In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese scholar and writer (1910-1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing. [ref]
William Gaddis
American novelist.
Born December 29th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1998 at 75 years old in East Hampton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev
Soviet submarine commander (1926-1998).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 1998 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Jerome Bixby
American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter (1923-1998).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1998 at 75 years old in San Bernardino. [ref]
Tim Maia
Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist (1942-1998).
Born September 28th, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1998 at 55 years old in Niterói (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Frithjof Schuon
Swiss philosopher, poet and painter (1907-1998).
Born June 18th, 1907 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1998 at 90 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born May 16th, 1930 in Flint. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Brooklyn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Joseph Maher
Irish actor (1933-1998).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Westport.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
Douglas Fowley
American actor (1911-1998).
Born May 30th, 1911 in The Bronx.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Michael Zaslow
American actor.
Born November 1st, 1942 in Inglewood.
Died December 6th, 1998 at 56 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 583
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris