In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Umberto Mastroianni
Italian artist (1910-1998).
Born September 21st, 1910 in Fontana Liri. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1998 at 87 years old in Marino. [ref]
Kevork Ajemian
Writer (1932–1998).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Manbij.
Died December 31st, 1998 at 66 years old in Lyon.
Klári Tolnay
Hungarian actress (1914-1998).
Born July 17th, 1914 in Budapest.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Aloys Grillmeier
Catholic theologian and cardinal-deacon.
Born January 1st, 1910 in Pechbrunn.
Died September 13th, 1998 at 88 years old in Unterhaching.
Duncan McNaughton
Athletics competitor (1910-1998).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Cornwall.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Austin.
Lucia Valentini Terrani
Italian lyric singer (1946-1998).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Padua.
Died June 11th, 1998 at 51 years old in Seattle (leukemia). [ref]
Cliff Barker
American basketball player (1921–1998).
Born January 15th, 1921 in Muncie.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Satsuma.
Lucien Bodard
French journalist (1914–1998).
Born January 9th, 1914 in Chongqing.
Died March 2nd, 1998 at 84 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Maud Mannoni
French psychoanalyst (1923–1998).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Haitian writer (1912–1998).
Born March 13th, 1912 in Grand-Gosier.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Miami.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon