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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Nguyen Van Linh
General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1915-1998).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Hưng Yên. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1998 at 82 years old in Hanoi (liver cancer). [ref]
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar.
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Hilla Limann
Third president of the republic of ghana (1934–1998).
Born December 12th, 1934 in Gold Coast.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 63 years old in Accra (diabetes).
Bill Reid
Canadian sculptor, jeweler, painter (1920-1998).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease).
Donald Woods
Canadian-born american film and television actor (1906-1998).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Brandon.
Died March 5th, 1998 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Bruno Munari
Italian artist and designer (1907-1998).
Born October 24th, 1907 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
John Pulman
English snooker player.
Born December 12th, 1923 in Devon.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Northampton (fall).
Loïs Mailou Jones
African american painter.
Born November 3rd, 1905 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1998 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C., Boston. [ref]
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer.
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
John Tate
American boxer.
Born January 29th, 1955 in Marion County.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 43 years old in Knoxville.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 583
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