* 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 )

* 1998 – Jack Scanlon, English actor

* 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 )

* 1926 – John Derek, American actor ( d. 1998 )

In April 1998, American photographer John S Callahan organized the first surfing project in the Andamans, starting from Phuket in Thailand with the assistance of Southeast Asia Liveaboards ( SEAL ), a UK owned dive charter company.

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 1998 )

* John Lane Bell: A Primer of Infinitesimal Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John Talbert ( born 1968 ), from an earlier relationship.

Leyland resigned as manager in October 1998, and was replaced by John Boles.

* Gray, John ( 1998 ).

* Cushman, John H. " Industrial group plans to battle climate treaty ", The New York Times, April 26, 1998.

* Woodwell, George M. and Holdren, John P. " Climate-Change Skeptics Are Wrong ", The New York Times, November 14, 1998.

* 1998 ( with John R. Anderson, Lynne M. Reder, K. Anders Ericsson, and Robert Glaser ).

* Klassen, John, " Hus, the Hussites, and Bohemia " in New Cambridge Medieval History ( Cambridge, 1998 )

* Booknotes interview with Paul Nagel on John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life, January 4, 1998.

* 1998 – During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands the release of political prisoners and political reforms while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.

* 1910 – John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English army officer and mountaineer ( d. 1998 )

* 1937 – John Lions, Australian computer scientist ( d. 1998 )

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 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.

* In the 1998 film Sliding Doors, the skit plays a central role: James ( John Hannah ) exhorts Helen ( Gwyneth Paltrow ) to " remember what the Monty Python boys say ..."-referring to the phrase " No one expects the Spanish Inquisition ".

* 1998 – John Derek, American actor, director, and photographer ( b. 1926 )

* 1920 – John Addison, British composer ( d. 1998 )

* Wigger, John H. ( 1998 ) Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-510452-8 – p. ix & 269 focus on 1770 – 1910

Represented by high profile lawyer, John M. Dowd, Whitacre pleaded guilty, without a trial, to tax evasion and fraud and was sent to prison on March 4, 1998.

* Prose Merlin, Introduction and Text ( TEAMS Middle English text series ) edited by John Conlea, 1998.

" Its purpose is to inspire people to care about their planet, according to John M. Fahey, Jr., President and CEO since March 1998 and Chairman since January 2010.