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In the year 1998
605 Notable deaths
Genrich Altshuller
Soviet inventor and writer (1926–1998).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1998 at 71 years old in Petrozavodsk (Parkinson's disease).
Aarudhra
Indian lyricist and writer (1925-1998).
Born August 31st, 1925 in Visakhapatnam.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 72 years old
Karl Schmid
Swiss visual artist (1914-1998).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Zürich.
Died August 13th, 1998 at 84 years old in Zürich.
José Pedraza
Athletics competitor (1937-1998).
Born September 19th, 1937 in Michoacán.
Died June 1st, 1998 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene