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<span>July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-September" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#September"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>September</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-September-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-October" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#October"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>October</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-October-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-November" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#November"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>November</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-November-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-December" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#December"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>December</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-December-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Births" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Births"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Births</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Births-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Deaths" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Deaths"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Deaths</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Deaths-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Deaths subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Deaths-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-January_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#January_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>January</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-January_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-February_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#February_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>February</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-February_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-March_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#March_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>March</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-March_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-April_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#April_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>April</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-April_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-May_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#May_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-May_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-June_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#June_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-June_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-July_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#July_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-July_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-August_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#August_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-August_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-September_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#September_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>September</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-September_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-October_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#October_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>October</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-October_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-November_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#November_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.11</span> <span>November</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-November_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-December_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#December_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.12</span> <span>December</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-December_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nobel_Prizes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nobel_Prizes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Nobel Prizes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nobel_Prizes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Movies_released" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Movies_released"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Movies released</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Movies_released-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hit_songs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hit_songs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Hit songs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hit_songs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_books" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_books"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>New books</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_books-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%E1%8A%A5.%E1%8A%A4.%E1%8A%A0." title="1998 እ.ኤ.አ. – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="1998 እ.ኤ.አ." data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D5%A9%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="1998 թուական – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="1998 թուական" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="1998 сон – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="1998 сон" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B1%DB%B9%DB%B9%DB%B8_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C)" title="۱۹۹۸ (میلادی) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="۱۹۹۸ (میلادی)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AE" title="১৯৯৮ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="১৯৯৮" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_n%C3%AE" title="1998 nî – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="1998 nî" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="1998 йыл – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="1998 йыл" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BC%A1%E0%BC%A9%E0%BC%A9%E0%BC%A8%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8D" title="༡༩༩༨ལོ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="༡༩༩༨ལོ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998." title="1998. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="1998." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="1998 ие – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="1998 ие" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B1%DB%B9%DB%B9%DB%B8" title="۱۹۹۸ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="۱۹۹۸" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D1%88%D1%83" title="1998 шу – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="1998 шу" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E5%B9%B4" title="1998年 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="1998年" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-ngi%C3%A8n" title="1998-ngièn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="1998-ngièn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%EB%85%84" title="1998년 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="1998년" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AE" title="१९९८ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="१९९८" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998." title="1998. – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="1998." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AE" title="মারি ১৯৯৮ – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="মারি ১৯৯৮" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-%C3%A6%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%B7" title="1998-æм аз – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="1998-æм аз" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B3%A7%E0%B3%AF%E0%B3%AF%E0%B3%AE" title="೧೯೯೮ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="೧೯೯೮" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="1998 джыл – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="1998 джыл" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="1998 жыл – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="1998 жыл" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-%D3%A7%D0%B4_%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="1998-ӧд во – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="1998-ӧд во" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_(almanak_gregoryen)" title="1998 (almanak gregoryen) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="1998 (almanak gregoryen)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B8" title="1998 и – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="1998 и" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%84.%E0%BA%AA._1998" title="ຄ.ສ. 1998 – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ຄ.ສ. 1998" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998._gads" title="1998. gads – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="1998. gads" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B9%D0%B8%D1%81" title="1998 йис – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="1998 йис" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_m." title="1998 m. – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="1998 m." data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998moi" title="1998moi – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="1998moi" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AE" title="१९९८ – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="१९९८" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87.%E0%A4%B8._%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AE" title="इ.स. १९९८ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इ.स. १९९८" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B1%DB%B9%DB%B9%DB%B8" title="۱۹۹۸ – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="۱۹۹۸" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_ni%C3%A8ng" title="1998 nièng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="1998 nièng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="1998 он – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="1998 он" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%81%E1%81%89%E1%81%89%E1%81%88" title="၁၉၉၈ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="၁၉၉၈" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E5%B9%B4" title="1998年 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="1998年" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D1%88%D0%BE" title="1998 шо – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="1998 шо" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AD%A7%E0%AD%AF%E0%AD%AF%E0%AD%AE" title="୧୯୯୮ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="୧୯୯୮" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AE" title="१९९८ – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="१९९८" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ty mw-list-item"><a href="https://ty.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Tahitian" lang="ty" hreflang="ty" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Reo tahiti" data-language-local-name="Tahitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Reo tahiti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="1998 год – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="1998 год" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%D8%B9" title="1998ع – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="1998ع" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%A1%D9%A9%D9%A9%D9%A8" title="١٩٩٨ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="١٩٩٨" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="1998 ел – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="1998 ел" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E.%E0%B8%A8._2541" title="พ.ศ. 2541 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="พ.ศ. 2541" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8_1998" title="Соли 1998 – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Соли 1998" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_%D0%B0%D1%80" title="1998 ар – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="1998 ар" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%D8%A1" title="1998ء – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="1998ء" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_-_%D9%8A%D9%89%D9%84%D9%89" title="1998 - يىلى – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="1998 - يىلى" 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data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Võro</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E4%B9%9D%E4%B9%9D%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%B4" title="一九九八年 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="一九九八年" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E5%B9%B4" title="1998年 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="1998年" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998 – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="1998" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E5%B9%B4" title="1998年 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="1998年" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" 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center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:right; font-size:smaller;"><a href="/wiki/Millennium" title="Millennium">Millennium</a>: </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_millennium" title="2nd millennium">2nd millennium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; font-size:smaller;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_centuries" class="mw-redirect" title="List of centuries">Centuries</a>: </th> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_century" title="19th century">19th century</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century">21st century</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; font-size:smaller;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_decades" title="List of decades">Decades</a>: </th> <td><small> <a href="/wiki/1960s" title="1960s">1960s</a>  <a href="/wiki/1970s" title="1970s">1970s</a>  <a href="/wiki/1980s" title="1980s">1980s</a>  – <a href="/wiki/1990s" title="1990s">1990s</a> –  <a href="/wiki/2000s_(decade)" title="2000s (decade)">2000s</a>  <a href="/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a>  <a href="/wiki/2020s" title="2020s">2020s</a> </small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; font-size:smaller;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_years" title="List of years">Years</a>: </th> <td><a href="/wiki/AD_1995" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1995">1995</a> <a href="/wiki/AD_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1996">1996</a> <a href="/wiki/AD_1997" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1997">1997</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/AD_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1998">1998</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/AD_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1999">1999</a> <a href="/wiki/AD_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2000">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/AD_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2001">2001</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="infobox vevent" style="width:22em"><caption style="font-size:125%"><span class="summary dtstart">1998 in other <a href="/wiki/Calendar_era" title="Calendar era">calendars</a></span></caption><tbody><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a></td><td>1998<br /><span style="font-family: serif;"><i>MCMXCVIII</i></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita" title="Ab urbe condita">Ab urbe condita</a></td><td>2751</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Armenian_calendar" title="Armenian calendar">Armenian calendar</a></td><td>1447<br />ԹՎ ՌՆԽԷ</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Assyrian_calendar" title="Assyrian calendar">Assyrian calendar</a></td><td>6748</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_calendar" title="Bahá'í calendar">Bahá'í calendar</a></td><td>154–155</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Balinese_saka_calendar" title="Balinese saka calendar">Balinese saka calendar</a></td><td>1919–1920</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendar" title="Bengali calendar">Bengali calendar</a></td><td>1405</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Berber_calendar" title="Berber calendar">Berber calendar</a></td><td>2948</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Regnal_years_of_English_monarchs" title="Regnal years of English monarchs">British Regnal year</a></td><td>46 <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Eliz. 2</a> – 47 <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Eliz. 2</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Buddhist_calendar" title="Buddhist calendar">Buddhist calendar</a></td><td>2542</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Burmese_calendar" title="Burmese calendar">Burmese calendar</a></td><td>1360</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_calendar" title="Byzantine calendar">Byzantine calendar</a></td><td>7506–7507</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese calendar</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_sexagenary_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese sexagenary cycle">丁丑</a>年 <small>(Fire <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a>)</small><br />4694 or 4634<br />    <i>— to —</i><br />戊寅年 <small>(Earth <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a>)</small><br />4695 or 4635</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Coptic_calendar" title="Coptic calendar">Coptic calendar</a></td><td>1714–1715</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Discordian_calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Discordian calendar">Discordian calendar</a></td><td>3164</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_calendar" title="Ethiopian calendar">Ethiopian calendar</a></td><td>1990–1991</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_calendar" title="Hebrew calendar">Hebrew calendar</a></td><td>5758–5759</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Hindu_calendar" title="Hindu calendar">Hindu calendars</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> - <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Samvat" title="Vikram Samvat">Vikram Samvat</a></i></td><td>2054–2055</td></tr><tr><td> - <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_national_calendar" title="Indian national calendar">Shaka Samvat</a></i></td><td>1919–1920</td></tr><tr><td> - <i><a href="/wiki/Kali_Yuga" title="Kali Yuga">Kali Yuga</a></i></td><td>5098–5099</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Holocene_calendar" title="Holocene calendar">Holocene calendar</a></td><td>11998</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Igbo_calendar" title="Igbo calendar">Igbo calendar</a></td><td>998–999</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Iranian_calendars" title="Iranian calendars">Iranian calendar</a></td><td>1376–1377</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Islamic_calendar" title="Islamic calendar">Islamic calendar</a></td><td>1418–1419</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_calendar" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese calendar</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Heisei_period" title="Heisei period">Heisei</a> 10<br /><small>(平成１０年)</small></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Javanese_calendar" title="Javanese calendar">Javanese calendar</a></td><td>1930–1931</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Korean_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Korean calendar (not yet started)">Juche calendar</a></td><td>87</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Julian_calendar" title="Julian calendar">Julian calendar</a></td><td>Gregorian minus 13 days</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Korean_calendar" title="Korean calendar">Korean calendar</a></td><td>4331</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Minguo_calendar" title="Minguo calendar">Minguo calendar</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">ROC</a> 87<br /><small>民國87年</small></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Nanakshahi_calendar" title="Nanakshahi calendar">Nanakshahi calendar</a></td><td>530</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Thai_solar_calendar" title="Thai solar calendar">Thai solar calendar</a></td><td>2541</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_calendar" title="Tibetan calendar">Tibetan calendar</a></td><td>阴火牛年<br /><small>(female Fire-<a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a>)</small><br />2124 or 1743 or 971<br />    <i>— to —</i><br />阳土虎年<br /><small>(male Earth-<a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a>)</small><br />2125 or 1744 or 972</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Unix_time" title="Unix time">Unix time</a></td><td>883612800 – 915148799</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>1998</b> (<a href="/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">MCMXCVIII</a>) was a <a href="/wiki/Common_year_starting_on_Thursday" title="Common year starting on Thursday">common year starting on Thursday</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>, the 1998th year of the <a href="/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">Common Era</a> (CE) and <i><a href="/wiki/Anno_Domini" title="Anno Domini">Anno Domini</a></i> (AD) designations, the 998th year of the <a href="/wiki/2nd_millennium" title="2nd millennium">2nd millennium</a>, the 98th year of the <a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a>, and the 9th year of the <a href="/wiki/1990s" title="1990s">1990s</a> decade. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">inflation</a> and promote confidence.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">January 2</a> - A gunman shoots <a href="/w/index.php?title=Antario_Teodoro_Filho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Antario Teodoro Filho (not yet started)">Antario Teodoro Filho</a>, Brazilian politician and radio presenter, in the middle of his broadcast.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">January 4</a>-<a href="/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">10</a> - A massive <a href="/wiki/Winter_storm" title="Winter storm">ice storm</a>, caused by El Nino, strikes <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>, southern <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">January 4</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilaya_of_Relizane_massacres_of_4_January_1998&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 (not yet started)">Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998</a> in <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>; over 170 killed in three remote villages.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6" title="January 6">January 6</a> – The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lunar_Prospector&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunar Prospector (not yet started)">Lunar Prospector</a> spacecraft is launched into orbit around the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a> and later found evidence for frozen water on the moon's surface.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramzi_Yousef&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ramzi Yousef (not yet started)">Ramzi Yousef</a> is sentenced to life in prison for planning the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Center_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="World Trade Center bombing">World Trade Center bombing</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Cosmologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmologist">Cosmologists</a> announce that the expansion rate of the <a href="/wiki/Universe" title="Universe">universe</a> is increasing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sidi-Hamed_massacre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sidi-Hamed massacre (not yet started)">Sidi-Hamed massacre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>; over 100 people killed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> – 19 <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> nations agree to forbid 1998 like a 1999 one <a href="/wiki/Human_cloning" title="Human cloning">human cloning</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> – Researchers in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a> present findings about an <a href="/wiki/Enzyme" title="Enzyme">enzyme</a> that slows aging and cell death (<a href="/wiki/Apoptosis" title="Apoptosis">apoptosis</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> – The stalker of <a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern" title="Howard Stern">Howard Stern</a>, Lance Carvin, is sentenced to <span class="frac nowrap">2<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub></span> years for threatening to kill <a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern" title="Howard Stern">Stern</a> and his family.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">January 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> announces that <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">John Glenn</a> will return to space when <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle Discovery</a> blasts off in October 1998.</li> <li><a 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"sexual relations" with former <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> intern <a href="/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky" title="Monica Lewinsky">Monica Lewinsky</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">January 26</a> - <a href="/wiki/Compaq" title="Compaq">Compaq</a> buys <a href="/w/index.php?title=Digital_Equipment_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Digital Equipment Corporation (not yet started)">Digital Equipment Corporation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_27" title="January 27">January 27</a> – American First Lady <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillary Rodham Clinton">Hillary Rodham Clinton</a> appears on the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Today_show&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Today show (not yet started)">Today show</a></i> calling the attacks against her husband part of a "vast right-wing conspiracy."</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Motor Company</a> announces the buyout of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Volvo_Cars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Volvo Cars (not yet started)">Volvo Cars</a> for $6.45 billion.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours at an elementary school in <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_29" title="January 29">January 29</a> – In <a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Rudolph&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Rudolph (not yet started)">Eric Rudolph</a> is suspected as the culprit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: February" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: February"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - A low-flying <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a> <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> <a href="/wiki/Airplane" title="Airplane">airplane</a> cuts the cable of a cable car near <a href="/wiki/Trento" title="Trento">Trento</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, killing 20 people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - <a href="/wiki/President" title="President">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Levon_Ter-Petrosian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Levon Ter-Petrosian (not yet started)">Levon Ter-Petrosian</a> resigns.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> - A magnitude 6.1 <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> kills more than 5,000 people in Northeastern <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_7" title="February 7">February 7</a>-<a href="/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">22</a> - The <a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics" title="1998 Winter Olympics">1998 Winter Olympics</a> are held in 1998 like a 2000 one for <a href="/wiki/Nagano" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagano">Nagano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_16" title="February 16">February 16</a> - China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a residential area near <a href="/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek" title="Chiang Kai-shek">Chiang Kai-shek</a> <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei</a>, killing 202 people, including 6 on the ground.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_20" title="February 20">February 20</a> - <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a> negotiates a deal with <a href="/wiki/UN" class="mw-redirect" title="UN">UN</a> Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a>, allowing <a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">weapons</a> inspectors to return to <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>, preventing <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> action by the <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a> and the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>.</li> <li>February 20-March 27 - The <a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Auckland_power_crisis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Auckland power crisis (not yet started)">1998 Auckland power crisis</a> lasts five weeks.</li> <li>February 22-23 - The <a href="/wiki/1998_Kissimmee_tornado_outbreak" title="1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak">1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak</a> strikes central <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>. Forty-two people are killed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_26" title="February 26">February 26</a> - A <a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse" title="Solar eclipse">solar eclipse</a> is seen over the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: March" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: March"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_2" title="March 2">March 2</a> - Data sent from the Galileo probe indicates that <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">moon</a> <a href="/wiki/Europa_(moon)" title="Europa (moon)">Europa</a> has a <a href="/wiki/Liquid" title="Liquid">liquid</a> <a href="/wiki/Ocean" title="Ocean">ocean</a> under a thick crust of <a href="/wiki/Ice" title="Ice">ice</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2" title="March 2">March 2</a> - In <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natascha_Kampusch" title="Natascha Kampusch">Natascha Kampusch</a> is kidnapped by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolfgang_Priklopil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolfgang Priklopil (not yet started)">Wolfgang Priklopil</a>, being held in captivity until <a href="/wiki/August" title="August">August</a> <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> - <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister" title="Prime Minister">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> <a href="/wiki/Poul_Nyrup_Rasmussen" title="Poul Nyrup Rasmussen">Poul Nyrup Rasmussen</a> is re-elected.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_24" title="March 24">March 24</a> - A <a href="/wiki/Cyclone" title="Cyclone">cyclone</a> hits <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_26" title="March 26">March 26</a> - In <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, 52 people are killed in the Oued Bouaicha massacre.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: April" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: April"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg/150px-Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg/225px-Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg/300px-Akashi-kaikyo_bridge3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="368" /></a><figcaption>The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - The Akashi-Kaikyo <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">Bridge</a> is opened to traffic in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, connecting <a href="/wiki/Honshu" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshu">Honshu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> tests a medium-range missile.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">April 10</a> - In <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> the <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a> Agreement is signed by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">governments</a> and most political parties in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> - The <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol" title="Kyoto Protocol">Kyoto Protocol</a> is signed.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: May" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: May"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/May_11" title="May 11">May 11</a> - <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> conducts 3 underground nuclear tests.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_21" title="May 21">May 21</a> - <a href="/wiki/Suharto" title="Suharto">Suharto</a> resigns as <a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">President of Indonesia</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Bacharuddin_Jusuf_Habibie" class="mw-redirect" title="Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie">Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie</a> succeeding him.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_26" title="May 26">May 26</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bear_Grylls" title="Bear Grylls">Bear Grylls</a> becomes the youngest British person to climb <a href="/wiki/Mount_Everest" title="Mount Everest">Mount Everest</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> explodes 5 nuclear devices.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_30" title="May 30">May 30</a> - A magnitude 6.6 <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> kills up to 5,000 people in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: June" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: June"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_3" title="June 3">June 3</a> - An ICE high speed <a href="/wiki/Train" title="Train">train</a> derails at <a href="/wiki/Eschede" title="Eschede">Eschede</a> between <a href="/wiki/Hanover" title="Hanover">Hanover</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, killing 101 people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">June 7</a> - The <a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> Civil War begins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Estrada" title="Joseph Estrada">Joseph Estrada</a> becomes the 13th <a href="/wiki/President" title="President">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: July" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: July"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/July_5" title="July 5">July 5</a> - <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> launches a probe to <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_6" title="July 6">July 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> International <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">Airport</a> opens.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - The <a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France national football team</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> on home soil against the <a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil national football team</a>, 3-0.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenya_bombing_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Kenya_bombing_1.jpg/130px-Kenya_bombing_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Kenya_bombing_1.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="286" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a> Embassy in <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> after the bombing</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> - At a conference in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> 120 countries vote to create an <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> - A <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> is triggered by an undersea <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> off <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>, destroying 10 villages and killing thousands of people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> - 80 years after being executed <a href="/wiki/Tsar" title="Tsar">Tsar</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia" title="Nicholas II of Russia">Nicholas II of Russia</a> and his family are buried at the St. Catherine chapel in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Saint Petersburg</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: August" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: August"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/August_2" title="August 2">August 2</a> - The Second <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo</a> War begins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andres_Pastrana_Arango&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andres Pastrana Arango (not yet started)">Andres Pastrana Arango</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/President" title="President">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - During major flooding the <a href="/wiki/Yangtze_River" title="Yangtze River">Yangtze River</a> breaks through the main bank, with the death toll exceeding 12,000 people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - The <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a> Embassies in <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam" title="Dar es Salaam">Dar es Salaam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> are bombed, killing 224 people. <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> is believed to be responsible.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_10" title="August 10">August 10</a> - <a href="/wiki/Jamil_Mahuad" title="Jamil Mahuad">Jamil Mahuad</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/President" title="President">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - The <a href="/wiki/Omagh" title="Omagh">Omagh</a> <a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">bombing</a> is carried out by the <a href="/wiki/IRA" class="mw-disambig" title="IRA">IRA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_17" title="August 17">August 17</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> admits having an affair with White House intern <a href="/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky" title="Monica Lewinsky">Monica Lewinsky</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_24" title="August 24">August 24</a> - The first RFID <a href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a> implantation is tested in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Said_Musa" title="Said Musa">Said Musa</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister" title="Prime Minister">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: September" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: September"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hudson03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hudson03.jpg/150px-Hudson03.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hudson03.jpg/225px-Hudson03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hudson03.jpg/300px-Hudson03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1276" /></a><figcaption>Vessels searching for Swissair Flight 111 off <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg/150px-Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg/225px-Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Mitch-Flooding_in_Managua.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="168" /></a><figcaption>Flooding in <a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> caused by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" title="Hurricane">Hurricane</a> Mitch</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a> - Swissair Flight 111, travelling from <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, crashes off the coast of Peggys Cove, <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, killing all 229 people on board.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_4" title="September 4">September 4</a> - <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> Inc. is founded in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sergey_Brin" title="Sergey Brin">Sergey Brin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Page" title="Larry Page">Larry Page</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">September 27</a> - After 16 years as <a href="/wiki/Chancellor" title="Chancellor">Chancellor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Federal Republic of Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helmut_Kohl" title="Helmut Kohl">Helmut Kohl</a> of the <a href="/wiki/CDU" class="mw-redirect" title="CDU">CDU</a> is voted out, with the <a href="/wiki/SPD" class="mw-redirect" title="SPD">SPD</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerhard_Schroeder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerhard Schroeder (not yet started)">Gerhard Schroeder</a> being elected to succeed him.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: October" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: October"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">October 3</a> - <a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">John Howard</a> is elected to a second term as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister of Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a> Gardermoen <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">Airport</a> opens.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_14" title="October 14">October 14</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Robert_Rudolph&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Robert Rudolph (not yet started)">Eric Robert Rudolph</a> is charged with four bombings in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> in <a href="/wiki/1996" title="1996">1996</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> - While receiving medical treatment in the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet" title="Augusto Pinochet">Augusto Pinochet</a> is put under house arrest under an arrest warrant from <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">October 17</a> - 1,082 people are killed when an <a href="/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a> pipeline in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> explodes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_27" title="October 27">October 27</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerhard_Schroeder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerhard Schroeder (not yet started)">Gerhard Schroeder</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Chancellor of Germany</a>, officially succeeding <a href="/wiki/Helmut_Kohl" title="Helmut Kohl">Helmut Kohl</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_29" title="October 29">October 29</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" title="Hurricane">Hurricane</a> Mitch makes landfall in <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, causing a large amount of destruction and killing over 18,000 people across <a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> and <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: November" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: November"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" title="Hurricane">Hurricane</a> Mitch weakens after leaving a trail of destruction across <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_20" title="November 20">November 20</a> - A <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Proton_(rocket)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Proton (rocket) (not yet started)">Proton</a> <a href="/wiki/Rocket" title="Rocket">rocket</a> is launched from <a href="/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome" title="Baikonur Cosmodrome">Baikonur Cosmodrome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_26" title="November 26">November 26</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> becomes the first <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> to speak at the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">Parliament</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Change section: December" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: December"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a> is elected <a href="/wiki/President" title="President">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>, taking office in <a href="/wiki/February" title="February">February</a> <a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">December 16</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> orders air strikes on <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> - <a href="/wiki/Khmer_Rouge" title="Khmer Rouge">Khmer Rouge</a> leaders apologise for the genocide committed in <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a> under <a href="/wiki/Pol_Pot" title="Pol Pot">Pol Pot</a>'s rule.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> - An extra leap <a href="/wiki/Second" title="Second">second</a> is added onto the end of the year.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=14" title="Change section: Births" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section's source code: Births"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Winter" title="Ariel Winter">Ariel Winter</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">February 24</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Erica_Parsons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Erica Parsons (not yet started)">Erica Parsons</a>, American murder victim (d. <a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">February 25</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brendon_Baerg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brendon Baerg (not yet started)">Brendon Baerg</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_9" title="April 9">April 9</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elle_Fanning" title="Elle Fanning">Elle Fanning</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_12" title="April 12">April 12</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Diana_Quer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diana Quer (not yet started)">Diana Quer</a>, Spanish murder victim (d. <a href="/wiki/2016" title="2016">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_24" title="April 24">April 24</a> - <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Whitney_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryan Whitney (actress)">Ryan Whitney</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_28" title="April 28">April 28</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Ward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Byron Ward (not yet started)">Byron Ward</a>, American Basketball Player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_15" title="June 15">June 15</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rachel_Covey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rachel Covey (not yet started)">Rachel Covey</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hollie_Steel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hollie Steel (not yet started)">Hollie Steel</a>, English singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_8" title="July 8">July 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="Jaden Smith">Jaden Smith</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_24" title="July 24">July 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bindi_Irwin" title="Bindi Irwin">Bindi Irwin</a>, Australian-American conservationist, singer & actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">August 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronan_Parke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ronan Parke (not yet started)">Ronan Parke</a>, English singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Brino" class="mw-redirect" title="Lorenzo Brino">Lorenzo Brino</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Myrinda_Brino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Myrinda Brino (not yet started)">Myrinda Brino</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikolas_Brino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikolas Brino (not yet started)">Nikolas Brino</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Zachary_Brino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zachary Brino (not yet started)">Zachary Brino</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_6" title="October 6">October 6</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mia-Sophie_Wellenbrink&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink (not yet started)">Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink</a>, German actress and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">November 23</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bradley_Steven_Perry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bradley Steven Perry (not yet started)">Bradley Steven Perry</a>, American actor and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gabbi_Garcia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gabbi Garcia (not yet started)">Gabbi Garcia</a>, Filipina actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_9" title="December 9">December 9</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mika_Dela_Cruz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mika Dela Cruz (not yet started)">Mika Dela Cruz</a>, Filipina actress</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Change section: Deaths" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: Deaths"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=16" title="Change section: January" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section's source code: January"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonny_Bono.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sonny_Bono.jpg/110px-Sonny_Bono.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sonny_Bono.jpg/165px-Sonny_Bono.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sonny_Bono.jpg/220px-Sonny_Bono.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4745" data-file-height="5897" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Bono" title="Sonny Bono">Sonny Bono</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg/110px-Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg/165px-Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Prelog_ETH-Bib_Portr_00214.jpg 2x" data-file-width="438" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vladimir_Prelog&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vladimir Prelog (not yet started)">Vladimir Prelog</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Helen_Wills_Moody&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Helen Wills Moody (not yet started)">Helen Wills Moody</a>, American tennis player (born <a href="/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">January 5</a> - <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Bono" title="Sonny Bono">Sonny Bono</a>, American singer, actor and politician (born <a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_7" title="January 7">January 7</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vladimir_Prelog&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vladimir Prelog (not yet started)">Vladimir Prelog</a>, Croatian chemist (born <a href="/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Michael_Tippett" title="Michael Tippett">Michael Tippett</a>, English composer (born <a href="/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kenichi_Fukui" title="Kenichi Fukui">Kenichi Fukui</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Chemist" title="Chemist">chemist</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Klaus_Tennstedt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaus Tennstedt (not yet started)">Klaus Tennstedt</a>, German conductor (born <a href="/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a> - <a href="/wiki/Carl_Perkins" title="Carl Perkins">Carl Perkins</a>, American guitarist (born <a href="/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a> - <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lord" title="Jack Lord">Jack Lord</a>, American actor (born <a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">January 23</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alfredo_Ormando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alfredo Ormando (not yet started)">Alfredo Ormando</a>, Italian writer (born <a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shotari_Ishinomari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shotari Ishinomari (not yet started)">Shotari Ishinomari</a>, Japanese <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> artist (born <a href="/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=17" title="Change section: February" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section's source code: February"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg/110px-Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg/165px-Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg/220px-Enoch_Powell_6_Allan_Warren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4158" data-file-height="5134" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Enoch_Powell" title="Enoch Powell">Enoch Powell</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg/110px-George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg/165px-George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg/220px-George_H._Hitchings_1988.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1912" data-file-height="2184" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_H._Hitchings" title="George H. Hitchings">George H. Hitchings</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Falco" title="Falco">Falco</a>, Austrian singer and musician (born <a href="/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Carl_Wilson" title="Carl Wilson">Carl Wilson</a>, American musician (born <a href="/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Halldor_Laxness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Halldor Laxness (not yet started)">Halldor Laxness</a>, Icelandic writer (born <a href="/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Julian_Lincoln_Simon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Julian Lincoln Simon (not yet started)">Julian Lincoln Simon</a>, American economist and writer (born <a href="/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Enoch_Powell" title="Enoch Powell">Enoch Powell</a>, British politician (born <a href="/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_17" title="February 17">February 17</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernst_Juenger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernst Juenger (not yet started)">Ernst Juenger</a>, German writer (born <a href="/wiki/1895" title="1895">1895</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_26" title="February 26">February 26</a> - <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Schultz" title="Theodore Schultz">Theodore Schultz</a>, American economist (born <a href="/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> - <a href="/wiki/George_H._Hitchings" title="George H. Hitchings">George H. Hitchings</a>, American scientist (born <a href="/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Dermot_Morgan" title="Dermot Morgan">Dermot Morgan</a>, Irish actor and comedian (born <a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=18" title="Change section: March" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section's source code: March"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg/110px-Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg/165px-Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg/220px-Lloyd_Bridges_1966.jpg 2x" data-file-width="784" data-file-height="897" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges" title="Lloyd Bridges">Lloyd Bridges</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_3" title="March 3">March 3</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_W._Friendly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred W. Friendly (not yet started)">Fred W. Friendly</a>, American television journalist and executive (born <a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> - <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges" title="Lloyd Bridges">Lloyd Bridges</a>, American actor (born <a href="/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Judge_Dread&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judge Dread (not yet started)">Judge Dread</a>, English musician (born <a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beatrice_Wood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beatrice Wood (not yet started)">Beatrice Wood</a>, American artist and ceramicist (born <a href="/wiki/1893" title="1893">1893</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jozef_Kroner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jozef Kroner (not yet started)">Jozef Kroner</a>, Slovakian actor (born <a href="/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a> - <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Spock" title="Benjamin Spock">Benjamin Spock</a>, American athlete, pediatrician and writer (born <a href="/wiki/1903" title="1903">1903</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_16" title="March 16">March 16</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Derek_Harold_Richard_Barton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derek Harold Richard Barton (not yet started)">Derek Harold Richard Barton</a>, British chemist (born <a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">March 21</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Galina_Ulanova&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Galina Ulanova (not yet started)">Galina Ulanova</a>, Russian ballerina (born <a href="/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_25" title="March 25">March 25</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Massey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Massey (not yet started)">Daniel Massey</a>, British actor (born <a href="/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_27" title="March 27">March 27</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ferdinand_Anton_Ernst_Porsche&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (not yet started)">Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche</a>, Austrian automobile designer and businessman (born <a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_31" title="March 31">March 31</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bella_Abzug" title="Bella Abzug">Bella Abzug</a>, American politician (born <a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=19" title="Change section: April" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section's source code: April"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pol_Pot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pol_Pot.jpg/110px-Pol_Pot.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pol_Pot.jpg/165px-Pol_Pot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pol_Pot.jpg/220px-Pol_Pot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3247" data-file-height="4096" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pol_Pot" title="Pol Pot">Pol Pot</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paz0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Paz0.jpg/110px-Paz0.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Paz0.jpg/165px-Paz0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Paz0.jpg/220px-Paz0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="364" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Octavio_Paz" title="Octavio Paz">Octavio Paz</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis,_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Bezoek_premier_Karamanlis_van_Griekenland_Van_Agt_in_gesprek_met_Karamanlis%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6548_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="865" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Konstantinos_Karamanlis" title="Konstantinos Karamanlis">Konstantinos Karamanlis</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_Evans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gene Evans (not yet started)">Gene Evans</a>, American actor (born <a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a> - <a href="/wiki/Rob_Pilatus" title="Rob Pilatus">Rob Pilatus</a>, member of the pop group <a href="/wiki/Milli_Vanilli" title="Milli Vanilli">Milli Vanilli</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a>, American singer (born <a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_15" title="April 15">April 15</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pol_Pot" title="Pol Pot">Pol Pot</a>, Cambodian dictator (born <a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_16" title="April 16">April 16</a> - <a href="/wiki/Marie-Louise_Meilleur" title="Marie-Louise Meilleur">Marie-Louise Meilleur</a>, Canadian <a href="/wiki/Supercentenarian" title="Supercentenarian">supercentenarian</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1880" title="1880">1880</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">April 17</a> - <a href="/wiki/Linda_McCartney" title="Linda McCartney">Linda McCartney</a>, American photographer and musician (born <a href="/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_19" title="April 19">April 19</a> - <a href="/wiki/Octavio_Paz" title="Octavio Paz">Octavio Paz</a>, Mexican writer (born <a href="/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/wiki/Konstantinos_Karamanlis" title="Konstantinos Karamanlis">Konstantinos Karamanlis</a>, Greek politician (born <a href="/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/wiki/James_Earl_Ray" title="James Earl Ray">James Earl Ray</a>, convicted assassin of <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Luther King, Jr.">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - <a href="/wiki/Christian_Mortensen" title="Christian Mortensen">Christian Mortensen</a>, Danish-born American supercentenarian (born <a href="/wiki/1882" title="1882">1882</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">April 27</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Castaneda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Castaneda (not yet started)">Carlos Castaneda</a>, Peruvian-American anthropologist and writer (born <a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=20" title="Change section: May" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section's source code: May"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg/110px-Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg/165px-Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg/220px-Frank_Sinatra_laughing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1186" data-file-height="1534" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg/110px-Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg/165px-Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg/220px-Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="410" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno" title="Sōsuke Uno">Sōsuke Uno</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg/110px-Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg/165px-Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg/220px-Phil_as_Chick-1-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="2068" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hartman" title="Phil Hartman">Phil Hartman</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg/110px-Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg/165px-Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg/220px-Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4194" data-file-height="6287" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Barry_Goldwater" title="Barry Goldwater">Barry Goldwater</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldridge_Cleaver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eldridge Cleaver (not yet started)">Eldridge Cleaver</a>, American activist (born <a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hide" class="mw-disambig" title="Hide">Hide</a>, Japanese musician (born <a href="/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Justin_Fashanu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Justin Fashanu (not yet started)">Justin Fashanu</a>, English footballer (born <a href="/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lloyd" title="Kevin Lloyd">Kevin Lloyd</a>, British actor (born <a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_7" title="May 7">May 7</a> - <a href="/wiki/Allan_McLeod_Cormack" title="Allan McLeod Cormack">Allan McLeod Cormack</a>, South African-born physicist (born <a href="/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_14" title="May 14">May 14</a> - <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>, American singer and entertainer (born <a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_19" title="May 19">May 19</a> - <a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno" title="Sōsuke Uno">Sōsuke Uno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_22" title="May 22">May 22</a> - <a href="/wiki/John_Derek" title="John Derek">John Derek</a>, American actor and movie director (born <a href="/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hartman" title="Phil Hartman">Phil Hartman</a>, Canadian-born American artist, writer, actor and comedian (born <a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_29" title="May 29">May 29</a> - <a href="/wiki/Barry_Goldwater" title="Barry Goldwater">Barry Goldwater</a>, American politician (born <a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=21" title="Change section: June" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section's source code: June"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">June 2</a> - <a href="/wiki/Junkyard_Dog" title="Junkyard Dog">Junkyard Dog</a>, American professional wrestler (born <a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sani_Abacha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sani Abacha (not yet started)">Sani Abacha</a>, President of Nigeria (born <a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">June 11</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Catherine_Cookson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Catherine Cookson (not yet started)">Catherine Cookson</a>, British writer (born <a href="/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">June 13</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Birger_Ruud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Birger Ruud (not yet started)">Birger Ruud</a>, Norwegian athlete (born <a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_23" title="June 23">June 23</a> - <a href="/wiki/Maureen_O%27Sullivan" title="Maureen O'Sullivan">Maureen O'Sullivan</a>, Irish actress (born <a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=22" title="Change section: July" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section's source code: July"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alan-shepard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Alan-shepard.jpg/110px-Alan-shepard.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Alan-shepard.jpg/165px-Alan-shepard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Alan-shepard.jpg/220px-Alan-shepard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="396" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alan_Shepard" title="Alan Shepard">Alan Shepard</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">July 3</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Danielle_Bunten_Berry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danielle Bunten Berry (not yet started)">Danielle Bunten Berry</a>, American software developer (born <a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elmer_Valo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elmer Valo (not yet started)">Elmer Valo</a>, Slovakian baseball player (born <a href="/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a> - <a href="/wiki/Alan_Shepard" title="Alan Shepard">Alan Shepard</a>, American astronaut (born <a href="/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffalo_Bob_Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buffalo Bob Smith (not yet started)">Buffalo Bob Smith</a>, American children's TV host (born <a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=23" title="Change section: August" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section's source code: August"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Frederick_Reines.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Frederick_Reines.jpg/110px-Frederick_Reines.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Frederick_Reines.jpg/165px-Frederick_Reines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Frederick_Reines.jpg/220px-Frederick_Reines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="430" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Reines" title="Frederick Reines">Frederick Reines</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eva_Bartok&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eva Bartok (not yet started)">Eva Bartok</a>, Hungarian actress (born <a href="/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_3" title="August 3">August 3</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Schnittke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alfred Schnittke (not yet started)">Alfred Schnittke</a>, Russian-born composer (born <a href="/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yuri_Artyukhin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yuri Artyukhin (not yet started)">Yuri Artyukhin</a>, Soviet cosmonaut (born <a href="/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_5" title="August 5">August 5</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Todor_Zivkov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Todor Zivkov (not yet started)">Todor Zivkov</a>, Bulgarian Communist leader (born <a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Weil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="André Weil (not yet started)">André Weil</a>, French mathematician (born <a href="/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">August 9</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frankie_Ruiz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frankie Ruiz (not yet started)">Frankie Ruiz</a>, Puerto-Rican singer (born <a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_26" title="August 26">August 26</a> - <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Reines" title="Frederick Reines">Frederick Reines</a>, American physicist (born <a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=24" title="Change section: September" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section's source code: September"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg/110px-Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg/165px-Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg/220px-Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1615" data-file-height="2705" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg/110px-Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg/165px-Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg/220px-Yang_Shangkun_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="470" data-file-height="613" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Yang_Shangkun" title="Yang Shangkun">Yang Shangkun</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_Drury&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Allen Drury (not yet started)">Allen Drury</a>, American writer (born <a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September 5</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Penn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leo Penn (not yet started)">Leo Penn</a>, American actor and director (born <a href="/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">September 6</a> - <a href="/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a>, Japanese screenwriter, producer and director (born <a href="/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_13" title="September 13">September 13</a> - <a href="/wiki/George_Wallace" title="George Wallace">George Wallace</a>, American politician (born <a href="/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> - <a href="/wiki/Yang_Shangkun" title="Yang Shangkun">Yang Shangkun</a>, Chinese politician (born <a href="/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Florence_Griffith-Joyner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Florence Griffith-Joyner (not yet started)">Florence Griffith-Joyner</a>, American athlete (born <a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Betty_Carter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betty Carter (not yet started)">Betty Carter</a>, American singer (born <a href="/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_29" title="September 29">September 29</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bradley" title="Tom Bradley">Tom Bradley</a>, American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles, California (born <a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=25" title="Change section: October" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section's source code: October"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">October 3</a> - <a href="/wiki/Roddy_McDowall" title="Roddy McDowall">Roddy McDowall</a>, British actor (born <a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_14" title="October 14">October 14</a> - <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Yankovic" title="Frankie Yankovic">Frankie Yankovic</a>, American <a href="/wiki/Polka" title="Polka">polka</a> musician (born <a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">October 17</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joan_Hickson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joan Hickson (not yet started)">Joan Hickson</a>, British actress (born <a href="/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> - <a href="/wiki/Ted_Hughes" title="Ted Hughes">Ted Hughes</a>, British poet (born <a href="/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=26" title="Change section: November" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section's source code: November"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kane" title="Bob Kane">Bob Kane</a>, American <a href="/wiki/Cartoonist" title="Cartoonist">cartoonist</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">November 8</a> - <a href="/wiki/Jean_Marais" title="Jean Marais">Jean Marais</a>, French actor (born <a href="/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_10" title="November 10">November 10</a> - <a href="/wiki/Mary_Millar" title="Mary Millar">Mary Millar</a>, British actress (born <a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nelson_Goodman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nelson Goodman (not yet started)">Nelson Goodman</a>, American philosopher (born <a href="/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=27" title="Change section: December" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section's source code: December"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rodbell,_Martin_(1925-1998).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg/110px-Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg/165px-Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg/220px-Rodbell%2C_Martin_%281925-1998%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4871" data-file-height="5200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Martin_Rodbell" title="Martin Rodbell">Martin Rodbell</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_Stonehouse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Stonehouse (not yet started)">Brian Stonehouse</a>, British painter and World War II secret agent (born <a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_7" title="December 7">December 7</a> - <a href="/wiki/Martin_Rodbell" title="Martin Rodbell">Martin Rodbell</a>, American scientist (born <a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_8" title="December 8">December 8</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Hopa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aaron Hopa (not yet started)">Aaron Hopa</a>, New Zealand rugby player (b. <a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">December 16</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Gaddis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Gaddis (not yet started)">William Gaddis</a>, American writer (born <a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Claudia_Benton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Claudia Benton (not yet started)">Claudia Benton</a>, Peruvian-born child psychologist (born <a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">December 20</a> - <a href="/wiki/Alan_Lloyd_Hodgkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Lloyd Hodgkin">Alan Lloyd Hodgkin</a>, British scientist (born <a href="/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_28" title="December 28">December 28</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Rosen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Rosen (not yet started)">Robert Rosen</a>, American biologist (born <a href="/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_30" title="December 30">December 30</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Keisuke_Kinoshita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keisuke Kinoshita (not yet started)">Keisuke Kinoshita</a>, Japanese movie director (born <a href="/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_30" title="December 30">December 30</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Webb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Webb (not yet started)">George Webb</a>, British actor (born <a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nobel_Prizes">Nobel Prizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=28" title="Change section: Nobel Prizes" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section's source code: Nobel Prizes"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">Physics</a> - <a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Laughlin" title="Robert B. Laughlin">Robert B. Laughlin</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Horst_L._Stroemer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Horst L. Stroemer (not yet started)">Horst L. Stroemer</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Chee_Tsui&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Chee Tsui (not yet started)">Daniel Chee Tsui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemistry" title="Chemistry">Chemistry</a> - <a href="/wiki/Walter_Kohn" title="Walter Kohn">Walter Kohn</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Pople" title="John Pople">John Pople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physiology" title="Physiology">Physiology</a> or <a href="/wiki/Medicine" title="Medicine">Medicine</a> - <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Furchgott" title="Robert F. Furchgott">Robert F. Furchgott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louis_J._Ignarro" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis J. Ignarro">Louis J. Ignarro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ferid_Murad" title="Ferid Murad">Ferid Murad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">Literature</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jose_Saramago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jose Saramago (not yet started)">Jose Saramago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> - <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Trimble" title="David Trimble">David Trimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">Economics</a> - <a href="/wiki/Amartya_Sen" title="Amartya Sen">Amartya Sen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Movies_released">Movies released</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998&veaction=edit&section=29" title="Change section: Movies released" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span 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title="Pi (movie)">Pi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pleasantville_(1998_movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pleasantville (1998 movie) (not yet started)">Pleasantville</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rushmore_(movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rushmore (movie) (not yet started)">Rushmore</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shakespeare_in_Love" title="Shakespeare in Love">Shakespeare in Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Six_Days_Seven_Nights&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Six Days Seven Nights (not yet started)">Six Days Seven Nights</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_Soldiers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Small Soldiers (not yet started)">Small Soldiers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thin_Red_Line_(1998_movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Thin Red Line (1998 movie) (not yet started)">The Thin Red Line</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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