In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
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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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel