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In the year 1998
636 Notable deaths
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 86 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
Ted Hughes
English poet and children's writer (1930-1998).
Born August 17th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1998 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Roby Pilatus
German singer, dancer, model.
Born June 8th, 1965 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 32 years old in Friedrichsdorf.
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-american actress (1911–1998).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Boyle. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1998 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Jack Lord
American actor (1920-1998).
Born December 30th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 77 years old in Honolulu.
Gene Autry
American actor (1907–1998).
Born September 29th, 1907 in Tioga.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 91 years old in Studio City (lymphoma).
J. T. Walsh
American actor (1943–1998).
Born September 28th, 1943 in San Francisco.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 54 years old in La Mesa (myocardial infarction).
Esther Rolle
Actress (1920-1998).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Pompano Beach. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (diabetes). [ref]
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998).
Born February 19th, 1957 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 40 years old in Puerto Plata (traffic collision).
Flip Wilson
American comedian and actor (1933-1998).
Born December 8th, 1933 in Jersey City.
Died November 26th, 1998 at 64 years old in Malibu (liver cancer).
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