Deaths in March 1998

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 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.

March 1998

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

References

  1. ^ "Jean Marie Balland". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Isidro Figueras". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  3. ^ DC Comics press release "Archie Goodwin dies at 60", March 2, 1998. Retrieved October 21, 1998
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Aat van Noort". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  5. ^ "Garner E. Shriver - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Robert Symonette". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lucien Bodard - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Slick Castleman Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Holcomb B. Noble (March 3, 1998). "Henry Steele Commager, History Scholar and Defender of the Constitution, Is Dead at 95". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Grant, Robert Allen
  11. ^ Lyman, Rick (March 4, 1998). "Darcy O'Brien, 59, Author Of Fiction and 'True Crime'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Olympedia – Ilias Papageorgiou". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  13. ^ "Giuseppe Caron". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  15. ^ Eric Pace (March 5, 1998). "Fred W. Friendly, CBS Executive and Pioneer in TV News Coverage, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "Charles Franklin Phillips - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  17. ^ "Betty Bird - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "Jim Cullom Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Passey, David (March 17, 1998), "Mates Farewell 'Great Australian' General Renowned for Loyalty", Sydney Morning Herald, p. 7
  20. ^ "Van Edmondson Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "Olympedia – Alfred Evans". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  22. ^ "Olympedia – Arsène Luchini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  23. ^ "Olympedia – Aulis Reinikka". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  24. ^ "Olympedia – Egon Bazini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  25. ^ "Bob Beveridge Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  26. ^ "Donald James Cannon - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  27. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (March 16, 1998). "Carleton Putnam Dies at 96; Led Delta and Wrote on Race". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  28. ^ "Olympedia – Jerome Walters". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  29. ^ "Donald Woods - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  30. ^ Nichole M. Christian (March 9, 1998). "Bishop John Allin, Who Led Episcopalians, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  31. ^ Hillbilly-Music.com. "Hillbilly-Music.com -Rue Barclay". www.hillbilly-music.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  32. ^ "Frank Barrett Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  33. ^ "Benjamin Bowden, 91, Auto and Bicycle Designer". The New York Times. March 23, 1998. p. B 7. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  34. ^ "Ben Chase Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  35. ^ "A Geologist and a Gentleman", Gareth Smyth, Daily Star, 22 April 1998. Retrieved 21 October 2019
  36. ^ Thomas Jr, Robert McG. (March 11, 1998). "Eleanor Shuman, 87, Passenger on the Titanic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  37. ^ "Don Kirkham - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  38. ^ "Olympedia – Janko Mežik". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  39. ^ Anthony Tommasini (March 9, 1998). "Leonie Rysanek, Operatic Soprano, Dies at 71". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  40. ^ "Olympedia – Winnie Silverthorne". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  41. ^ Stephen Holden (March 10, 1998). "Laurie Beechman Dies at 44; Played Grizabella in 'Cats'". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  42. ^ "Olympedia – Alexandre Gemignani". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  43. ^ "Olympedia – James Haggarty". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  44. ^ "Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  45. ^ McGinn, Bob (March 9, 1998). "Packers legend Nitschke dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1A. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  46. ^ "Olympedia – Jorge Wilson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  47. ^ Necrology, David Lewis MacAdam, by Michael H. Brill, Color Research and Application 23, 1998, 200-201.
  48. ^ "Frauendatenbank fembio.org". fembio.org (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  49. ^ "Ulrich Schamoni - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  50. ^ "C. E. Beeby - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  51. ^ Margarett Loke (March 15, 1998). "Ilse Bing, 98, 1930's Pioneer Of Avant-Garde Photography". The New York Times. p. 1 43. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  52. ^ Vosburgh, Dick. "Obituary: Lloyd Bridges". The Independent. No. 12 March 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  53. ^ "Alonzo Hicks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  54. ^ Anthony Tommasini (March 16, 1998). "Richard Plant, Holocaust Scholar, Critic and Literature Professor, 87". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  55. ^ "Kenko Satoshi Rikishi Information". sumodb.sumogames.de. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  56. ^ "Ed Walczak Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  57. ^ "Greeley World War II fighter pilot receives congressional medal posthumously". Greeley Times. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  58. ^ "Buddy Jeannette". basketball-reference. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  59. ^ "Manuel Piñeiro Losada". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  60. ^ "Olympedia – Jean Shiley". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  61. ^ "Koos Verdam". biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  62. ^ "Olympedia – Thomas Christiansen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  63. ^ "Jozef Kroner - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  64. ^ "Red Richards - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  65. ^ Roberta Smith (March 14, 1998). "Beatrice Wood, 105, Potter And Mama of Dada, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  66. ^ Perrone, Pierre (March 16, 1998). "Obituary: Judge Dread". The Independent. London. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  67. ^ "Peter Feller, 78, Set Builder on Broadway". The New York Times. March 21, 1998. p. A 13. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  68. ^ Landrigan, India F. (March 16, 1998). "MIT Student Dead After Apparent Suicide". Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  69. ^ "Claudio Gora - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  70. ^ "Kashiwa, Shiro | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  71. ^ "Bill Reid - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  72. ^ McG. Thomas Jr., Robert (March 18, 1998). "Anne Sayre, 74, Whose Book Credited a DNA Scientist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  73. ^ Ponting, Ivan (March 16, 1998). "Obituary: Peter Sillett". The Independent. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  74. ^ "Hans Von Ohain". The Times. London, UK. April 6, 1998. p. 23.
  75. ^ "Abdul-Rahman Al-Eryani, Ex-Yemen President, 89". The New York Times. March 17, 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  76. ^ "Olympedia – Dinorah Enríquez". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  77. ^ "Dave Minor". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  78. ^ "Olympedia – Leo Sotorník". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  79. ^ "Marty Comer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  80. ^ "Tim Maia". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  81. ^ "Maud Mannoni". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  82. ^ "Jack McIntyre Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  83. ^ "Olympedia – Dušan Pašek". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  84. ^ "Felto Prewitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  85. ^ David Cay Johnston (March 21, 1998). "Jheri Redding Is Dead at 91; A Hair Products Entrepreneur". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  86. ^ Eric Pace (March 17, 1998). "Benjamin Spock, World's Pediatrician, Dies at 94". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  87. ^ "Olympedia – Gennady Yevryuzhikhin". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  88. ^ Coley, N. G. (2004). "Barton, Sir Derek Harold Richard (1918-1998), organic chemist | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69495. Retrieved October 23, 2019. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  89. ^ "Pertev Naili Boratav". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  90. ^ Margarett Loke (March 20, 1998). "Esther Bubley, Photographer With a Sober, Poetic Eye, 76". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  91. ^ "Lydia Délrctorsckaya". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  92. ^ "Olympedia – Bob Hess". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  93. ^ Frank Litsky (March 21, 1998). "Cliff Barker, 77, a Kentucky Basketball Star". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  94. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (April 8, 1998). "Alain Bosquet, French Writer And Critic, 78". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  95. ^ "Milo Candini Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  96. ^ "Ed Finney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  97. ^ Dickinson, Peter (March 20, 1998). "Obituary: Bernarr Rainbow". The Independent. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  98. ^ Oliver, Myrna (March 26, 1998), "Helen Westcott; Stage, Screen Actress Began Career at 4", The Los Angeles Times, retrieved October 23, 2019
  99. ^ "Olympedia – László Bakos". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  100. ^ "Hill, Irving | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  101. ^ "Jolliffe, Edward Bigelow". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. March 24, 1998. p. E6.
  102. ^ "Klaus Mollenhauer". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  103. ^ Agis Salpukas (March 20, 1998). "Hideo Shima, a Designer of Japan's Bullet Train, Is Dead at 96". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  104. ^ "Dwight Sloan Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  105. ^ "Klaus Havenstein - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  106. ^ "E M S Namboodiripad dead". Rediff.com. March 19, 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  107. ^ "Jimmy Scoular". worldfootball.net. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  108. ^ Sarah Lyall (March 30, 1998). "Beverley Cross, 66, Playwright and Librettist". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  109. ^ "Agustín Gómez-Arcos - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  110. ^ George Howard at AllMusic Retrieved 23 October 2019
  111. ^ Kirkup, James (April 1, 1998). "Obituary: Catherine Sauvage". The Independent. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  112. ^ Stephen Holden (March 27, 1998). "Ben Bagley, 64; Produced Off Broadway Hits". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  113. ^ "Maciej Słomczyński". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  114. ^ Michael Specter (March 22, 1998). "Galina Ulanova Is Dead at 88; A Revered Bolshoi Ballerina". The New York Times. p. 1 43. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  115. ^ "Olympedia – Bruce Arthur". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  116. ^ "Olympedia – János Dosztály". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  117. ^ David Rohde (March 23, 1998). "Jack R. Howard, 87, Broadcasting Executive". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  118. ^ "Olympedia – Shoichi Nishimura". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  119. ^ "Ruben Reiswerg NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  120. ^ "Louis Arbessier". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  121. ^ Dollin, Shawn. "Ray Gillam - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  122. ^ "Chuck Hunsinger Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  123. ^ "Olympedia – Tomasz Jasiński". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  124. ^ "Gentry Jessup Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  125. ^ "Thomas MacDonald Profile - Cricket Player Ireland | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  126. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (March 27, 1998). "Hilda Morley, 81; Wrote Poetry Shaped by Abstract Expressionism". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  127. ^ "Ray Scott, 78, Voice of Packers During Glory Seasons in the 60's", The New York Times, 29 March 1998, Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  128. ^ "Serial killer Gerald Stano of Ormond was executed 20 years ago". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019.
  129. ^ "Olympedia – Torben Tryde". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  130. ^ Stone, Sharon. "Beauty queen's brutal murder still unsolved 15 years later". Tri-County Times. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  131. ^ "Olympedia – Antoni Gościański". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  132. ^ Mel Gussow (March 29, 1998). "Daniel Massey, a Stage Actor With Great Range, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. 1 42. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  133. ^ "Asha Posley - Profile". Cineplot.com website. September 13, 2009. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  134. ^ Bali, Karan (August 7, 2015). "67 years ago today, Pakistanis lined up to see the first film made in their new nation". Scroll.in website. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  135. ^ "Steven Schiff - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  136. ^ "Driver". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  137. ^ "Wilfred Watson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  138. ^ Enid Nemy (March 26, 1998). "Betsey Cushing Whitney Is Dead at 89". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  139. ^ Ben Ratliff (April 12, 1998). "Denis Charles, 64, Drummer Who Gave Jazz Caribbean Lilt". The New York Times. p. 1 35. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  140. ^ "Nikolay Dubinin - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  141. ^ Michael T. Kaufman (March 29, 1998). "Arthur Link, 77, Editor of Wilson Papers, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 43. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  142. ^ Murdoch, Alan (March 31, 1998). "Obituary: Kate Cruise O'Brien". The Independent. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  143. ^ Sarah Lyall (April 1, 1998). "Joan Lestor, 66, a Crusader In Britain for Children's Rights". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  144. ^ "Labour mourns death of another former MP". BBC. March 28, 1998. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  145. ^ David W. Chen (April 5, 1998). "D. C. McClelland, 80, Pioneer In Work on Human Motivation". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  146. ^ "Steve Nemeth Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  147. ^ Chapman, Giles (March 31, 1998). "Obituary: Ferdinand Porsche". The Independent. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  148. ^ "Olympedia – Carlos Reed". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  149. ^ "Else Elster - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  150. ^ "Olympedia – Tadao Okayama". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  151. ^ Richard W. Stevenson (March 28, 1998). "David Powers, 85, Aide to John Kennedy, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 10. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  152. ^ "Larry Stephens Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  153. ^ "Giuliano Biagetti". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  154. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (April 13, 1998). "Kasey Cisyk, Singer, Dies at 44; Made Mark in Commercials". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  155. ^ "David Hicks". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  156. ^ "Krentzman, Isaac Benjamin, Jr. | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  157. ^ "Dick Phillips Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  158. ^ "Eugene Walter, 76, a Novelist of the South". The New York Times. April 26, 1998. p. 1 39. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  159. ^ Richard Goldstein (April 4, 1998). "Harold E. Wilson, 76, Hero of the Korean War". The New York Times. p. A 14. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  160. ^ "Michèle Arnaud". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  161. ^ Staff (March 30, 1998). "Florida Executes 'Black Widow'". CBS News. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  162. ^ "Lloyd Finkbeiner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  163. ^ "Massimo Franciosa - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  164. ^ "General Sir Frank King; Obituary". Features. The Times. London. April 2, 1998. p. 25.
  165. ^ Holcomb B. Noble (April 1, 1998). "Athelstan Spilhaus, 86, Dies; Inventor With Eye on Future". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  166. ^ Laura Mansnerus (April 1, 1998). "Bella Abzug, 77, Congresswoman And a Founding Feminist, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  167. ^ Frank Litsky (April 5, 1998). "Tim Flock, 73, a Successful And Colorful Nascar Pioneer". The New York Times. p. 1 41. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  168. ^ "Henry George Glyde - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  169. ^ "Blanche Montel". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  170. ^ "Pete Tillman Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.