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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Zbigniew Herbert
Polish writer and poet (1924-1998).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Lviv. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1998 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Danielle Bunten Berry
American game designer and programmer (1949-1998).
Born February 19th, 1949 in St. Louis.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 49 years old in Little Rock (cancer).
Xue Yue
National revolutionary army general.
Born December 26th, 1896 in Lechang.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 101 years old in Chiayi County.
Marion Donovan
American woman inventor.
Born October 15th, 1917 in Fort Wayne.
Died November 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in New York City.
Conrad Schumann
East german soldier (1942-1998).
Born March 28th, 1942 in Zschochau.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 56 years old in Kipfenberg (hanging).
Remo Giazotto
Italian musicologist and composer.
Born September 4th, 1910 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 87 years old in Pisa.
Susan Strange
British academic.
Born June 9th, 1923 in Dorset.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian association football player (b. 1922).
Born January 16th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Abraham A. Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in New Britain.
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Freddie Young
British cinematographer.
Born October 9th, 1902 in London.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 583
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