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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Momoko Kōchi
Japanese actress (1932-1998).
Born March 7th, 1932 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1998 at 66 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
Muḥammad Mutawallī al-Shaʻrāwī
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1911 in Egypt.
Died June 17th, 1998 at 87 years old in Egypt.
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1998 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gérard Grisey
French composer.
Born June 17th, 1946 in Belfort. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1998 at 52 years old in Paris. [ref]
Samuel Eilenberg
Polish mathematician (1913-1998).
Born September 30th, 1913 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1998 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Charles Korvin
American actor (1907-1998).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Piešťany. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer.
Born January 5th, 1932 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1998 at 66 years old in Baton Rouge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Antonio Quarracino
Argentine cardinal.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Pollica.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 583
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