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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998).
Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Allen Drury
American novelist (1918-1998).
Born September 2nd, 1918 in Houston.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 80 years old in Tiburon (cardiac arrest).
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Calvert.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Bardèche
French literary critic and neo-fascist writer.
Born October 1st, 1907 in Dun-sur-Auron.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in Canet-en-Roussillon.
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998).
Born August 17th, 1925 in Stamford. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1998 at 72 years old in Providence. [ref]
Efim Geller
Soviet chess player.
Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Martha O'Driscoll
American actress, dancer, socialite (1922-1998).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Tulsa.
Died November 3rd, 1998 at 76 years old in Ocala (disease).
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).
Julien Green
American author (1900-1998).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1998 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Francis Durbridge
British writer (1912–1998).
Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
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