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In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor (1915–1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1998 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Phil Hartman
Canadian american actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic (1948-1998).
Born September 24th, 1948 in Brantford. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1998 at 49 years old in Encino (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Pol Pot
Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea.
Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. [ref]
James Earl Ray
American assassin of martin luther king jr..
Born March 10th, 1928 in Alton.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Nashville (hepatitis C).
Sonny Bono
American entertainer, musician and politician (1935-1998).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1998 at 62 years old in Stateline (skiing accident). [ref]
George Wallace
45th governor of alabama (1919-1998).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Clio. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1998 at 79 years old in Montgomery (Parkinson's disease).
Linda McCartney
American photographer, recording artist (1941-1998).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Scarsdale. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1998 at 56 years old in Tucson (breast cancer). [ref]
Matthew Shepard
American student and murder victim.
Born December 1st, 1976 in Casper.
Died October 12th, 1998 at 21 years old in Fort Collins (torture). [ref]
Florence Griffith Joyner
American track and field athlete (1959-1998).
Born December 21st, 1959 in Los Angeles.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 38 years old in Mission Viejo (epilepsy).
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese film maker (1910-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Shinagawa-ku. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku (watershed stroke). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche