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In the year 1998
717 Notable deaths
Gene Autry
American actor and singer (1907–1998).
Born September 29th, 1907 in Tioga.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 91 years old in Studio City (lymphoma).
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-american actress (1911-1998).
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.
J. T. Walsh
American actor (1943–1998).
Born September 28th, 1943 in San Francisco.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 54 years old in La Mesa (myocardial infarction).
Esther Rolle
Actress (1920-1998).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Pompano Beach. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (diabetes). [ref]
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998).
Born February 19th, 1957 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 40 years old in Puerto Plata (traffic collision).
Flip Wilson
American comedian and actor (1933-1998).
Born December 8th, 1933 in Jersey City.
Died November 26th, 1998 at 64 years old in Malibu (liver cancer).
Wendy O. Williams
American singer (1949–1998).
Born May 28th, 1949 in Webster.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 48 years old in Storrs-Mansfield (gunshot wound).
Martha Gellhorn
Journalist from the united states (1908–1998).
Born November 8th, 1908 in St. Louis.
Died February 15th, 1998 at 89 years old in London (cyanide poisoning).
Shari Lewis
American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and television show host (1933-1998).
Born January 17th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died August 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Justin Fashanu
British footballer (1961-1998).
Born February 19th, 1961 in London.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 37 years old in London (hanging to death).
Dermot Morgan
Irish actor (1952–1998).
Born March 31st, 1952 in Dublin.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 45 years old in London Borough of Hounslow (myocardial infarction).
Carl Perkins
American guitarist.
Born April 9th, 1932 in Tiptonville.
Died January 19th, 1998 at 65 years old in Jackson (laryngeal cancer).
Carlos Castañeda
Peruvian-american author (1925-1998).
Born December 25th, 1925 in Cajamarca.
Died April 27th, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Norman Fell
American actor (1924–1998).
Born March 24th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died December 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (multiple myeloma).
Eddie Rabbitt
American country singer (1941–1998).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).
Robert Young
American actor (1907–1998).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Chicago.
Died July 21st, 1998 at 91 years old in Westlake Village (respiratory failure).
Cozy Powell
Briitsh rock drummer (1947–1998).
Born December 29th, 1947 in Cirencester.
Died April 7th, 1998 at 50 years old in Frenchay Hospital (traffic collision).
Sani Abacha
Nigerian military ruler (1943-1998).
Born September 20th, 1943 in Kano.
Died June 8th, 1998 at 54 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex.
Eldridge Cleaver
American activist (1935–1998).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Wabbaseka. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1998 at 62 years old in Los Angeles, Pomona (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bob Kane
American comic book artist, the co-creator of batman (1915-1998).
Born October 24th, 1915 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Junkyard Dog
American professional wrestler (1952-1998).
Born December 13th, 1952 in Wadesboro.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Forest (traffic collision).
Mae Questel
American actress (1908–1998).
Born September 13th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 89 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Jeanette Nolan
American actress (1911–1998).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Los Angeles.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Heidelberg.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 102 years old in Riedlingen.
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