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Famous People Who Died in March 1998

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  • Mar 2 Henry Steele Commager, American historian (Atlas of Civil War), dies at 95
  • Mar 3 Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and broadcast executive, dies at 82
  • Mar 5 Donald Woods, Canadian actor (True Grit, Craig Kennedy; Criminologist), dies at 91
  • Mar 6 Adem Jasari, Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader, killed
  • Mar 6 Frank Barrett, American baseball player (b. 1913)
  • Mar 7 Leopoldine "Leonie" Rysanek, Austrian dramatic soprano (Vienna State Opera 1954-96; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-96), dies of bone cancer at 71

Ray Nitschke (1936-1998)

Mar 8 American Pro Football HOF linebacker (5 × NFL C'ship; Super Bowl I, II; First-team All-Pro 1964, 66; GB Packers), dies of a heart attack at 61

Ray Nitschke
  • Mar 9 Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), dies at 94
  • Mar 10 Lloyd Bridges, American actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane!), dies of natural causes at 85
  • Mar 11 Jean Shiley, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 86
  • Mar 12 Beatrice Wood, American artist, ceramist and editor (The Blind Man, inspiration for Titanic film character Rose), dies at 105
  • Mar 12 Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (The Shop on Main Street), dies at 74
  • Mar 12 Judge Dread [Alexander Hughes] English reggae musician, dies from a heart attack at 52
  • Mar 13 Bill Reid, Canadian artist (b. 1920)
  • Mar 13 Hans von Ohain, German-American aerospace engineer, developed 1st turbojet engine, dies at 86 [1]
  • Mar 15 (Robert) "Jheri" Redding, American hairdresser, businessman, and National Cosmetology Foundation's Hall of Fame member (created the Jheri curl and hair conditioner), dies at 91
  • Mar 15 (Sebastião) "Tim" Maia, Brazilian rock, soul, sambalanço, and funk singer-songwriter, and musician, dies at 55

Benjamin Spock (1903-1998)

Mar 15 American pediatrician and writer (Common Sense Book of Baby Care), dies at 94

Benjamin Spock
  • Mar 16 Derek Barton, British organic chemist ( Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1969), dies at 79 [1]
  • Mar 16 Esther Bubley, American photographer, dies at 77
  • Mar 17 Bernarr Rainbow, English historian of music education, organist, and choir master, dies at 83
  • Mar 20 Beverley Cross, English playwright and screenwriter (Strip the Willow; Half a Sixpence), dies at 66
  • Mar 20 George Howard, American smooth jazz saxophonist (Dream Ride), dies of colon cancer at 41
  • Mar 21 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballet dancer considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century (Bolshoi Theatre), dies at 88
  • Mar 23 Gerald Stano, American serial killer (confessed to killing 41 people), dies at 46
  • Mar 25 Daniel Massey, English actor (Vault of Horror), dies at 64
  • Mar 25 Max Green, Australian lawyer (b. 1952)
  • Mar 25 Steve Schiff, American politician (Rep-R-New Mexico 1989-98), dies of cancer at 51
  • Mar 27 David McClelland, American psychologist (b. 1917)
  • Mar 27 Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (Porsche AG), dies at 88
  • Mar 29 Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), dies of an aneurysm at 58
  • Mar 30 Ramsay Ames [Phillips], American actress, model and dancer (The Mummy's Ghost; Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves), dies of lung cancer at 79
  • Mar 31 Bella Abzug "Battling Bella", American politician, feminist and activist (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74), dies at 77
  • Mar 31 Tim Flock, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1952, 55), dies of liver and throat cancer at 73


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