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Events on Friday 2 October 1998 1
1907 – 1998Gene Autry (1907-1998)Died 2 October 1998, aged 91Gene Autry, the singing cowboy who starred in dozens of Western films and recorded classics including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," died on 2 October 1998. He later became a successful businessman and owner of the California Angels baseball team.