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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Fabian Ver
Filipino general (1920-1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Sarrat.
Died November 21st, 1998 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
Hans von Ohain
German aerospace engineer (1911-1998).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Dessau.
Died March 13th, 1998 at 86 years old in Melbourne (thyroiditis).
Archie Goodwin
American comic book writer, editor and artist (1937–1998).
Born September 9th, 1937 in Kansas City.
Died March 1st, 1998 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Helen Westcott
American actress (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Edmonds (cancer).
Robert Gist
American actor and director (1917-1998).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.
Maidie Norman
Actress, drama teacher (1912-1998).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Carroll County.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 85 years old in San Jose (lung cancer).
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi.
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Mancur Olson
American economist (1932–1998).
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Grand Forks.
Died February 19th, 1998 at 66 years old in College Park.
Ramón Sampedro
Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).
Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Nelson Goodman
American philosopher.
Born August 7th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 92 years old in Needham.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 637
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou