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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Denniz Pop
Swedish dj and record producer (1963-1998).
Born April 26th, 1963 in Sweden.
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.
Tommy Flowers
British engineer, helped to design colossus during world war ii (1905–1998).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in Poplar.
Died October 28th, 1998 at 92 years old in Mill Hill.
Marius Goring
Actor (1912-1998).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer). [ref]
André Weil
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born May 6th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1998 at 92 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Lucio Battisti
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Poggio Bustone. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1998 at 55 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Phil Leeds
American actor.
Born April 6th, 1916 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 1998 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Red Holzman
American basketball player and coach (1920-1998).
Born August 10th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in New Hyde Park (leukemia).
Mo Udall
American politician.
Born June 15th, 1922 in St. Johns.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease).
Eric Ambler
Author (1909-1998).
Born June 28th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 637
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs