In the year 1998
717 Notable deaths
Hans von Ohain
German aerospace engineer (1911-1998).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Dessau.
Died March 13th, 1998 at 86 years old in Melbourne (thyroiditis).
Archie Goodwin
American comic book writer, editor and artist (1937–1998).
Born September 8th, 1937 in Kansas City.
Died March 1st, 1998 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Helen Westcott
American actress (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Edmonds (cancer).
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 (1906–1998).
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 author and activist (1917–1998).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Ingersheim an der Jagst.
Died September 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in Leutkirch im Allgäu (cancer).
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar (1928–1998).
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Menlo Park.
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.
Dick O'Neill
American actor (1928-1998).
Born August 29th, 1928 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
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.
Died April 27th, 1998 at 82 years old in Hanoi (liver cancer).
Hal Newhouser
American baseball player (1921-1998).
Born May 20th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 77 years old in Bloomfield Hills (respiratory disease).
Hilla Limann
Eighth president of the republic of ghana (1934–1998).
Born December 12th, 1934 in Gold Coast Colony, Gwollu.
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
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]
Sylvia Field
Actress (1901-1998).
Born February 14th, 1901 in Allston.
Died July 31st, 1998 at 97 years old in Fallbrook.
Nino Ferrer
Italian-french singer and songwriter (1934–1998).
Born August 15th, 1934 in Genoa.
Died August 13th, 1998 at 63 years old in Montcuq (gunshot wound).
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As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé