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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
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.
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Galina Starovoytova
Russian academic and politician (1946-1998).
Born May 17th, 1946 in Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1998 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (firearm). [ref]
Ruth Clifford
American actress (1900–1998).
Born February 17th, 1900 in Pawtucket.
Died November 30th, 1998 at 98 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gérard Grisey
French composer.
Born June 17th, 1946 in Belfort. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1998 at 52 years old in Paris. [ref]
César Baldaccini
French sculptor (1921-1998).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Marseille.
Died December 6th, 1998 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 656
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi