Obituary Events in September 1998
3rd Sep The Minister for Law in Assam, Mr. Surendra Nath Midhi, dies in Guwahati. He was 63. He was also the Veterinary Minister in the Asom Gana Parishad Ministry. Bengali film and stage actor Arup Kumar, 68, dies in Calcutta.
6th Sep Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, dies in Tokyo. He received the Honorary Oscar for lifetime Achievement Award in 1990.
7th Sep The Congress(I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Prof. K. M. Chandy, 77, dies in Kochi.
14th Sep Mr. Yang Shangkun, 91, a general-turned-politican, and former Chinese President dies. |