Deaths in May 1998

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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.

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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.
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  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