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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Jean-Yves Raimbaud
French animator (1958–1998).
Born January 21st, 1958 in Évreux.
Died June 28th, 1998 at 40 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Hakim Said
Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of sindh province (1920–1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Delhi.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Karachi.
Frank Latimore
American actor (1925–1998).
Born September 28th, 1925 in Darien.
Died November 29th, 1998 at 73 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Victor Pasmore
Artist and architect (1908-1998).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Chelsham.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Valletta.
Olivier Gendebien
Belgian racecar driver (1924-1998).
Born January 12th, 1924 in City of Brussels.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon.
Rita Hester
Transgender african american woman, murder victim, and inspirer of transgender day of remembrance (1963–1998).
Born November 30th, 1963 in Massachusetts.
Died November 28th, 1998 at 34 years old in Boston (penetrating trauma).
Rolan Bykov
Soviet and russian actor, theater and film director, screenwriter (1929–1998).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1998 at 68 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Zlatko Čajkovski
Croatian footballer.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 74 years old in Munich.
Azem Hajdari
Albanian politician (1963-1998).
Born March 11th, 1963 in Bajram Curri.
Died September 12th, 1998 at 35 years old in Tirana.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare