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.

August 1998

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  1. ^ Irvin Molotsky (August 16, 1998). "Joel Barr, Defector Linked to Rosenbergs, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 43. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Tom Vallance (August 3, 1998). "Obituary: Eva Bartok". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Norman Kretzmann". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Josef Ludl". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "France Mihelič - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Ray Rigby". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Otto Bumbel". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mapy Cortés". ancestry.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tommy Faile". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jim Hadnot Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Richard Severo (August 4, 1998). "Shari Lewis, TV Puppeteer Loved by Children, Dies at 65". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Robert Cole (August 5, 1998). "Obituary: Ronnie Boon". The Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Olympedia – Reizo Koike". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Bernard Holland (August 4, 1998). "Alfred Schnittke, Eclectic Composer, Dies at 63". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  15. ^ Roy Addison (August 5, 1998). "Obituary: Richard Dunn". The Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Bishops of the Archdiocese of Louisville". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
  17. ^ "Arthur Ceuleers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  18. ^ Ben Ratliff (August 8, 1998). "Eldon Shamblin, 82, Guitarist for Texas Playboys". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Stewart, Eugene L (72)". The Washington Post. August 8, 1998.
  20. ^ "Zhivkov, Soviet-era dictator, dies at 86". The Irish Times. August 6, 1998.
  21. ^ "Henk Bosveld". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  22. ^ Richard Sandomir (August 7, 1998). "Jack Brickhouse Dies at 82; Colorful Chicago Broadcaster". The New York Times. p. D 16. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Francesco Capocasale". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  24. ^ Serre, J.-P. (1999). "Andre Weil. 6 May 1906 -- 6 August 1998: Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 519. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0034.
  25. ^ "William Hiesey - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  26. ^ 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.)
  27. ^ "Sam Balter - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "Giulio Bresci". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  29. ^ Felix Corley (August 19, 1998). "Obituary: The Rev Raymond E. Brown". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  30. ^ "Olympedia – Barbara Burke". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ "Olympedia – Aang Witarsa". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "Tony Baker, Former N.F.L. Running Back, 53". The New York Times. August 10, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  34. ^ "Brynhild Haugland - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  35. ^ John Lannert (August 22, 1998). "Salsa Star Frankie Ruiz, 40, Dies". Billboard. 110 (34): 34, 36. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  36. ^ "Francisco Zúñiga - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  37. ^ "Dead Scientist of the Week - Sidney W. Fox". deadscientistoftheweek.blogspot.com. March 25, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  38. ^ "Touma, Habib, 1934-1998 - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  39. ^ "Bud Cooper Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  40. ^ "Olympedia – Heinz Döpfl". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  41. ^ "Derek Newark biography". radiosoundsfamiliar.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  42. ^ "Suspect held over 1998 Dutch child death". BBC News. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  43. ^ Ben Ratliff (August 13, 1998). "Benny Waters, 96, Who Played Swanky Jazz for 7 Decades". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  44. ^ "Jesús Loroño Arteaga". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  45. ^ "D. R. Nagaraj - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  46. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (August 30, 1998). "C. Dickerman Williams, 97, Free-Speech Lawyer, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. 1 37. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  47. ^ James Kirkup, Obituary: Nino Ferrer The Independent, 17 August 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019
  48. ^ "Edward Ginzton - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  49. ^ "Julien Green (1900-1998)". georgiaencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  50. ^ "Rafael Robles Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  51. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, Obituaries, dated 29 August 1998, p.116
  52. ^ Gifford, Denis (August 15, 1998). "Obituary: Eve Boswell". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  53. ^ "20 years ago, serial killer Gary Evans jumped from Menands Bridge". Times Union. July 9, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  54. ^ "Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  55. ^ "Xavier Miserachs Ribalta - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  56. ^ 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.
  57. ^ "'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.
  58. ^ "Károly Polinszky". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  59. ^ "Bill Shill Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  60. ^ "matchID - Dominique Davray". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  61. ^ 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.
  62. ^ "Phil Leeds, 82, Comic on Stage and Screen". The New York Times. August 21, 1998. p. D 17. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  63. ^ "Olympedia – Frank Lewis". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  64. ^ 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.
  65. ^ 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.
  66. ^ 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.
  67. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths Evans, Robert B., Sr". The New York Times. August 20, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  68. ^ Oliver, Greg (January 2, 2006). "Terry Garvin: A career overshadowed". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  69. ^ 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.
  70. ^ "Harry J. Cargas - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  71. ^ "'Star Trek' Actress Persis Khambatta, 49". Obituaries. Bangor Daily News. August 20, 1998. p. B7. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  72. ^ Williams, Kevin (August 11, 2009). "Remembering the Irish Ironman: Shane Shamrock". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  73. ^ 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.
  74. ^ "Obituary: The Countess of Oxford and Asquith". The Independent. September 7, 1998. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  75. ^ "Obituaries: Lawrence Joseph Fuller DIA Deputy Director". The Washington Post. August 23, 1998. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  76. ^ "Max Holste". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  77. ^ "Ilva Ligabue". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  78. ^ "Sylvia Stahlman - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  79. ^ "Olympedia – Vivian Brown". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  80. ^ "Oleg Prokofiev - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  81. ^ "Fred Sington Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  82. ^ 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.
  83. ^ "Luis Dávila". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  84. ^ "Obituary: John Stopford". independent.co.uk. December 31, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  85. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (August 24, 1998). "J. K. Stout, Pioneering Judge In Pennsylvania, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  86. ^ 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.
  87. ^ "Sam Cooper Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  88. ^ 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.)
  89. ^ "Sergio Fiorentino". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  90. ^ 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.
  91. ^ "Minoru Murayama Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  92. ^ 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.
  93. ^ Nikolai Kolesov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  94. ^ "Rolf Søder". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  95. ^ "Manuel Azcárate muere en Madrid a los 81 años". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. August 25, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  96. ^ Irvin Molotsky (August 26, 1998). "Charles Diggs, 75, Congressman Censured Over Kickbacks". The New York Times. p. D 18. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  97. ^ "E. G. Marshall, 84, Character Actor, Is Dead". The New York Times. August 26, 1998. p. D 18. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  98. ^ "Gene Page - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  99. ^ "Olympedia – Levan Sanadze". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  100. ^ "matchID - Georges Senfftleben". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  101. ^ Bodfield, Rhonda (August 26, 1998). "Former Gov. 'Jack' Williams dies; CAP advocate". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A.
  102. ^ "Mildred L. Batchelder - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  103. ^ Paul Griffiths (September 29, 1998). "Lamar Crowson, 72, Pianist for Chamber Music". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  104. ^ Lizette Alvarez (August 26, 1998). "Floyd Haskell, 82, Ex-Senator From Colorado". The New York Times. p. D 18. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  105. ^ Sama, Dominic, "Bob Montgomery, 79, World Champion Boxer", The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 83, 27 August 1998
  106. ^ Linda Greenhouse (August 26, 1998). "Lewis Powell, Crucial Centrist Justice, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  107. ^ Tom Vallance (September 4, 1998). "Obituary: Penny Edwards". The Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  108. ^ "Jack Harlan - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  109. ^ 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.
  110. ^ "Jaanus Kuum". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  111. ^ "Margaret Potter - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  112. ^ 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.
  113. ^ "Garry E. Brown - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  114. ^ "Boardsailor Kelly killed in crash". The Straits Times. August 28, 1998. p. 1.
  115. ^ "Hunter Johnson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  116. ^ "Gianni Hecht Lucari - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  117. ^ "Syd Owen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  118. ^ "Essie Summers - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  119. ^ "Princeton - PWB 091398 - Obituary Margaret Dauler Wilson". pr.princeton.edu. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  120. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (September 8, 1998). "George H. Buchi, Organic Chemist, Dies at 77". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  121. ^ "Bishop Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  122. ^ "Obituaries; Richard Beebe; Local Radio Broadcaster", Los Angeles Times, pp. B10, September 3, 1998
  123. ^ Barbara Crossette (September 4, 1998). "Minerva Bernardino, 91, Dominican Feminist". The New York Times. p. A 20. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  124. ^ Ben Ratliff (September 11, 1998). "Charlie Feathers, 66, a Rockabilly Original". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  125. ^ "Prof, John Langston Gwaltney", Author and Book Info. Retrieved 7 September 2019
  126. ^ 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.
  127. ^ "Archie Glen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  128. ^ 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.
  129. ^ Barnett, Gerald. "Woollaston, Mountford Tosswill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  130. ^ Coles, Rob (September 7, 1998). "Obituary: Keith Oxlee". The Independent (London). Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  131. ^ "Olympedia – Aage Poulsen". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 3, 2022.