The following is a list of notable deaths in August 1998.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
^"Arthur Ceuleers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Ben Ratliff (August 8, 1998). "Eldon Shamblin, 82, Guitarist for Texas Playboys". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Stewart, Eugene L (72)". The Washington Post. August 8, 1998.
^"Zhivkov, Soviet-era dictator, dies at 86". The Irish Times. August 6, 1998.
^"Henk Bosveld". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Richard Sandomir (August 7, 1998). "Jack Brickhouse Dies at 82; Colorful Chicago Broadcaster". The New York Times. p. D 16. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Francesco Capocasale". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"William Hiesey - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Harnden, Toby (2004). "Tuzo, Sir Harry Craufurd (1917–1998)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70774. Retrieved September 3, 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Sam Balter - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Giulio Bresci". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Felix Corley (August 19, 1998). "Obituary: The Rev Raymond E. Brown". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Olympedia – Barbara Burke". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Wolfgang Saxon (August 16, 1998). "Anna J. Harrison, 85, Led U.S. Chemical Society". The New York Times. p. 1 43. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Olympedia – Aang Witarsa". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Tony Baker, Former N.F.L. Running Back, 53". The New York Times. August 10, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Brynhild Haugland - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Edward Ginzton - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Julien Green (1900-1998)". georgiaencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Rafael Robles Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Sydney Morning Herald, Obituaries, dated 29 August 1998, p.116
^Gifford, Denis (August 15, 1998). "Obituary: Eve Boswell". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"20 years ago, serial killer Gary Evans jumped from Menands Bridge". Times Union. July 9, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^"Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Xavier Miserachs Ribalta - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^David Stout (August 15, 1998). "Chalmers Wylie, G.O.P. Stalwart in House, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. p. D 16. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"'crow' Curse: Stuntman Killed". The Hollywood Reporter. August 18, 1998. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2019 – via allbusiness.com.
^"Károly Polinszky". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Bill Shill Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"matchID - Dominique Davray". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Kathryn Shattuck (August 20, 1998). "Wallace Fowlie, 89, Authority On French Poets and Rebels". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Phil Leeds, 82, Comic on Stage and Screen". The New York Times. August 21, 1998. p. D 17. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Olympedia – Frank Lewis". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Sandomiraug, Richard (August 18, 1998). "Jim Murray, 78, sportswriter and winner of Pulitzer Prize". The New York Times. (obituary). p. B8. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Henry Fountain (August 23, 1998). "Kenneth Norris, 95, Pioneer In Study of Marine Mammals". The New York Times. p. 1 37. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Andrew L. Yarrow (August 19, 1998). "Dorothy West, a Harlem Renaissance Writer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. p. A 29. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^"Paid Notice: Deaths Evans, Robert B., Sr". The New York Times. August 20, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Oliver, Greg (January 2, 2006). "Terry Garvin: A career overshadowed". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Eric Pace (August 20, 1998). "Irwin J. Suall, Fierce Fighter Of Bias for A.D.L., Dies at 73". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^"Harry J. Cargas - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"'Star Trek' Actress Persis Khambatta, 49". Obituaries. Bangor Daily News. August 20, 1998. p. B7. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Williams, Kevin (August 11, 2009). "Remembering the Irish Ironman: Shane Shamrock". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Michael T. Kaufman (August 19, 1998). "Otto Wichterle, 84, Chemist Who Made First Soft Contacts". The New York Times. p. A 29. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Obituary: The Countess of Oxford and Asquith". The Independent. September 7, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Obituaries: Lawrence Joseph Fuller DIA Deputy Director". The Washington Post. August 23, 1998. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^"Max Holste". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Ilva Ligabue". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Sylvia Stahlman - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Olympedia – Vivian Brown". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Oleg Prokofiev - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Fred Sington Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^Eric Pace (September 14, 1998). "Vu Van Mau, Last Premier Of South Vietnam, Dies at 84". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Luis Dávila". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Obituary: John Stopford". independent.co.uk. December 31, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Marilyn Berger (August 22, 1998). "Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, Pianist's Bulwark, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Sam Cooper Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Sutherland, Duncan (October 2005). "Denington, Evelyn Joyce, Baroness Denington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70683. Retrieved June 6, 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Sergio Fiorentino". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Anthony Depalma (August 25, 1998). "Elena Garro, a Mexican Literary Figure, Dies at 78". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Minoru Murayama Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Joseph Durso (August 23, 1998). "Woody Stephens, 84, Hall of Fame Horse Trainer, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 37. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Olympedia – Levan Sanadze". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"matchID - Georges Senfftleben". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Bodfield, Rhonda (August 26, 1998). "Former Gov. 'Jack' Williams dies; CAP advocate". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A.
^"Mildred L. Batchelder - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Paul Griffiths (September 29, 1998). "Lamar Crowson, 72, Pianist for Chamber Music". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Lizette Alvarez (August 26, 1998). "Floyd Haskell, 82, Ex-Senator From Colorado". The New York Times. p. D 18. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Sama, Dominic, "Bob Montgomery, 79, World Champion Boxer", The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 83, 27 August 1998
^Linda Greenhouse (August 26, 1998). "Lewis Powell, Crucial Centrist Justice, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Tom Vallance (September 4, 1998). "Obituary: Penny Edwards". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Jack Harlan - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Holcomb B. Noble (September 5, 1998). "Robert Huebner, 84, Dies; Found Virus-Cancer Connections". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Jaanus Kuum". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Margaret Potter - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^John Noble Wilford (August 28, 1998). "Frederick Reines Dies at 80; Nobelist Discovered Neutrino". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Garry E. Brown - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Boardsailor Kelly killed in crash". The Straits Times. August 28, 1998. p. 1.
^"Hunter Johnson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Gianni Hecht Lucari - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Syd Owen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Essie Summers - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Princeton - PWB 091398 - Obituary Margaret Dauler Wilson". pr.princeton.edu. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^Wolfgang Saxon (September 8, 1998). "George H. Buchi, Organic Chemist, Dies at 77". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Bishop Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^"Obituaries; Richard Beebe; Local Radio Broadcaster", Los Angeles Times, pp. B10, September 3, 1998
^Ben Ratliff (September 11, 1998). "Charlie Feathers, 66, a Rockabilly Original". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^"Prof, John Langston Gwaltney", Author and Book Info. Retrieved 7 September 2019
^Ford Burkhart (September 7, 1998). "Frances Hamerstrom, Author And Biologist, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. p. A 14. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^"Archie Glen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^Ford Burkhart (September 14, 1998). "I. E. Segal, 79, Mathematician Who Disputed the Big Bang". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved November 18, 2020.