.
Born March 10th, 1928 in Alton.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Nashville (hepatitis C).
Sonny Bono
American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Detroit.
Died January 5th, 1998 at 62 years old in Stateline (blunt trauma).
Linda McCartney
American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Scarsdale.
Died April 17th, 1998 at 56 years old in Tucson (breast cancer).
George Wallace
45th governor of alabama (1919-1998).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Clio. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1998 at 79 years old in Montgomery (Parkinson's disease).
Matthew Shepard
American lgbt student and murder victim.
Born December 1st, 1976 in Casper.
Died October 12th, 1998 at 21 years old in Fort Collins (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Florence Griffith Joyner
American track and field athlete (1959-1998).
Born December 21st, 1959 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1998 at 38 years old in Mission Viejo (epilepsy). [ref]
Tammy Wynette
American country music singer (1942-1998).
Born May 5th, 1942 in Itawamba County. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1998 at 55 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Ōi. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 88 years old in Seijō (watershed stroke). [ref]
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1998 at 89 years old in Paradise Valley (stroke).
Michelle Thomas
American actress (1968–1998).
Born September 23rd, 1968 in Boston.
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 30 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Lloyd Bridges
American actor (1913–1998).
Born January 15th, 1913 in San Leandro.
Died March 10th, 1998 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Roddy McDowall
British actor (1928–1998).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Herne Hill.
Died October 3rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Studio City (lung cancer).
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first american in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998).
Born November 18th, 1923 in Derry.
Died July 21st, 1998 at 74 years old in Pebble Beach (leukemia). [ref]
Carl Wilson
American musician (1946–1998).
Born December 21st, 1946 in Hawthorne.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer).
John Derek
American actor, director and photographer (1926-1998).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1998 at 71 years old in Santa Maria (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912-1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Stokely Carmichael
American activist (1941-1998).
Born January 29th, 1941 in Port of Spain.
Died November 15th, 1998 at 57 years old in Conakry (prostate cancer).
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 86 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
Ted Hughes
English poet and children's writer (1930-1998).
Born August 17th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1998 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Roby Pilatus
German singer, dancer, model.
Born June 8th, 1965 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 32 years old in Friedrichsdorf.
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-american actress (1911–1998).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Boyle. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1998 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Jack Lord
American actor (1920-1998).
Born December 30th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 77 years old in Honolulu.
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