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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Martha Gellhorn
Journalist from the united states.
Born November 8th, 1908 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1998 at 89 years old in London (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
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).
Wendy O. Williams
American singer (1949–1998).
Born May 28th, 1949 in Webster. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1998 at 48 years old in Storrs (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Dermot Morgan
Irish actor.
Born March 31st, 1952 in Dublin.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 45 years old in London Borough of Hounslow (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Castañeda
Peruvian-american author.
Born December 25th, 1925 in Cajamarca. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter.
Born April 9th, 1932 in Tiptonville. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1998 at 65 years old in Jackson (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Eldridge Cleaver
American activist.
Born August 31st, 1935 in Wabbaseka. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1998 at 62 years old in Pomona (prostate cancer). [ref]
Robert Young
American actor (1907-1998).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1998 at 91 years old in Westlake Village (respiratory failure). [ref]
Eddie Rabbitt
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Shari Lewis
American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and television show host (1933-1998).
Born January 17th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died August 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 583
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde