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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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).
Jafar Sharif-Emami
Persian engineer and politician (1910-1998).
Born September 9th, 1910 in Tehran.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Lawrence Sanders
American writer.
Born March 15th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died February 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Pompano Beach.
Lounès Matoub
Algerian musician (1956–1998).
Born January 24th, 1956 in Aït Mahmoud.
Died June 25th, 1998 at 42 years old in Aït Aïssi (gunshot wound).
Duncan White
Ceylonese athlete (1918-1998).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 80 years old in Nuneaton.
Joan Banks
American actress (1918-1998).
Born October 30th, 1918 in Petersburg.
Died January 18th, 1998 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Kvitka Cisyk
American opera singer of ukrainian descent.
Born April 4th, 1953 in Queens.
Died March 29th, 1998 at 44 years old in Manhattan (breast cancer).
Antonio Quarracino
Argentine cardinal.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Pollica.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
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