In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
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).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 656
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø