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In the year 1998
637 Notable deaths
Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Roman catholic bishop (1922-1998).
Born December 27th, 1922 in Guatemala City.
Died April 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Guatemala City.
Wright Morris
American photographer and novelist (1910-1998).
Born January 6th, 1910 in Central City.
Died April 25th, 1998 at 88 years old in Mill Valley.
Leonie Rysanek
Austrian soprano (1926-1998).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
María de la Purísima de la Cruz
Spanish religious (1926-1998).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 31st, 1998 at 72 years old in Seville.
Keith Newton
English footballer (1941-1998).
Born June 23rd, 1941 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 56 years old in Blackburn (laryngeal cancer).
Nicolas Bouvier
Swiss writer, artist and traveller.
Born March 6th, 1929 in Lancy. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Clara Calamai
Italian actress (1909-1998).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Prato. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1998 at 83 years old in Rimini. [ref]
Iain Crichton Smith
Scottish poet and novelist (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 70 years old
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling