* Guide to the Elements – Revised Edition, Albert Stwertka, ( Oxford University Press ; 1998 ) ISBN 0-19-508083-1

* 1998 – Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.

* 1998 – Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $ 76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.

* 1916 – Phil Leeds, American actor ( d. 1998 )

* 1919 – Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician ( d. 1998 )

* 1998 – Lily Jackson, American actress

* 1998 – Peyton List, American actress

* 1998 – Spencer List, American actor

* 1998 – An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5. 6 on the Richter scale occurs near the town of Bovec.

* 1900 – David Manners, Canadian-American actor ( d. 1998 )

* 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1998 )

* 1921 – Leo Penn, American director ( d. 1998 )

* 1943 – Jon Postel, American computer scientist ( d. 1998 )

* 1908 – Gene Raymond, American actor ( d. 1998 )

* 1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player ( d. 1998 )

Since the 1998 – 99 Ashes series, a Waterford Crystal representation of the Ashes urn has been presented to the winners of an Ashes series as the official trophy of that series.

As a compromise, the MCC commissioned a trophy in the form of a larger replica of the urn in Waterford Crystal to award to the winning team of each series from 1998 – 99.

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

* 1922 – Geoffrey Dutton, Australian author and historian ( d. 1998 )

* 1998 – Gene Evans, American actor ( b. 1922 )

* 1998 – Rozz Williams, American musician ( Christian Death, Shadow Project, and Premature Ejaculation ) ( b. 1963 )

* Avery Hopwood: His Life and Plays, by Jack F. Sharrar ( McFarland, 1989 ; University of Michigan Press, 1998 )

* Morin, Jack Anal Pleasure & Health: A Guide for Men and Women, Down There Press, 1998.

* 1920 – Jack Lord, American actor ( d. 1998 )

Following her appearance in the erotic film, Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill ... and Jill, Plato appeared on the cover of the lesbian lifestyle magazine Girlfriends in 1998.

* 1924 – Jack Clemmons, American law enforcement officer ( d. 1998 )

* 1916 – Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster ( d. 1998 )

JPL has been recognized four times by the Space Foundation: with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is given annually to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of space programs, in 1998 ; and with the John L. " Jack " Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration on three occasions – in 2009 ( as part of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Team ), 2006 and 2005.

* 1920 – Jack Rowley, English footballer ( d. 1998 )

The 13 complete games were tied for the second-highest single-season total in all of baseball since Martínez's career began ( Curt Schilling had 15 in 1998 ; Chuck Finley and Jack McDowell also reached 13 in a year ).

* Jack P. Blaney ( Pro Tem ) ( September 15, 1997-January 31, 1998 )

* Tracks ( Bomb the Bass and Jack Dangers album ), 1998

* December 30 – Jack Lord, American actor ( d. 1998 )

In 1998, Hunt won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Carol Connelly in the movie As Good as It Gets ; the character is a waitress and single mother who finds herself falling in love with Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive romance novelist played by Jack Nicholson.

* Sperling, Cass Warner ; Millner, Cork ; Warner, Jack Jr. ( 1998 ).

It initially starred Jack Dee from 1992 until 1998, followed by Peter Kay from 2002 – 5 and again in 2010 – 11.

Adams was inducted into the Eisner Award's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Harvey Awards ' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.

He has since starred in the 1998 television movie Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack, had a major role in another television movie Going Home, and appeared briefly in the 2003 film Anger Management.

* Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack ( 1998 )-Cadillac Jack Favor

"" A short report and not otherwise ": Jack Cade in 2 Henry VI ", in Ronald Knowles ( editor ), Shakespeare and Carnival: After Bakhtin ( London: Macmillan, 1998 ), 13 – 37

* Greene, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro ( 1998 ).

In 1998, the show tackled the subject of rape, with the rape of Lorriane Molloy by Dr Jack Shanahan, who later committed suicide.

* Jack Locke in Dangerous to Know, tour of Britain ( 1998 )

* Beatty, Jack, The World According to Peter Drucker ( 1998 ), ISBN 0-684-83801-X