In the year 1998
663 Notable deaths
Todd Witsken
American tennis player (1963–1998).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Indianapolis.
Died May 25th, 1998 at 34 years old in Zionsville (brain cancer).
Julian Simon
American economist noted for his view that natural resources are not finite (1932–1998).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Newark.
Died February 8th, 1998 at 65 years old in Chevy Chase (myocardial infarction).
Leonid Kinskey
American actor (1903-1998).
Born April 18th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 95 years old in Fountain Hills (stroke).
Kenny Kirkland
American musician (1955–1998).
Born September 28th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 13th, 1998 at 43 years old in New York City.
Abraham Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in New Britain.
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Philip Abbott
American actor (1923–1998).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Lincoln.
Died February 23rd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarzana (cancer).
Telford Taylor
American attorney and law professor (1908–1998).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Schenectady.
Died May 23rd, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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).
Tron
German hacker and phreaker.
Born June 8th, 1972 in West Berlin.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 26 years old in Neukölln (hanging).
John Addison
British composer (1920–1998).
Born March 16th, 1920 in United Kingdom, Chobham.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 78 years old in Bennington.
James Goldman
American screenwriter, playwright, novelist (1927-1998).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Taylor
American actor and film director (1920-1998).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Freeport.
Died December 29th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist (1921-1998).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1998 at 77 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer).
Muḥammad Mutawallī al-Shaʻrāwī
Islamic scholar (1911–1998).
Born April 15th, 1911 in Daqadus.
Died June 17th, 1998 at 87 years old in Daqadus.
Margaret Walker
American poet and writer (1915-1998).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1998 at 83 years old in Chicago (breast cancer). [ref]
Victor Papanek
American designer and educator (1923–1998).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Vienna.
Died January 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918–1998).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 80 years old in Orange.
Xue Yue
National revolutionary army general (1896–1998).
Born December 26th, 1896 in Lechang.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 101 years old in Chiayi County.
Cleveland Amory
American writer.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Nahant.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 81 years old in Manhattan (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Hammond Innes
British writer (1913-1998).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Horsham. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1998 at 84 years old in Suffolk. [ref]
Danielle Bunten Berry
American game designer and programmer (1949-1998).
Born February 19th, 1949 in St. Louis.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 49 years old in Little Rock (cancer).
Zbigniew Herbert
Polish writer and poet (1924–1998).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Lviv.
Died July 28th, 1998 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Susan Strange
British academic.
Born June 9th, 1923 in Dorset.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Theodore Schultz
American economist.
Born April 30th, 1902 in Arlington. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1998 at 95 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Vladimir Prelog
Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young