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In the year 1998
717 Notable deaths
Ran Laurie
British rower (1915-1998).
Born June 4th, 1915 in Grantchester.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 83 years old in Hethersett (Parkinson's disease).
Rozz Williams
American singer (1963–1998).
Born November 6th, 1963 in Pomona.
Died April 1st, 1998 at 34 years old in West Hollywood (hanging to death).
Nizar Qabbani
Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Damascus.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Albert Gore Sr.
American politician from tennessee (1907–1998).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Granville.
Died December 5th, 1998 at 90 years old in Carthage.
Shōtarō Ishinomori
Japanese manga artist (1938–1998).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Miyagi Prefecture.
Died January 28th, 1998 at 60 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Otto Kretschmer
German admiral and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born May 1st, 1912 in Hajduki Nyskie. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Straubing (cranial trauma).
Gene Evans
Actor (1922-1998).
Born July 11th, 1922 in Holbrook.
Died April 1st, 1998 at 75 years old in Jackson (heart failure).
Beatrice Wood
American artist (1893-1998).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1998 at 105 years old in Ojai.
Galina Ulanova
Soviet ballet dancer (1910-1998).
Born January 8th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 21st, 1998 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Raymond Cattell
British-american psychologist (1905–1998).
Born March 20th, 1905 in West Bromwich.
Died February 2nd, 1998 at 92 years old in Honolulu.
Hurd Hatfield
American actor (1917–1998).
Born December 7th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Rathcormac (myocardial infarction).
Rodney Harvey
American actor and model (1967-1998).
Born July 31st, 1967 in Philadelphia.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Leo Buscaglia
American motivational speaker and writer (1924–1998).
Born March 31st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died June 12th, 1998 at 74 years old in Glenbrook (myocardial infarction).
Clark Clifford
American secretary of defense (1906-1998).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Fort Scott.
Died October 10th, 1998 at 91 years old in Bethesda.
Dane Clark
American film actor (1912-1998).
Born February 26th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died September 11th, 1998 at 86 years old in Santa Monica.
Talat Mahmood
Indian singer (1924–1998).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Lucknow.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Jon Postel
American computer scientist (1943–1998).
Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Imi Lichtenfeld
Israeli krav maga practitioner (1910–1998).
Born May 26th, 1910 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1998 at 87 years old in Netanya. [ref]
Alfred Schnittke
Soviet-born russian composer (1934–1998).
Born November 24th, 1934 in Engels.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg (stroke).
Richard Hamming
American mathematician and information theorist (1915–1998).
Born February 11th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1998 at 82 years old in Monterey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerald Stano
American serial killer (1951–1998).
Born September 12th, 1951 in Schenectady.
Died March 23rd, 1998 at 46 years old in Florida State Prison, Starke (electrocution).
Ernst Günther Schenck
German ss surgeon; inspector for troop food supply in okh and ss; police food inspector (nazi germany).
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Marburg.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 94 years old in Aachen.
Gene Raymond
Actor, singer, composer, producer, director.
Born August 13th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Denniz Pop
Swedish dj and record producer (1963-1998).
Born April 26th, 1963 in Tullinge.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 35 years old in Sweden (stomach cancer).
Rumer Godden
English writer (1907-1998).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Eastbourne.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 90 years old in Moniaive.
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