1998 Reno ( NV) & L.A. Times Headline Newspaper Singer Frank Sinatra Dead (4)

1998 Reno Gazzette Journal ( NV) Headline Newspaper Singer Frank Sinatra Dead. Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is among the world's best-selling music artists with an estimated 150 million record sales.