In the year 1998
717 Notable deaths
Antonio Prohías
Cuban-american cartoonist.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Cienfuegos.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 77 years old in Miami.
Gunter d'Alquen
Nazi propagandist (1910–1998).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Essen.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Mönchengladbach.
Wolf Vostell
German painter and sculptor (1932–1998).
Born October 14th, 1932 in Leverkusen.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese film director (1912-1998).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Hamamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
Alberto Calderón
Argentine mathematician (1920–1998).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Agostino Casaroli
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 24th, 1914 in Castel San Giovanni.
Died June 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rome.
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998).
Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Allen Drury
American novelist (1918-1998).
Born September 2nd, 1918 in Houston.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 80 years old in Tiburon (cardiac arrest).
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Bardèche
French literary critic and neo-fascist writer.
Born October 1st, 1907 in Dun-sur-Auron.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in Canet-en-Roussillon.
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998).
Born August 17th, 1925 in Stamford.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 72 years old in Providence.
Efim Geller
Soviet chess player (1925–1998).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Martha O'Driscoll
American actress, dancer, socialite (1922-1998).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Tulsa.
Died November 3rd, 1998 at 76 years old in Ocala (disease).
Momoko Kōchi
Japanese actress (1932-1998).
Born March 7th, 1932 in Taitō-ku. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1998 at 66 years old in Shibuya (colorectal cancer).
Julien Green
American author (1900–1998).
Born September 6th, 1900 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 13th, 1998 at 97 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Kazin
American writer (1915–1998).
Born June 5th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 83 years old in Upper West Side.
Francis Durbridge
British writer (1912–1998).
Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Lucio Costa
Brazilian architect.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Toulon.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Gojko Šušak
Croatian politician (1945-1998).
Born March 16th, 1945 in Široki Brijeg.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 53 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer).
Samuel Eilenberg
Polish mathematician (1913-1998).
Born September 30th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died January 30th, 1998 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924–1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.
Dieter Roth
Swiss artist (1930-1998).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Hanover.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 68 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction).
Charles Korvin
American actor (1907-1998).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Piešťany.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1998 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Jean Leray
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born November 7th, 1906 in Chantenay-sur-Loire.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 92 years old in La Baule-Escoublac.
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