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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Tommy Flowers
British engineer, helped to design colossus during world war ii.
Born December 22nd, 1905 in Poplar.
Died October 28th, 1998 at 92 years old in Mill Hill.
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).
Maria Reich
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator.
Born May 15th, 1903 in Dresden. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1998 at 95 years old in Lima (ovarian cancer). [ref]
David McClelland
American psychological theorist (1917-1998).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Mount Vernon.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 80 years old in Lexington.
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]
Fritz Honka
German murderer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.
Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
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).
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]
Kurt Franz
Ss officer, third commandant of treblinka extermination camp.
Born January 17th, 1914 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1998 at 84 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 583
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