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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Wolf Vostell
German painter and sculptor (1932-1998).
Born October 14th, 1932 in Leverkusen. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 65 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Lawrence Sanders
American writer.
Born March 15th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died February 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Pompano Beach.
Charles Lang
American cinematographer (1902-1998).
Born March 27th, 1902 in Bluff. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Lounès Matoub
Kabylia berber singer.
Born January 24th, 1956 in Aït Mahmoud.
Died June 25th, 1998 at 42 years old in Aït Aïssi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Duncan White
Ceylonese athlete (1918-1998).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 80 years old in Nuneaton.
Barbara Acklin
American soul singer and songwriter (1943-1998).
Born February 28th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 55 years old in Omaha (pneumonia). [ref]
Syl Apps
Canadian ice hockey player and politician (1915-1998).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Paris.
Died December 24th, 1998 at 83 years old in Kingston.
Jean Leray
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born November 7th, 1906 in Chantenay-sur-Loire. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1998 at 92 years old in La Baule-Escoublac. [ref]
Tim Flock
American racecar driver.
Born May 11th, 1924 in Fort Payne.
Died March 31st, 1998 at 73 years old in Atlanta (lung cancer, liver cancer).
Efim Geller
Soviet chess player.
Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.
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