* 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 )

* Hunt, Jonathan ( 1998 ).

* McCarthy, Helen, and Jonathan Clements ( 1998 ).

Jonathan Bruce Postel (; August 6, 1943 – October 16, 1998 ) was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards.

* 1947 – Jonathan Mann, American activist ( d. 1998 )

* Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark ( 1998 ).

Other recent operatic parts written for the countertenor voice include Edgar in Aribert Reimann's Lear ( 1978 ), the title role in Philip Glass's Akhnaten ( 1983 ), Claire in John Lunn's The Maids ( 1998 ), the Refugee in Jonathan Dove's Flight ( 1999 ), and Trinculo in Thomas Adès's The Tempest ( 2004 ).

* Jonathan I. Israel ( 1998 ), The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall

One major exception was the situation comedy Home Improvement's Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played Randy Taylor from 1991 – 1998 ; " JTT " ( as he would come to be known during this time ), uncomfortable with his teen idol status, left the show ( and, for the most part, the entire acting scene ) one year shy of the show's last year on the air.

Seven Days which aired on the UPN Network from October 7, 1998 – May 29, 2001, & starred Jonathan LaPaglia as Lt. Frank B. Parker ; aired an episode entitled " Vows " that aired on Wednesday October 28, 1998.

Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller ( with the story developed by producer Rick Berman and Piller ), and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

* Jonathan Mover-drums, percussion ( 1997 – 1998 )

Jonathan Creek, by writer David Renwick, ever since taking over the role for its second series in 1998.

In 1998 he guest starred in the sixth episode of the crime drama Jonathan Creek as the son-in-law of a horror writer who was shot dead on Halloween.

* Jonathan Kwitny ( 1941 – 1998 ) — wrote numerous investigative articles for The Wall Street Journal

On 16 May 1998, she married producer and writer Jonathan Axelrod, the stepson of producer George Axelrod ; they divorced in 2001.

* 1998 – The House of Sleep – Jonathan Coe, United Kingdom

**** Jonathan Emmeralt Grande Vanderbilt ( 1998 ) Romanian ancestry

* Jonathan Emmeralt Grande Vanderbilt ( 1998 )

The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports film directed by Frank Coraci, ( who played Robert ' Roberto ' Boucher, Sr .), and starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran.

* Jonathan Rowson, Understanding the Grünfeld ( Gambit, 1998 )

Haynes took a radical shift in direction for his next feature, Velvet Goldmine ( 1998 ), starring Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Toni Collette.

In 2005 Neill premiered a collaboration with visual artist Bill Jones titled Palladio, an interactive movie based on Jonathan Dee ’ s 1998 novel of the same name.

Bach: Cantata BWV 199 Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut, Bruno Weil, Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, Rosa Lamoreaux, Jonathan Wentworth 1998