In the year 1998
583 Notable deaths
Benjamin Spock
American pediatrician and author of baby and child care (1903-1998).
Born May 2nd, 1903 in New Haven.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 94 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Vietnamese police chief (1930-1998).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Huế.
Died July 14th, 1998 at 67 years old in Burke (cancer).
Clara Rockmore
Russian-born american musician.
Born March 9th, 1911 in Vilnius.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American activist, journalist and writer.
Born April 7th, 1890 in Minneapolis.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 108 years old in Coconut Grove (disease).
Alice Faye
American actress, singer (1915-1998).
Born May 5th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (stomach cancer). [ref]
Alan J. Pakula
American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998).
Born April 7th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died November 19th, 1998 at 70 years old in Melville (traffic collision).
Hide
Japanese musician (1964–1998).
Born December 13th, 1964 in Yokosuka.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 33 years old in Tokyo (hanging).
Jerome Robbins
American theater producer, director, and choreographer (1918-1998).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Calvert.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer laureated with the 1990 nobel prize for literature.
Born March 31st, 1914 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 583
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche