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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Mahbub ul Haq
Pakistani economist (1934-1998).
Born February 22nd, 1934 in Gurdaspur. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1998 at 64 years old in New York City.
Fred Davis
English snooker and billiards player.
Born August 14th, 1913 in Chesterfield.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 84 years old in Denbigh.
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Prime minister of greece intermittently between 1955-80, president from 1980-85, 1990-95.
Born March 21st, 1907 in Proti, Serres. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 91 years old in Athens. [ref]
Fat Pat
American rapper (1970–1998).
Born December 4th, 1970 in Houston.
Died February 3rd, 1998 at 27 years old in Houston.
Junior Wells
American chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist (1934–1998).
Born December 9th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 63 years old in Chicago (lymphoma).
Ted Fujita
Japanese-american severe storms researcher.
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Sone.
Died November 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Chicago.
William Gaddis
American novelist (1922–1998).
Born December 29th, 1922 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1998 at 75 years old in East Hampton (prostate cancer).
Jerome Bixby
American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter (1923-1998).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died April 28th, 1998 at 75 years old in San Bernardino.
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic author (1902-1998).
Born April 23rd, 1902 in Reykjavík. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1998 at 95 years old in Mosfellsbær (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Josephine Hutchinson
American actress (1903-1998).
Born October 12th, 1903 in Seattle.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 94 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 637
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