1998

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.

From left, clockwise: The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan; U.S. President Bill Clinton is impeached over the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal; a poster advocates for a "yes" vote on the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, which eventually prevails and ends most of the violence associated with The Troubles; Google is launched; Protests erupt in Indonesia over the Fall of Suharto, which lead to 1,000 fatalities; an Albanian postage stamp depicts the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which was held in France; SwissAir Flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia after an in-flight fire; the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are bombed by Al-Qaeda.
Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1998 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1998
MCMXCVIII
Ab urbe condita2751
Armenian calendar1447
ԹՎ ՌՆԽԷ
Assyrian calendar6748
Baháʼí calendar154–155
Balinese saka calendar1919–1920
Bengali calendar1405
Berber calendar2948
British Regnal year46 Eliz. 2  47 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2542
Burmese calendar1360
Byzantine calendar7506–7507
Chinese calendar丁丑年 (Fire Ox)
4694 or 4634
     to 
戊寅年 (Earth Tiger)
4695 or 4635
Coptic calendar1714–1715
Discordian calendar3164
Ethiopian calendar1990–1991
Hebrew calendar5758–5759
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2054–2055
 - Shaka Samvat1919–1920
 - Kali Yuga5098–5099
Holocene calendar11998
Igbo calendar998–999
Iranian calendar1376–1377
Islamic calendar1418–1419
Japanese calendarHeisei 10
(平成10年)
Javanese calendar1930–1931
Juche calendar87
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4331
Minguo calendarROC 87
民國87年
Nanakshahi calendar530
Thai solar calendar2541
Tibetan calendar阴火牛年
(female Fire-Ox)
2124 or 1743 or 971
     to 
阳土虎年
(male Earth-Tiger)
2125 or 1744 or 972
Unix time883612800 – 915148799

1998 was designated as the International Year of the Ocean.[1]

Events

January

February

  • February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car.
  • February 4 – The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With up to 4,000 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.
  • February 722 – The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan.
  • February 20 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein negotiates a deal with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, allowing weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad, preventing military action by the United States and Britain.
  • February 28
    • A massacre in Likoshane, FR Yugoslavia starts the Kosovo War.
    • A study led by Andrew Wakefield is published in The Lancet suggesting an alleged link between MMR vaccine and autism. Now known to be full of data manipulation, the study was instantly controversial and fueled the nascent anti-vaccination movement. Although subsequent large epidemiological research found no link between vaccines and autism,[2][3][4][5] the study contributed – in the following years and decades – to a sharp drop in vaccination rates and the resurgence of measles in several countries.[6] The study, fully retracted in 2010, was later characterised as "perhaps the most damaging medical hoax of the 20th Century".[5]

March

  • March 2 – Data sent from the Galileo probe indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
  • March 5NASA announces that the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon has found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.
  • March 11 – 1998 Danish general election: Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen is re-elected.[7]
  • March 13 – The High-Z Supernova Search Team becomes the first team to publish evidence that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.
  • March 23 – The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted for the 6th time by Billy Crystal, is held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Titanic wins 11 Oscars including Best Picture.
  • March 26 – Oued Bouaicha massacre in Algeria: 52 people are killed with axes and knives; 32 of the killed are babies under the age of two.

April

May

  • May 11
    • India conducts three underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, including one thermonuclear device.
    • The first euro coins are minted in Pessac, France. Because the final specifications for the coins were not finished in 1998, they will have to be melted and minted again in 1999.
  • May 1314 – Riots directed against Chinese Indonesians break out in Indonesia, killing around 1,000 people.[8][9][10][11][12]
  • May 19
  • May 21Suharto (elected 1967) resigns after 31 years as President of Indonesia, effectively ending the New Order period. It is his 7th consecutive re-election by the Indonesian Parliament (MPR). Suharto's hand-picked Vice President, B. J. Habibie, becomes Indonesia's third president.
  • May 28Nuclear testing: In response to a series of Indian nuclear tests, Pakistan explodes five nuclear devices of its own in the Chaghai hills of Baluchistan, codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
  • May 30
    • A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.
    • A second nuclear test, codenamed Chagai-II, is conducted and supervised by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

  • European Small Business Alliance organization is formed.[17]
  • Ibrahim Hanna, the last native speaker of Mlahsô, dies in Qamishli, Syria, making the language effectively extinct. Also, the last native speaker of related Bijil Neo-Aramaic, Mrs. Rahel Avraham, dies in Jerusalem.[18]
  • The Neelwafurat.com company is founded in Beirut, Lebanon.[19]

Births

Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

Éder Militão
  • January 1 Sara Ahmed, Egyptian weightlifter
  • January 2 Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
  • January 3 Patrick Cutrone, Italian footballer[20]
  • January 4 Liza Soberano, Filipino actress and singer[21]
  • January 11 Louisa Johnson, English singer
  • January 12 Juan Foyth, Argentine footballer
  • January 13 Gabrielle Daleman, Canadian figure skater
  • January 17 Anthony Zambrano, Colombian sprinter
  • January 18
    • Vashti Cunningham, American track and field athlete
    • Lisandro Martínez, Argentinian footballer
  • January 20 Frances Tiafoe, American tennis player
  • January 23
    • XXXTentacion, American rapper ( d. 2018 )
    • Wos, Argentine freestyler, rapper, musician and actor
  • January 28 Ariel Winter, American actress and voice actress
  • January 31 Amadou Haidara, Malian footballer

February

Khalid

March

Paola Andino
  • March 3 Jayson Tatum, American basketball player
  • March 18 Zane Waddell, South African swimmer
  • March 18 Abigail Cowen, American actress and model
  • March 22 Paola Andino, Puerto-Rican-American actress
  • March 26
    • Daria Grushina, Russian ski jumper
    • Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater
  • March 30 Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league footballer
  • March 31 Anna Seidel, German short track speed skater

April

Elle Fanning
  • April 3 Paris Jackson, American actress and model
  • April 6 Peyton List, American actress and model[22]
  • April 9 Elle Fanning, American actress and model
  • April 10
    • Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater
    • Fedor Chalov, Russian footballer
  • April 15 Dorsa Derakhshani, Iranian chess player
  • April 17 Linda McCartney, Photographer, Musician, Activist
  • April 19 Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player
  • April 26 Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Polish chess grandmaster

May

Markelle Fultz
MrBeast
  • May 2 Jonathan Ikoné, French footballer
  • May 5
    • Tijana Bogdanović, Serbian taekwondo practitioner
    • Olli Juolevi, Finnish ice hockey player
    • Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player
  • May 7
    • MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), American YouTuber
    • Dani Olmo, Spanish footballer
  • May 12 Mohamed Bamba, American basketball player
  • May 18 Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
  • May 19 Alex Král, Czech footballer
  • May 23 Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
  • May 28 Dahyun, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer
  • May 29
    • Markelle Fultz, American basketball player
    • Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress

June

Houssem Aouar
  • June 1 Aleksandra Soldatova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
  • June 5
    • Yulia Lipnitskaya, former Russian figure skater
    • Maxim Burov, Russian freestyle skier
  • June 11 Charlie Tahan, American actor
  • June 15 Alexander Samarin, Russian figure skater
  • June 16
    • Ritsu Doan, Japanese footballer
    • Lauren Taylor, American actress and singer
  • June 19
    • Suzu Hirose, Japanese actress and model
    • Atticus Shaffer, American actor
  • June 23 Josip Brekalo, Croatian footballer
  • June 24 Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canadian ice hockey player
  • June 25 Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer
  • June 29 Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player

July

Jaden Smith
Maya Hawke
  • July 7 Dylan Sprayberry, American actor
  • July 8
    • Maya Hawke, American actress and model
    • Jaden Smith, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
    • Daria Spiridonova, Russian artistic gymnast
  • July 9 Robert Capron, American actor
  • July 10
    • Kimia Alizadeh, Iranian taekwondo athlete
    • Haley Pullos, American actress
  • July 12 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player
  • July 16 Rina Matsuno, Japanese singer, model, and actress (d. 2017)
  • July 18 Devin Bush Jr., American football player
  • July 21 Kim Magnus, South Korean Olympic cross-country skier
  • July 22
    • Madison Pettis, American actress and model
    • Federico Valverde, Uruguayan footballer
  • July 23 Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball player
  • July 24 Bindi Irwin, Australian television personality and conservationist
  • July 28 Frank Ntilikina, French basketball player
  • July 31 Rico Rodriguez, American actor

August

Shawn Mendes
Stefanos Tsitsipas
China Anne McClain
  • August 3 Cozi Zuehlsdorff, American actress, pianist, and singer
  • August 4 Lil Skies, American rapper
  • August 5
    • Mimi Keene, English actress
    • Daniil Pakhomov, Russian swimmer
  • August 7 Jalen Hurts, American football player
  • August 8 Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • August 9
    • Jorrit Croon, Dutch hockey player[23]
    • Panagiotis Retsos, Greek footballer
  • August 10
    • Diptayan Ghosh, Indian chess grandmaster
    • Eythóra Thorsdóttir, Dutch gymnast
  • August 11 Juan Miguel Echevarría, Cuban long jumper
  • August 12
    • Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greek tennis player
    • Rudy Pankow, American actor
  • August 13
    • Arina Averina, Russian rhythmic gymnast[24]
    • Dina Averina, Russian rhythmic gymnast[25]
  • August 15 Mirriam Eka, Singer and Host
  • August 18 Tenshin Nasukawa, Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist
  • August 20 Paulo André de Oliveira, Brazilian sprinter
  • August 25
    • Abraham Mateo, Spanish singer and actor
    • China Anne McClain, American actress and singer[26]
  • August 27 Kevin Huerter, American basketball player
  • August 28 Weston McKennie, American footballer

September

Trae Young
  • September 5 Matteo Rizzo, Italian figure skater
  • September 10 Sheck Wes, American rapper
  • September 17 Richard Wang, Canadian chess champion
  • September 18
    • Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
    • Ethan Hayter, English multi-discipline cyclist
  • September 19 Trae Young, American basketball player
  • September 20 Rashid Khan, Afghan cricket player
  • September 21 Miguel Tanfelix, Filipino actor
  • September 28
    • Máscara de Bronce, Mexican wrestler
    • Aleksandra Goryachkina, Russian chess Grandmaster

October

  • October 10
    • Nash Aguas, Filipino actor
    • Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italian motorcycle racer
  • October 22
    • Ianis Hagi, Romanian footballer
    • Roddy Ricch, American rapper
  • October 23 Amandla Stenberg, American actress and singer
  • October 28
    • Nolan Gould, American actor
    • Perrine Laffont, French mogul skier[27]
  • October 29
    • Maria Kharenkova, Russian artistic gymnast
    • Lance Stroll, Canadian racing driver

November

Sofia Kenin

December

Martin Ødegaard
Kylian Mbappe
  • December 1 Supachai Chaided, Thai professional footballer.
  • December 2 Juice Wrld, American rapper and singer (d. 2019)[30]
  • December 4 Si Yajie, Chinese diver
  • December 5 Conan Gray, American singer[31]
  • December 6 Joe Fraser, British artistic gymnast
  • December 8 Matthew Wilson, Australian swimmer
  • December 13Make Joke Of, Indian Youtuber
  • December 14 Maggie Voisin, American freestyle skier
  • December 16 Zhou Jieqiong, Chinese singer
  • December 17 Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
  • December 18 Simona Quadarella, Italian swimmer
  • December 19 Frans Jeppsson Wall, Swedish singer
  • December 20 Kylian Mbappé, French football player
  • December 22
    • G Hannelius, American actress and singer
    • Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player
    • Latto, American rapper
  • December 24 Nikita Howarth, New Zealand paralympic swimmer
  • December 28 Jared Gilman, American actor
  • December 29
    • Paris Berelc, American actress and model
    • Victor Osimhen, Nigerian footballer
  • December 30 Jutta Leerdam, Dutch speed skater

Deaths

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

Vladimir Prelog

February

George H. Hitchings

March

Lloyd Bridges
  • March 1 – Jean Marie Balland, French cardinal (b. 1934)
  • March 5 – Donald Woods, Canadian-American actor (b. 1906)
  • March 7
    • Josep Escolà, Spanish footballer (b. 1914)
    • Adem Jashari, Kosovo-Albanian militant separatist (b. 1955)
  • March 10 – Lloyd Bridges, American actor (b. 1913)
  • March 12
    • Judge Dread, English musician (b. 1945)
    • Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (b. 1893)
  • March 13
    • Bill Reid, Canadian artist (b. 1920)
    • Hans von Ohain, German physicist (b. 1911)
  • March 15
    • Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (b. 1903)
    • Dušan Pašek, Slovak ice hockey player (b. 1960)
    • Tim Maia, Brazilian musician, songwriter and businessman (b. 1942)
  • March 16 – Derek Barton, British chemist (b. 1918)
  • March 25 – Daniel Massey, English actor (b. 1933)
  • March 27 – Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian auto designer and businessman (b. 1909)
  • March 31 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer, feminist activist, and politician (b. 1920)

April

May

Sōsuke Uno

June

Maureen O'Sullivan
  • June 2 – Junkyard Dog, American pro wrestler (b. 1952)
  • June 5 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
  • June 8Sani Abacha, 10th President of Nigeria (b. 1943)
  • June 9
    • Agostino Casaroli, 53rd Secretary of State of the Holy See (b. 1914)
    • Lois Mailou Jones, American artist (b. 1905)
  • June 10 – Hammond Innes, English author (b. 1914)
  • June 11 – Dame Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)
  • June 13 – Birger Ruud, Norwegian athlete (b. 1911)
  • June 20 – Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (b. 1942)
  • June 23 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (b. 1911)
  • June 25 – Lounès Matoub, Algerian Berber singer (b. 1956)

July

  • July 3 – Danielle Bunten Berry, American software developer (b. 1949)
  • July 6Roy Rogers, American singer and actor (b. 1911)
  • July 8 – Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player, author, and feminist (b. 1905)
  • July 14 – Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, South Vietnamese general (b. 1930)
  • July 17 – Joseph Maher, Irish-born American actor (b. 1933)
  • July 21
  • July 22 – Hermann Prey, German bass-baritone (b. 1929)
  • July 27 – Binnie Barnes, British-born American actress (b. 1903)
  • July 30 – Buffalo Bob Smith, American children's television host (b. 1917)

August

E. G. Marshall

September

October

Roddy McDowall

November

Jean Marais
Stokely Carmichael
Esther Rolle
  • November 3Bob Kane, American comic book creator (b. 1915)
  • November 5 – Momoko Kōchi, Japanese actress (b. 1932)
  • November 6
    • Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, 5th President of the Comoros (b. 1936)
    • Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist (b. 1927)
  • November 8 – Jean Marais, French actor (b. 1913)
  • November 10
    • Jean Leray, French mathematician (b. 1906)
    • Mary Millar, British actress and singer (b. 1936)
  • November 13
    • Edwige Feuillère, French actress (b. 1907)
    • Valerie Hobson, English actress (b. 1917)
    • Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)
    • Hendrik Timmer, Dutch sportsman (b. 1904)
  • November 15
    • Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American civil rights activist (b. 1941)
    • Jean Dalrymple, American theatre producer, manager, publicist, and playwright (b. 1902)
    • Ludvík Daněk, Czechoslovak discus thrower (b. 1937)
  • November 17
    • Efim Geller, Soviet chess player and grandmaster (b. 1925)
    • Esther Rolle, American actress (b. 1920)
  • November 19
    • Louis Dumont, French anthropologist (b. 1911)
    • Alan J. Pakula, American film director (b. 1928)
  • November 20
    • Roland Alphonso, Jamaican musician (b. 1931)
    • Galina Starovoytova, Soviet dissident (b. 1946)
  • November 22 – Stu Ungar, American professional poker player (b. 1953)
  • November 25 – Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (b. 1933)

December

Irene Hervey

Nobel Prizes

Fields Medal

  • Richard Ewen Borcherds, William Timothy Gowers, Maxim Kontsevich, Curtis T. McMullen

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