In the year 1998
664 Notable deaths
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Galina Starovoytova
Russian academic and politician (1946-1998).
Born May 17th, 1946 in Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1998 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (firearm). [ref]
Ruth Clifford
American actress (1900–1998).
Born February 17th, 1900 in Pawtucket.
Died November 30th, 1998 at 98 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gérard Grisey
French composer.
Born June 17th, 1946 in Belfort. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1998 at 52 years old in Paris. [ref]
César Baldaccini
French sculptor (1921-1998).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Marseille.
Died December 6th, 1998 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Mel Powell
American composer (1923-1998).
Born February 12th, 1923 in The Bronx.
Died April 24th, 1998 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Martin Rodbell
American biochemist (1925-1998).
Born December 1st, 1925 in Baltimore.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 73 years old in Chapel Hill (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer (1932–1998).
Born January 5th, 1932 in New Orleans.
Died September 14th, 1998 at 66 years old in Baton Rouge (stomach cancer).
Derek Barton
English organic chemist.
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in College Station. [ref]
Albert Wass
Hungarian writer (1908-1998).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Răscruci.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Astor.
Jack Rowley
English footballer and manager (1918-1998).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Wolverhampton. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1998 at 77 years old in Shaw and Crompton.
P. T. Narasimhachar
Indian writer (1905–1998).
Born March 17th, 1905 in Melukote.
Died October 13th, 1998 at 93 years old in Bengaluru.
John Chadwick
English linguist and classical scholar.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1998 at 78 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Elena Garro
Mexican writer (1916–1998).
Born December 11th, 1916 in Puebla City.
Died August 22nd, 1998 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca (cardiac arrest).
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig
Mongolian politician.
Born April 20th, 1962 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 36 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Hal Davis
American songwriter and record producer (1933–1998).
Born February 8th, 1933 in Cincinnati.
Died November 18th, 1998 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean-Yves Raimbaud
French animator (1958–1998).
Born January 21st, 1958 in Évreux.
Died June 28th, 1998 at 40 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Hakim Said
Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of sindh province (1920–1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Delhi.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Karachi.
Frank Latimore
American actor (1925–1998).
Born September 28th, 1925 in Darien.
Died November 29th, 1998 at 73 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Victor Pasmore
Artist and architect (1908-1998).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Chelsham.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Valletta.
Olivier Gendebien
Belgian racecar driver (1924-1998).
Born January 12th, 1924 in City of Brussels.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon.
Rita Hester
Transgender african american woman, murder victim, and inspirer of transgender day of remembrance (1963–1998).
Born November 30th, 1963 in Massachusetts.
Died November 28th, 1998 at 34 years old in Boston (penetrating trauma).
Rolan Bykov
Soviet and russian actor, theater and film director, screenwriter (1929–1998).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1998 at 68 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Zlatko Čajkovski
Croatian footballer.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 74 years old in Munich.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 664
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown