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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1998 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Talat Mahmood
Indian singer.
Born February 24th, 1924 in Lucknow.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Jon Postel
American computer scientist.
Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Imi Lichtenfeld
Israeli krav maga practitioner.
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. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 637
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé