Deaths in December 1998 explained

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1998.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Aisha Abdul-Rahman. 1998-12-15. The Independent. May 21, 2019. en-GB.
  2. News: Robert McG. Thomas Jr. . Robert McG. Thomas Jr. . Janet Lewis, 99, Poet of Spirit and Keeper of the Hearth, Dies . subscription . 5 August 2022 . . 5 December 1998 . C 16.
  3. Web site: Olympedia – Bertil Nordahl . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  4. Web site: Donald Smith . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  5. Web site: Freddie Young - filmportal.de . filmportal.de . 11 August 2022 . de .
  6. News: Ford Burkhart . Theodora Abel, 99, Psychologist Who Reached Across Cultures . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 13 December 1998 . 1 67.
  7. Web site: Ben Guintini Stats - Baseball-Reference.com . baseball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  8. News: Peter Watrous . Bob Haggart, 84, Jazz Bassist and Arranger . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 4 December 1998 . A 29.
  9. Web site: Cleopa Ilie. ro. www.poezie.ro. August 26, 2023.
  10. Web site: Olympedia – Mikio Oda . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  11. News: The Independent. Obituary: Brian Stonehouse. May 21, 2019. London, UK. 20 January 1999.
  12. Web site: Pierre Hétu - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  13. Web site: Mohammad Mokhtari - Library of Congress . id.loc.gov . 11 August 2022 .
  14. Web site: Robert Rothschild . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  15. News: College football loses member of Hall of Fame . The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) . 1998-12-05.
  16. Web site: Egil Johansen . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  17. Web site: Beach . Randall . Tips in 1998 slaying of Yale student Suzanne Jovin focus on mentally disturbed grad student . New Haven Register . 23 May 2019 . December 8, 2012.
  18. Web site: Milton Marks - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  19. Web site: Olympedia – Yury Vengerovsky . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  20. News: Mary Tannen . Hazel Bishop, 92, an Innovator Who Made Lipstick Kissproof . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 10 December 1998 . B 16.
  21. News: Irvin Molotsky . Albert Gore Sr., Veteran Politician, Dies at 90 . subscription . 23 May 2019 . . 7 December 1998 . B 9.
  22. News: How Big Spender abducted two of HK's tycoons . Lo, Clifford . March 11, 2011 . South China Morning Post . May 23, 2019 .
  23. Web site: César Baldaccini . britannica.com . Encyclopædia Britannica Online . 11 August 2022 .
  24. Web site: Georges Borgeaud . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  25. News: Mel Gussow . Mel Gussow . Robert Marasco, 62, Writer of 'Child's Play' . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 11 December 1998 . B 15.
  26. Web site: Olympedia – Pierre Mousel . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  27. News: Jennifer Dunning . Jennifer Dunning . Peg Leg Bates, One-Legged Dancer, Dies at 91 . subscription . 23 May 2019 . . 8 December 1998 . B 10.
  28. News: Michael Zaslow, 54, Soap Actor; Publicized Lou Gehrig's Disease . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 9 December 1998 . B 15.
  29. News: Allan Kozinn . Allan Kozinn . John Addison, 78, Composer Of Film, Theater and TV Scores . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 12 December 1998 . A 19.
  30. News: Texas executes serial killer Daniel Corwin for 1987 Southeast Texas slayings . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . December 8, 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150129062059/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/120898/LD0679.shtml . January 29, 2015.
  31. Web site: Olympedia – Voitto Hellstén . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  32. News: Wolfgang Saxon . Martin Rodbell Is Dead at 73; Chemist and Nobel Laureate . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 11 December 1998 . B 15.
  33. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Gen. H.H. Howze, 89, Dies; Proposed Copters as Cavalry . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 18 December 1998 . B 15.
  34. News: Ex-Cult Leader Who Fled Mental Hospital Is Dead . 23 May 2019 . subscription . December 8, 1998.
  35. News: Steven E. Brier . O. Struger, 67, A Pioneer In Automation . subscription . 23 May 2019 . . 27 December 1998 . 1 41.
  36. Web site: Olympedia – Bill Looby . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  37. News: Mee . Bob . Obituary: Archie Moore . 23 May 2019 . The Independent . 11 December 1998.
  38. News: Koerts. Agnes. Journalist en inspirator, maar vooral talentenjager: Wim Hora Adema 1914-1998. Trouw. 17 December 1998. nl.
  39. Web site: Bob Dille Stats - Basketball-Reference.com . basketball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  40. Web site: Buddy Feyne - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  41. Web site: Ray Goossens - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  42. Web site: Kamel Messaoudi . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  43. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Charles Mize, Marine in 3 Wars, Dies at 77 . subscription . 23 May 2019 . . 27 December 1998 . 1 41.
  44. Web site: Olympedia – Gunnar Johansson . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  45. Web site: André Lichnerowicz . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  46. Web site: Jimmy Mackay . worldfootball.net . 11 August 2022 .
  47. News: Obituary: Kavi Pradeep. 25 May 2019 . London. The Independent. Kuldip. Singh. 15 December 1998.
  48. Web site: Anton Stankowski . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  49. Web site: Max Streibl - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  50. Web site: Max Boydston Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com . pro-football-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  51. News: Pearson. Richard. Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles Dies. subscription . 25 May 2019. The Washington Post. December 13, 1998.
  52. Web site: Jimmy "Orion" Ellis - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  53. Web site: Denny Galehouse Stats - Baseball-Reference.com . baseball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  54. Web site: Olympedia - Vadim Gulyayev . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022.
  55. News: Richard Severo . Morris K. Udall, Fiercely Liberal Congressman, Dies at 76 . subscription . 1 November 2020 . . 14 December 1998 . B 9.
  56. Web site: Helen Adolf - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  57. Web site: Willem den Toom . biografischportaal.nl . 11 August 2022 . nl .
  58. News: Obituary: William Dean Fausett. May 25, 2019. Deseret News. December 16, 1998. March 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321015034/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/668925/Obituary-William-Dean-Fausett.html?pg=all. dead.
  59. News: Warren Hoge . Warren Hoge . Lew Grade, 91, Flamboyant Shaper of British TV and Movies . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 14 December 1998 . B 8.
  60. Web site: Harvey Jones Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com . pro-football-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  61. Web site: Ariadna Welter . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  62. Web site: Norbert Zongo . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  63. Web site: Vittorio Cottafavi . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  64. Web site: Norman Fell . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  65. News: William Glaberson . A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., Federal Judge, Is Dead at 70 . subscription . 25 May 2019 . . 15 December 1998 . B 14.
  66. Web site: Olympedia - Yury Gromak . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022.
  67. Web site: James A. Jensen - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  68. News: Obituary. The Independent. 25 May 2019 . London . Ivan . Ponting . 2 January 1999.
  69. Web site: Annette Strauss - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  70. Web site: Will Tremper - filmportal.de . filmportal.de . 11 August 2022 . de .
  71. Web site: matchID - Daniel Langrand . . 11 August 2022 . fr .
  72. News: Allan Kozinn . Allan Kozinn . Jan Meyerowitz, 85, Composer on Moral Subjects . subscription . 25 May 2019 . . 26 December 1998 . C 6.
  73. Web site: Olympedia – Robert Paul . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  74. Web site: Johnny Riddle Stats - Baseball-Reference.com . baseball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  75. Web site: matchID - Paul Rivière . . 11 August 2022 . fr .
  76. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Clay Blair, 73, Navy Veteran And an Expert on Submarines . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 20 December 1998 . 1 67.
  77. Web site: matchID - Jean de Montrémy . . 11 August 2022 . fr .
  78. News: Mel Gussow . Mel Gussow . William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead . subscription . 25 May 2019 . . 17 December 1998 . B 15.
  79. Web site: Johnny Gorsica Stats - Baseball-Reference.com . baseball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  80. Web site: Julia . Preston . U.S. Journalist Slain in Mexico, Autopsy Shows . The New York Times . December 18, 1998 . subscription . 25 May 2019 .
  81. 18543463 . 53 . John Burns Brooksby CBE: 25 December 1914 – 17 December 1998 . 2007 . Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. . 77–92 . Sellers . RF . 10.1098/rsbm.2007.0002 . free.
  82. News: Smith . Roberta . Allan D'Arcangelo, 68, Painter of Pop Images . 25 May 2019 . The New York Times . 23 December 1998.
  83. News: Ralph Blumenthal . Joseph Esherick, 83, an Acclaimed Architect . subscription . 15 April 2022 . . 25 December 1998 . B 11.
  84. Web site: Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts; Lev Dyomin . spacefacts.de . 25 May 2019.
  85. Web site: HARRY HADDOCK . scottishfa.co.uk . 25 May 2019.
  86. Web site: Philippine Terrorist Leader Killed - But is Celebration Premature? . Worldview . 11 August 2022 . 22 December 1998.
  87. News: Wolfgang Saxon . Edwin Evariste Moise, 79, Mathematics Scholar . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 28 December 1998 . B 8.
  88. Web site: Max Wehrli . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  89. Web site: Garry Blaine Stats . hockey-reference.com . 11 August 2022.
  90. Web site: Cully Dahlstrom. Hockey Reference. 25 May 2019.
  91. News: Eric Pace . List of The New York Times employees . Mel Fisher, 76, a Treasure Hunter Who Got Rich Undersea . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 21 December 1998 . B 9.
  92. News: Antonio Ordonez Dies at 66; Matador in Hemingway Book . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 21 December 1998 . B 9.
  93. http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/turner_ron "Turner, Ron"
  94. Web site: Qian Zhongshu . britannica.com . Encyclopædia Britannica Online . 11 August 2022 .
  95. Web site: matchID - André Dewavrin . . 11 August 2022 . fr .
  96. News: Frank Litsky . Frank Litsky . E.W. Etchells, 87, a Boat Builder Who Created His Own Design . subscription . 11 August 2022 . . 27 December 1998 . 1 41.
  97. Web site: Los Angeles Times. L.A. Times Hollywood Star Walk. Irene Hervey. 26 May 2019.
  98. News: Wolfgang Saxon . Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, 84, A Nobelist in Nerve Research . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 22 December 1998 . C 19.
  99. Web site: Olympedia – Kazimierz Kropidłowski . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  100. News: Michael T. Kaufman . Michael T. Kaufman . Bangalore Venkata Raman, Indian Astrologer, Dies at 86 . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 23 December 1998 . C 19.
  101. Web site: Olympedia – Miklós Sárkány . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  102. Web site: Gilbert Charles-Picard . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  103. Web site: Avril Coleridge-Taylor - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  104. News: Obituary Karl Denver . Leigh, Spencer . The Independent . 26 May 2019 . London . 20 January 1999.
  105. Web site: Professor Anne Ferguson. The Herald. Glasgow. 26 May 2019.
  106. Web site: Olympedia – Sándor Ivády . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  107. Web site: Ernst-Günther Schenck . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  108. Web site: Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  109. Web site: Olympedia – Pedro Araya . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  110. Web site: Leif Erickson - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  111. News: Richard Severo . Virginia Graham, 86, Popular Host of Early Television Talk Shows . subscription . 1 November 2020 . . 25 December 1998 . B 11.
  112. Web site: Robert Haynes - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  113. Web site: Jean Malaquais - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  114. Web site: Olympedia – Mark Chatfield . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  115. News: Eric Pace . List of The New York Times employees . David Manners, 98; Menaced on Screen by Lugosi . subscription . 1 November 2020 . . 3 January 1999 . 1 29.
  116. Web site: Joe Orlando. August 16, 2012. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030154341/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/orlando.htm. October 30, 2013. 26 May 2019. live.
  117. News: Michael T. Kaufman . Michael T. Kaufman . Anatoly Rybakov, 87, Writer Linked to Glasnost's Dawn . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 24 December 1998 . A 17.
  118. News: Eric Pace . List of The New York Times employees . Michelle Thomas, 30, Actress On TV Soap Opera and Sitcoms . subscription . 26 May 2019 . . 28 December 1998 . B 8.
  119. News: Anthony Depalma . Pierre Vallieres, 60, Angry Voice of Quebec Separatism, Dies . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 26 December 1998 . C 6.
  120. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Syl Apps, 83, Hall of Famer Who Led Maple Leafs in 40's . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 28 December 1998 . B 8.
  121. News: Jennifer Dunning . Jennifer Dunning . Viola Farber, Choreographer, Dies at 67 . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 31 December 1998 . A 15.
  122. News: Ponting . Ivan . Obituary: Matt Gillies . 26 May 2019 . The Independent . 31 December 1998.
  123. Web site: Olympedia – Daan Kagchelland . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  124. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . William R. Perl Is Dead at 92; Built Sealift Rescue of Jews . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 29 December 1998 . A 15.
  125. News: Eric Pace . List of The New York Times employees . R.E. Schreiber, 88, Nuclear Bomb Physicist . subscription . 26 May 2019 . . 31 December 1998 . A 15.
  126. Web site: Katharina Brauren - filmportal.de . filmportal.de . 11 August 2022 . de .
  127. Web site: Damita Jo DeBlanc . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  128. News: Obituary: Bryan MacLean . The Independent . 1 January 1999. 26 May 2019.
  129. Web site: Mike McAlary . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  130. News: Wolfgang Saxon . Hans Oeschger, Geologist, 71, An Expert on Greenhouse Gases . subscription . 11 August 2022 . . 30 December 1998 . B 8.
  131. News: Richard Paul, 58; Character Actor. Reuters. Los Angeles Times. subscription. 26 May 2019. December 28, 1998.
  132. News: The Times . 31 December 1998 . 25 . John Pulman.
  133. Web site: Dick Grove - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  134. Web site: Tom Vallance. Obituary: Hurd Hatfield. The Independent. 26 May 2019.
  135. News: Pick. Michael. Obituary: Michael Sherard. 26 May 2019. The Independent. 1 February 1999.
  136. Web site: Kevork Ajemian . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  137. Web site: Dany Bustros dies from gunshot wound . The Daily Star . 26 May 2019 . 28 December 1998 . May 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190526171035/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/1998/Dec-28/19945-dany-bustros-dies-from-gunshot-wound.ashx . dead .
  138. Web site: Anne Holm . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  139. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Robert Johnson, a Leading Air Ace in World War II, Dies at 78 . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 1 January 1999 . B 9.
  140. Web site: Joe Parker Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com . pro-football-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  141. News: Hadfield . Dave . Rugby League: International dies of heart attack aged 33 . 26 May 2019 . The Independent . 28 December 1998.
  142. News: Obituary: Ralegh Radford . 8 January 1999 . The Independent . 20 October 2017.
  143. Web site: Werner Müller - filmportal.de . filmportal.de . 11 August 2022 . de .
  144. Rosen . Robert. 10.1007/s10516-006-0001-6 . Autobiographical Reminiscences of Robert Rosen . Axiomathes . 16. 1–2. 1–23. March 2006. 122095161. Complex Systems Biology and Life's Logic in memory of Robert Rosen.
  145. Web site: Harold Schindler - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  146. Web site: Wang Dezhao . catalogue.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 11 August 2022 . French .
  147. News: Roberta Smith . Roberta Smith . Mary Ann Unger, 53, a Noted Sculptor and Curator, Is Dead . subscription . 18 November 2020 . . 3 January 1999 . 1 29.
  148. 1757 . Yes . The Hon. Geoffrey Robertson Crawford (1916–1998) . 11 August 2022.
  149. News: Don Taylor, 78, Movie Actor Turned Director and TV Writer . subscription . 1 August 2021 . . 2 January 1999 . C 6.
  150. Web site: Joan Brossa - DB~e . dbe.rah.es . Real Academia de la Historia . 11 August 2022 . es .
  151. Web site: matchID - Jean-Claude Forest . . 11 August 2022 . fr .
  152. Web site: Jack Graham Stats - Baseball-Reference.com . baseball-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .
  153. News: Hubert B. Herring . Walker Hancock, 97, Sculptor On War and Religious Themes . subscription . 11 August 2022 . . 2 January 1999 . C 6.
  154. Web site: Olympedia – Rune Johansson . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  155. Web site: Keisuke Kinoshita - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  156. News: Perrone . Pierre . Obituary: Johnny Moore . 26 May 2019 . The Independent . 6 January 1999.
  157. Web site: Olympedia – Otto Wachs . olympedia.org . . 11 August 2022 .
  158. Web site: George Lynn Cross - Social Networks and Archival Context . snaccooperative.org . 11 August 2022 .
  159. https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/h-dunlop-dawbarn-%E2%80%9937 H. Dunlop Dawbarn '37
  160. Web site: Jerry Williams Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com . pro-football-reference.com . 11 August 2022 .