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In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Johannesburg.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 74 years old in Winchester (cancer).
Vico Torriani
Swiss actor and singer (1920-1998).
Born September 21st, 1920 in Geneva.
Died February 26th, 1998 at 77 years old in Agno (cancer). [ref]
George Lloyd
British composer.
Born June 28th, 1913 in St Ives. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sadeq Chubak
Iranian novelist (1916-1998).
Born August 5th, 1916 in Bushehr.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Robert Lewis Taylor
American author (1912–1998).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Carbondale.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Southbury.
Miroslav Holub
Czech poet and immunologist (1923–1998).
Born September 13th, 1923 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
Dušan Vukotić
Yugoslav film maker (1927-1998).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Bileća.
Died July 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Zagreb, Krapinske Toplice (myocardial infarction).
Michèle Arnaud
French singer (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Toulon. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Jack Richard Williams
American radio announcer and politician (1909–1998).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 88 years old in Phoenix.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 605
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