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In the year 1998
716 Notable deaths
Jack Richard Williams
American radio announcer and politician (1909–1998).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 88 years old in Phoenix.
Caroline Mikkelsen
Danish-norwegian explorer (1906-1998).
Born November 20th, 1906 in Denmark.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 91 years old in Norway.
Otto Schmitt
American scientist (1913–1998).
Born April 6th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 84 years old in Minneapolis.
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist (1921–1998).
Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
Ilse Bing
German photographer (1899-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Frankfurt.
Died March 10th, 1998 at 98 years old in Manhattan.
Nicholas Kurti
Hungarian physicist (1908–1998).
Born May 14th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Minnette de Silva
Sir lankan architect.
Born February 1st, 1918 in Kandy.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Kandy.
Ricardo Tormo
Spanish motorcycle racer (1952-1998).
Born September 7th, 1952 in Aiacor.
Died December 27th, 1998 at 46 years old in Valencia (leukemia).
Ernst Käsemann
German theologian (1906–1998).
Born July 12th, 1906 in Bochum.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tübingen.
Robert Lewis Taylor
American author (1912–1998).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Carbondale.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Southbury.
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Anton Stankowski
German artist (1906-1998).
Born June 18th, 1906 in Gelsenkirchen. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1998 at 92 years old in Esslingen am Neckar. [ref]
Ajit Khan
Indian actor (1922–1998).
Born January 27th, 1922 in Golconda.
Died October 22nd, 1998 at 76 years old in Hyderabad.
Edward Brongersma
Dutch politician (1911–1998).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Haarlem.
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 86 years old in North Holland (euthanasia).
Alfredo Ormando
Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998).
Born December 15th, 1958 in San Cataldo.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 39 years old in Rome (self-immolation).
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
President of comoros (1936-1998).
Born February 20th, 1936 in Mbéni.
Died November 6th, 1998 at 62 years old in Moroni.
Dušan Vukotić
Yugoslav film maker (1927-1998).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Bileća.
Died July 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Krapinske Toplice (myocardial infarction).
Miroslav Holub
Czech poet and immunologist (1923–1998).
Born September 13th, 1923 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
Erich Mende
German politician (1916-1998).
Born October 28th, 1916 in Strzelce Opolskie.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 81 years old in Bonn.
Vico Torriani
Swiss actor and singer (1920-1998).
Born September 21st, 1920 in Geneva.
Died February 26th, 1998 at 77 years old in Agno (cancer). [ref]
Miguel Montuori
Footballer (1932–1998).
Born September 24th, 1932 in Rosario.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 65 years old in Florence.
Jack Coleman
American basketball player (1924–1998).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Burgin.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 74 years old in Burgin.
Tom Cora
American cellist and composer (1953–1998).
Born September 14th, 1953 in Richmond.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 44 years old in Draguignan (melanoma).
Antonio Saura
Spanish artist (1930-1998).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Huesca. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1998 at 67 years old in Cuenca. [ref]
Paul Seymour
American basketball player and coach (1928–1998).
Born January 30th, 1928 in Toledo.
Died May 5th, 1998 at 70 years old in Jensen Beach.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr