Deaths in May 1998

Summary

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 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.

May 1998 edit

1 edit

2 edit

3 edit

4 edit

5 edit

6 edit

7 edit

8 edit

9 edit

10 edit

11 edit

12 edit

13 edit

14 edit

15 edit

16 edit

17 edit

18 edit

19 edit

20 edit

21 edit

22 edit

23 edit

24 edit

25 edit

26 edit

27 edit

28 edit

29 edit

30 edit

31 edit

References edit

  1. ^ John Kifner (May 2, 1998). "Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Who Became G.O.P. Conservative, Is Dead at 62". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Heinie Heltzel Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "J. S. Roskell". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Obituary: Justin Fashanu
  5. ^ "Johnny Grodzicki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Seno, Alexandra A.; Murakami, Mutsuko. "Isolated in Their Grief". Asiaweek. Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Kevin Lloyd". The Independent. May 4, 1998. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Maidie Norman - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Erich Bergel". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  10. ^ Holcomb B. Noble (June 8, 1998). "Erika Cheetham Dies at 58; An Expert on Nostradamus". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Johannes Driessler". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Raimund Harmstorf". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. ^ Cotter, Holland (May 24, 1998). "Loren MacIver, 90, a Painter Known for Her Eclectic Style". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  14. ^ Vallance, Tom (May 28, 1998). "Obituary: Gene Raymond". The Independent. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  15. ^ "Les Samuels". worldfootball.net. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Xue Yue - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Umro je ministar obrane Republike Hrvatske Gojko Šušak" [Minister of Defence of the Republic of Croatia Gojko Šušak died]. Croatian Radio Television (in Croatian). May 4, 1998. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Dennis, Furnell (May 29, 1998). "Obituary: Gordon Beningfield". Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Albert Glasser". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "Olympedia - NicoRode". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  21. ^ "Juan Gimeno". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  22. ^ Dalyell, Tam (May 8, 1998). "Obituary: Sir Alan Glyn". The Independent. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  23. ^ Whitaker, Matthew C. "Ragsdale, Eleanor Dickey (1926-1998)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  24. ^ "Frithjof Schuon's life and work". worldwisdom.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  25. ^ "Paul Seymour Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  26. ^ Judy Stowe (May 7, 1998), "Obituary Chatichai Choonhavan", The Independent, archived from the original on February 26, 2014, retrieved October 5, 2019
  27. ^ Enid Nemy (May 8, 1998). "Sybil Connolly, 77, Irish Designer Who Dressed Jacqueline Kennedy". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  28. ^ "Juan Antonio García Díez - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  29. ^ "Olympedia – Arvid Laurin". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  30. ^ "Erich Mende - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  31. ^ "Blue Lu Barker - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  32. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (May 9, 1998). "Allan Cormack, 74, Nobelist Who Helped Invent CAT Scan". The New York Times. p. A 12. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  33. ^ "Olympedia – István Hasznos". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  34. ^ "Jack Heslop-Harrison biography pt. 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  35. ^ "John Meyers Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  36. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt, 56, Whose Songs Zigzagged From Pop to Country". The New York Times. May 9, 1998. p. A 12. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  37. ^ "Jacques Dumesnil". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  38. ^ "Olympedia – Johannes Kotkas". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  39. ^ "Raymond Premru". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  40. ^ David Stout (May 9, 1998). "Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia Dies at 96". The New York Times. p. A 12. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  41. ^ "Charles Rebozo - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  42. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (May 14, 1998). "Donald Conroy, 77, Model For 'The Great Santini,' Dies". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  43. ^ Aljean Harmetz (May 11, 1998). "Alice Faye, Hollywood Star Who Sang for Her Man, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  44. ^ "Olympedia – Rudolf Ismayr". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  45. ^ "Rommie Loudd Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  46. ^ "Nat Perrin". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  47. ^ Leakey, Richard E. (May 29, 1998). "Obituary: Professor R. J. G. Savage". The Independent. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  48. ^ Larry Rohter (May 12, 1998). "Jose Pena Gomez, 61, Rare Black Dominican Figure, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  49. ^ John H. Cushman Jr. (May 11, 1998). "Ronald Ridenhour, 52, Veteran Who Reported My Lai Massacre". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  50. ^ Allan Kozinn (May 12, 1998). "Clara Rockmore, 88, Virtuosa Of an Unusual Instrument". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  51. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (May 30, 1998). "George Wright, 77, Theater Organist With a Cult Following". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  52. ^ "Willy Corsari". biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  53. ^ "Gene Fowler Jr. - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  54. ^ [1] Jones, Philip, "Obituary: John Gordon Morrison: Author", The Age, (Friday, 22 May 1998), p.24., Retrieved 5 October 2019
  55. ^ "Seriemoordenaar Hans van Zon overleden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). May 13, 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  56. ^ Hauser, Christian (May 18, 2019). "Brown Co. family says final goodbye to missing boy found murdered in 1998". WKRC. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  57. ^ Alan Cowell (May 13, 1998). "Hermann Lenz, 85, Author Of the 'Swabian Chronicle'". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  58. ^ "Graham Shaw". worldfootball.net. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  59. ^ "Gunnar Jansson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  60. ^ "Cause of Mauduit Death Confirmed". Mountain Zone News. September 29, 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  61. ^ Holcomb B. Noble (May 18, 1998). "Frank Ragano, 75, Lawyer for Mob and Hoffa". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  62. ^ "Bill Bishop Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  63. ^ "Garth Boesch Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  64. ^ "Tom D'Andrea - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  65. ^ Richard Severo (May 15, 1998). "Marjory Douglas, Champion Of Everglades, Dies at 108". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  66. ^ "Charlie Hall Stats – Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  67. ^ Henry Fountain (May 23, 1998). "Floyd G. Lounsbury, 84, Expert In Decoding Mayan Hieroglyphs". The New York Times. p. D 16. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  68. ^ "Olympedia – Karl Schmid". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  69. ^ Stephen Holden (May 16, 1998). "Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  70. ^ "Joe Cibulas Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  71. ^ Eric Pace (May 18, 1998). "John Hawkes Is Dead at 72; An Experimental Novelist". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  72. ^ Vincent M. Mallozzi (May 16, 1998). "Earl Manigault, 53, New York City Basketball Legend, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 19. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  73. ^ "Packy Rogers Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  74. ^ "Naim Talu Biography". biyografya.com (in Turkish). Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  75. ^ "Pierre Cardinal". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  76. ^ "Milan Creighton Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  77. ^ "William A. Hewitt Obituary | Caltech". caltech.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  78. ^ "Rufino Linares Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  79. ^ "Alaska Obituary and Death Notice Archive". genlookups.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  80. ^ Sarah Lyall (May 22, 1998). "Lord Cudlipp, Tabloid Creator Who Lived to Rue It, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  81. ^ "Gasper Urban Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  82. ^ Cole, Roberts (May 22, 1998). "Obituary: Roy Evans". www.independent.co.uk. Independent UK. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  83. ^ Fay Sweet (May 19, 1998), "Obituary: Enid Marx", The Independent, retrieved October 12, 2019
  84. ^ "Obituary: Edwin Astley". The Independent. London. June 4, 1998. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  85. ^ Ben Ratliff (May 22, 1998). "Dorothy Donegan, 76, Flamboyant Jazz Pianist". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  86. ^ "Sōsuke Uno". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  87. ^ "Charles Bloedorn NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  88. ^ Eric Pace (June 28, 1998). "Jacob Katz, 93, Social Historian of the Jews". The New York Times. p. 1 29. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  89. ^ Sarah Lyall (May 28, 1998). "Wolf Mankowitz, Novelist And Screenwriter, Dies at 73". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  90. ^ "Robert Normann". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  91. ^ "Santiago Álvarez - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  92. ^ "Olympedia – Erik Bladström". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  93. ^ Biography of Li Bo (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 October 2019
  94. ^ "Pedro Escartín - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  95. ^ "Douglas V. Fowley, 86, Versatile Character Actor". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 29, 1998. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  96. ^ "Robert Gist - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  97. ^ "Jan Gullberg, 62, Swedish Science Writer". The New York Times. June 18, 1998. p. B 11. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  98. ^ Vallance, Tom (May 25, 1998). "Obituary:John Derek". The Independent. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  99. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (May 31, 1998). "Vice Adm. A. R. Gralla, 85, Hero in Pacific". The New York Times. p. 1 33. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  100. ^ "Fred Hatfield Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  101. ^ Patrick J. McDonnel (May 24, 1998). "DJ Robert W. Morgan Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  102. ^ "Francisco Lucas Pires". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  103. ^ "Vic Kulbitski Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  104. ^ "Ebbe Rode - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  105. ^ "Monroe K. Spears, Literary Critic, 82". The New York Times. June 1, 1998. p. B 11. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  106. ^ Richard Severo (May 24, 1998). "Telford Taylor, Who Prosecuted Top Nazis At the Nuremberg War Trials, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. p. 1 37. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  107. ^ "George Kelly". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  108. ^ "Former PGA player Tommy Moore dead at 35". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. May 27, 1998. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  109. ^ "Lucio Muñoz - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  110. ^ Ford Burkhart (June 30, 1998). "Dr. Charles Rycroft, 83, Post-Freudian Reinterpreter of Dreams". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  111. ^ Kaufman, Michael T. (October 4, 1998). "Gary T. Rowe Jr., 64, Who Informed on Klan In Civil Rights Killing, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  112. ^ "Todd Witsken, 34, Champion in Tennis Doubles". The New York Times. May 27, 1998. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  113. ^ "Emil Braginsky". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  114. ^ "Edgar Silinsh". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  115. ^ "Charlie White Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  116. ^ Яблонский Biography of S. V. Yablonsky at the website of the department of Mathematical Cybernetics, Moscow State University (in Russian), Retrieved 12 October 2019
  117. ^ "Minoo Masani dead". Rediff.com. May 27, 1998. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  118. ^ "Robert Muller - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  119. ^ Snierson, Dan (June 12, 1998). "Man Of A Thousand Voices". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  120. ^ Vallance, Tom (May 29, 1998). "Obituary: Lana Morris". The Independent. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  121. ^ "Dieter Renner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  122. ^ "Bill Williams: The Story of a Life". The Digital Antiquarian. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  123. ^ Tupac Murder Suspect Orlando Anderson Dead MTV News, 1 June 1998, Retrieved 12 October 2019
  124. ^ "Ted Dunbar Is Dead; Jazz Guitarist, 61". The New York Times. June 6, 1998. p. B 8. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  125. ^ Adam Clymer (May 30, 1998). "Barry Goldwater Is Dead at 89; Conservatives' Standardbearer". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  126. ^ "Marion Milner". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  127. ^ "Philip O'Connor - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  128. ^ "Jozef Baláži". worldfootball.net. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  129. ^ "Raiders' rookie dies". Today's News Herald. (Lake Havasu City, Arizona). Associated Press. May 31, 1998. p. 16A. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  130. ^ Fuller, Christopher; Chater, Arthur. "Condry, William Moreton". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  131. ^ "Infamous loyalist killer 'Jackal' dies of cancer". The Irish Times. June 3, 1998. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  132. ^ "Frauendatenbank fembio.org". fembio.org (in German). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  133. ^ (in English) Ossetians.ru Necrology of Valeriy Khubulov Retrieved 12 October 2019
  134. ^ "Michio Suzuki". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  135. ^ Charles Van Acker, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 12 October 2019