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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Nelson Goodman
American philosopher.
Born August 7th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 92 years old in Needham.
Robert Gist
American actor and director (1917-1998).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.
Helen Westcott
American actress (1928-1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Edmonds (cancer).
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).
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).
Richard Paul
American actor (1940-1998).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 58 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Muriel Humphrey Brown
American politician and second lady (1912-1998).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Huron.
Died September 20th, 1998 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Marie-Louise von Franz
Swiss psychologist and scholar (1915-1998).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 83 years old in Küsnacht.
Nino Ferrer
Italian-french singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1998 at 63 years old in Saint-Lary (ballistic trauma). [ref]
William McChesney Martin
Chairman of the united states federal reserve bank from 1951 to 1970.
Born December 17th, 1906 in St. Louis.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
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