Explore notable deaths.

Maria Mercè Marçal

1952–1998

linguist, poet, writer

Official cause

metastatic breast cancer

Errol Parker

1930–1998

pianist, jazz musician, organist

Official cause

liver cancer

Gladys Ambrose

1930–1998

actor, film actor

Official cause

cancer

Peter Monteverdi

1934–1998

entrepreneur, engineer, racing automobile driver

Official cause

cancer

Danielle Bunten Berry

1949–1998

computer scientist, engineer

Official cause

cancer

Tony De Vit

1957–1998

record producer, composer, disc jockey

Official cause

death from AIDS-related complications

Kay Thompson

1909–1998

actor, composer, writer

Official cause

disease

Alam Channa

1953–1998

Official cause

kidney failure

Valter Külvet

1964–1998

athletics competitor

Official cause

blunt trauma

Gianni Lunadei

1938–1998

actor

Official cause

gunshot wound

Keith Newton

1941–1998

association football player

Official cause

laryngeal cancer

Reg Smythe

1917–1998

comics artist

Official cause

lung cancer

Fernand Sastre

1923–1998

association football player

Official cause

cancer

Paul Michael Stephani

1944–1998

serial killer

Official cause

skin cancer

Theresa Merritt

1924–1998

stage actor, television actor, film actor

Official cause

skin cancer

Éric Tabarly

1931–1998

Officer of the French Navy, sailor, seafarer

Official cause

drowning

Leo Buscaglia

1924–1998

writer, novelist, university teacher

Official cause

myocardial infarction

Bill Williams

1960–1998

writer, engineer, computer scientist

Official cause

cystic fibrosis

Phil Hartman

1948–1998

comedian, screenwriter, graphic designer

Official cause

gunshot wound

Lana Morris

1930–1998

actor, film actor

Official cause

myocardial infarction

Fereshteh Jenabi

1948–1998

actor

Official cause

cardiac arrest

Todd Witsken

1963–1998

tennis player

Official cause

brain cancer

Francys Arsentiev

1958–1998

mountaineer

Official cause

hypothermia

Ebbe Rode

1910–1998

actor, poet

Official cause

pneumonia