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In the year 1998
604 Notable deaths
Kenny Kirkland
American musician (1955–1998).
Born September 28th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 13th, 1998 at 43 years old in New York City.
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist (1921-1998).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1998 at 77 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer).
James Goldman
American screenwriter, playwright, novelist (1927-1998).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918-1998).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 80 years old in Orange.
Georgy Sviridov
Russian composer.
Born December 16th, 1915 in Fatezh. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Theodore Schultz
American economist.
Born April 30th, 1902 in Arlington. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1998 at 95 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Margaret Walker
American poet and writer (1915-1998).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1998 at 83 years old in Chicago (breast cancer). [ref]
Ferry Porsche
Austrian-german automobile designer (1909–1998).
Born September 19th, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 88 years old in Zell am See.
Vladimir Prelog
Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.
Hammond Innes
British writer (1913-1998).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Horsham. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1998 at 84 years old in Suffolk. [ref]
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