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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Judge Dread
English musician.
Born May 2nd, 1945 in Kent. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 52 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nagarjun
Indian writer.
Born June 30th, 1911 in Madhubani district.
Died November 5th, 1998 at 87 years old in Darbhanga district.
Ramón Sampedro Cameán
Spanish euthanesia activist.
Born January 5th, 1943.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Yoshifumi Kondō
Japanese anime director (1950-1998).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Gosen.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 47 years old in Tachikawa (aneurysm, aortic dissection).
Philip J. Corso
Us army officer (1915-1998).
Born May 22nd, 1915 in Sandusky.
Died July 16th, 1998 at 83 years old in Jupiter.
Inge Scholl
German activist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in Ingersheim an der Jagst.
Died September 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in Leutkirch im Allgäu (cancer). [ref]
Mancur Olson
American economist.
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Grand Forks. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1998 at 66 years old in College Park. [ref]
David Manners
Canadian-born american actor (1900-1998).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Santa Barbara (disease). [ref]
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
British mountaineer, explorer and army officer (1910-1998).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1998 at 88 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Sōsuke Uno
The 75th prime minister of japan (1922-1998).
Born August 27th, 1922 in Moriyama.
Died May 19th, 1998 at 75 years old in Shiga Medical Center for Adults (lung cancer).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 583
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