In the year 1998
717 Notable deaths
Alois Estermann
Colonel, 31st commander of the pontifical swiss guard (1954–1998).
Born October 29th, 1954 in Gunzwil.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 43 years old in Vatican City.
Dick Higgins
English composer and poet (1938-1998).
Born March 15th, 1938 in Cambridge.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 60 years old in Quebec (myocardial infarction).
Doris Nolan
American actress (1916–1998).
Born July 14th, 1916 in New Rochelle. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1998 at 82 years old in Berwick-upon-Tweed. [ref]
Chatchai Chunhawan
Thai army officer and politician (1920-1998).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Bangkok.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer).
Theodor Oberländer
Minister for expellees, ostforscher, probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998).
Born May 1st, 1905 in Meiningen.
Died May 4th, 1998 at 93 years old in Bonn.
Muriel Humphrey
American politician (1912–1998).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Huron.
Died September 20th, 1998 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
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 (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ruth Clifford
American actress (1900–1998).
Born February 17th, 1900 in Pawtucket.
Died November 30th, 1998 at 98 years old in Woodland Hills.
Dorothy Stickney
Broadway actress (1896–1998).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Dickinson.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 101 years old in New York City (disease).
Gérard Grisey
French composer (1946–1998).
Born June 17th, 1946 in Belfort.
Died November 11th, 1998 at 52 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
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.
Richard Paul
American actor (1940-1998).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 58 years old in Studio City (cancer).
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).
Farid Shawqi
Egyptian actor, screenwriter, and film producer (1920–1998).
Born July 30th, 1920 in Elsayyida Zinab.
Died July 27th, 1998 at 77 years old in Maadi.
Derek Barton
English organic chemist (1918–1998).
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend.
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 (1920-1998).
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 78 years old in Hertfordshire.
Elena Garro
Mexican writer (1916–1998).
Born December 11th, 1916 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
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.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach