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In the year 1998
636 Notable deaths
Eldridge Cleaver
American activist.
Born August 31st, 1935 in Wabbaseka. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1998 at 62 years old in Pomona (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sani Abacha
Nigerian military ruler (1943-1998).
Born September 20th, 1943 in Kano.
Died June 8th, 1998 at 54 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex.
Bob Kane
American comic book artist, the co-creator of batman (1915-1998).
Born October 24th, 1915 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Cozy Powell
Briitsh rock drummer (1947–1998).
Born December 29th, 1947 in Cirencester.
Died April 7th, 1998 at 50 years old in Frenchay Hospital (traffic collision).
Junkyard Dog
American professional wrestler (1952-1998).
Born December 13th, 1952 in Wadesboro.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Forest (traffic collision).
Kamala Sohonie
Indian biochemist. first indian woman to get her ph.d in a scientific discipline.
Born September 14th, 1912 in Indore.
Died June 28th, 1998 at 85 years old in New Delhi.
Mae Questel
American actress (1908–1998).
Born September 13th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 89 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Gulzarilal Nanda
Prime minister of india (1898-1998).
Born July 4th, 1898 in Sialkot.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 99 years old in New Delhi.
Jeanette Nolan
American actress (1911–1998).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Los Angeles.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Leo Penn
American actor (1921-1998).
Born August 27th, 1921 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon