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In the year 1998
636 Notable deaths
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese film maker (1910-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Shinagawa-ku. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku (watershed stroke). [ref]
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1998 at 89 years old in Paradise Valley (stroke).
Michelle Thomas
American actress (1968–1998).
Born September 23rd, 1968 in Boston.
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 30 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Lloyd Bridges
American actor (1913–1998).
Born January 15th, 1913 in San Leandro.
Died March 10th, 1998 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Roddy McDowall
British actor (1928–1998).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Herne Hill.
Died October 3rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Studio City (lung cancer).
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first american in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998).
Born November 18th, 1923 in Derry.
Died July 21st, 1998 at 74 years old in Pebble Beach (leukemia). [ref]
Carl Wilson
American musician (1946–1998).
Born December 21st, 1946 in Hawthorne.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer).
John Derek
American actor, director and photographer (1926-1998).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1998 at 71 years old in Santa Maria (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912-1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Stokely Carmichael
American activist (1941-1998).
Born January 29th, 1941 in Port of Spain.
Died November 15th, 1998 at 57 years old in Conakry (prostate cancer).
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