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In the year 1998
663 Notable deaths
Alberto Calderón
Argentine mathematician (1920–1998).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Chicago.
Agostino Casaroli
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 24th, 1914 in Castel San Giovanni.
Died June 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rome.
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998).
Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Allen Drury
American novelist (1918-1998).
Born September 2nd, 1918 in Houston.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 80 years old in Tiburon (cardiac arrest).
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Calvert.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Bardèche
French literary critic and neo-fascist writer.
Born October 1st, 1907 in Dun-sur-Auron.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in Canet-en-Roussillon.
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998).
Born August 17th, 1925 in Stamford. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1998 at 72 years old in Providence. [ref]
Efim Geller
Soviet chess player (1925–1998).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Martha O'Driscoll
American actress, dancer, socialite (1922-1998).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Tulsa.
Died November 3rd, 1998 at 76 years old in Ocala (disease).
Momoko Kōchi
Japanese actress (1932-1998).
Born March 7th, 1932 in Taitō-ku. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1998 at 66 years old in Shibuya (colorectal cancer).
Julien Green
American author (1900-1998).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1998 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Francis Durbridge
British writer (1912–1998).
Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Lucio Costa
Brazilian architect.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Toulon.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Gojko Šušak
Croatian politician (1945-1998).
Born March 16th, 1945 in Široki Brijeg.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 53 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer).
Samuel Eilenberg
Polish mathematician (1913-1998).
Born September 30th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died January 30th, 1998 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924–1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.
Dieter Roth
Swiss artist (1930-1998).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Hanover.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 68 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction).
Charles Korvin
American actor (1907-1998).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Piešťany.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1998 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Jean Leray
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born November 7th, 1906 in Chantenay-sur-Loire.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 92 years old in La Baule-Escoublac.
Alois Estermann
Colonel, 31st commander of the pontifical swiss guard (1954–1998).
Born October 29th, 1954 in Gunzwil.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 43 years old in Vatican City.
Dick Higgins
English composer and poet (1938-1998).
Born March 15th, 1938 in Cambridge.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 60 years old in Quebec (myocardial infarction).
Chatchai Chunhawan
Thai army officer and politician (1920-1998).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Bangkok.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer).
Theodor Oberländer
Minister for expellees, ostforscher, probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998).
Born May 1st, 1905 in Meiningen.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 93 years old in Bonn.
Muriel Humphrey
American politician (1912–1998).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Huron.
Died September 20th, 1998 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
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