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In the year 1998
604 Notable deaths
Aisha Abd al-Rahman
Egyptian author and professor of literature (1913-1998).
Born November 18th, 1913 in Damietta.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 85 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Gregor von Rezzori
Austrian journalist, actor and writer.
Born May 13th, 1914 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Reggello. [ref]
Wright Morris
American photographer and novelist (1910-1998).
Born January 6th, 1910 in Central City. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1998 at 88 years old in Mill Valley. [ref]
Attila Zoller
Hungarian jazz guitarist (1927-1998).
Born June 13th, 1927 in Visegrád. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1998 at 70 years old in Townshend. [ref]
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Molly O'Day
American actress (1909–1998).
Born October 16th, 1911 in Bayonne.
Died October 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in Avila Beach (disease).
Malati Choudhury
Indian activist.
Born July 26th, 1904 in Bihar.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 93 years old
Ernst Käsemann
German theologian.
Born July 12th, 1906 in Bochum.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tübingen.
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998).
Born February 5th, 1914 in Banbury.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Deaths 311 to 320 of 604
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