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In the year 1998
636 Notable deaths
Fritz Honka
German murderer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.
Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Catherine Cookson
British writer.
Born June 20th, 1906 in South Shields, Tyne Dock. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1998 at 91 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Wade Domínguez
American actor (1966-1998).
Born May 10th, 1966 in Santa Clara County.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Lawton Chiles
American politician.
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Lakeland.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 68 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Niklas Luhmann
German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998).
Born December 8th, 1927 in Lüneburg.
Died November 6th, 1998 at 70 years old in Oerlinghausen.
Kay Thompson
American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998).
Born November 9th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 88 years old in New York City (disease).
Yang Shangkun
President of the people's republic of china (1907–1998).
Born July 5th, 1907 in Tongnan County.
Died September 14th, 1998 at 91 years old in Beijing.
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. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 636
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson