In the year 1998
663 Notable deaths
Robert Gist
American actor and director (1917-1998).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.
Maidie Norman
Actress, drama teacher (1912-1998).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Carroll County.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 85 years old in San Jose (lung cancer).
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi.
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Mancur Olson
American economist (1932–1998).
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Grand Forks.
Died February 19th, 1998 at 66 years old in College Park.
Ramón Sampedro
Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).
Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Nelson Goodman
American philosopher.
Born August 7th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 92 years old in Needham.
John Pulman
English snooker player (1923–1998).
Born December 12th, 1923 in Devon.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Northampton (falling from height).
Inge Scholl
German activist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in Ingersheim an der Jagst.
Died September 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in Leutkirch im Allgäu (cancer). [ref]
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925–1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 72 years old in Boca Raton.
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar.
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
William McChesney Martin
Chairman of the united states federal reserve bank from 1951 to 1970.
Born December 17th, 1906 in St. Louis.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ferry Porsche
Austrian-german automobile designer (1909–1998).
Born September 19th, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 88 years old in Zell am See.
John Tate
American boxer (1955–1998).
Born January 29th, 1955 in Marion County.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 43 years old in Knoxville.
Nguyen Van Linh
General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1915-1998).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Hưng Yên. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1998 at 82 years old in Hanoi (liver cancer). [ref]
Hilla Limann
Eighth president of the republic of ghana (1934–1998).
Born December 12th, 1934 in Gwollu, Gold Coast Colony.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 63 years old in Accra (diabetes).
Anne Desclos
French journalist and novelist best known for her erotic novel story of o.
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Rochefort.
Died April 26th, 1998 at 90 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Donald Woods
Canadian-born american film and television actor (1906-1998).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Brandon.
Died March 5th, 1998 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Sōsuke Uno
The 75th prime minister of japan (1922-1998).
Born August 27th, 1922 in Moriyama.
Died May 19th, 1998 at 75 years old in Shiga Medical Center for Adults (lung cancer).
Bill Reid
Canadian sculptor, jeweler, painter (1920–1998).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nino Ferrer
Italian-french singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1998 at 63 years old in Saint-Lary (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician (1900–1998).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Aynho.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Georgy Sviridov
Soviet and russian composer (1915—1998).
Born December 16th, 1915 in Fatezh.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Loïs Mailou Jones
African american painter (1905–1998).
Born November 3rd, 1905 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1998 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bruno Munari
Italian artist and designer (1907-1998).
Born October 24th, 1907 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer (1926–1998).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé