However, the subsequent period saw the departure of manager van Gaal along with an exodus of many key players including Clarence Seedorf in 1995 ; Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Finidi George, and Nwankwo Kanu in 1996 ; Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, and Winston Bogarde in 1997 ; Ronald de Boer and Frank de Boer in 1998 ; and Edwin van der Sar and Jari Litmanen in 1999.

* On March 7, 1998, Daniel Rudolph, the elder brother of the 1996 Olympics bomber Eric Robert Rudolph, videotaped himself cutting off one of his own hands with an electric saw to " send a message to the FBI and the media.

1998 saw Earnhardt win the Daytona 500 after not winning in the previous 19 attempts.

These included an explosives factory, railway workshops, Fiat Motor works, various food processing plants, electrical engineering workshops, ironworks, water plants, agricultural machinery factories, breweries, distilleries, biscuit factories, a tobacco factory, tanneries, bakeries, lime, brick and cement works, Esparto grass industry, mechanical saw mills, and the Petrolibya Society ( Trye 1998 ).

1998 then saw a further increase of activity, with the signing of Salako, and the release of albums for all three of their signed bands-most notably Belle & Sebastian's ' The Boy With The Arab Strap ', which enjoyed similar approval from reviewers and fans to the band's previous release.

The 1997 – 98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season ( including a 3 – 2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal ), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998 – 1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.

" Richard Holmes, in 1998, declared the importance of the poem's Preface while describing the reception of the 1816 volume of poems: " However, no contemporary critic saw the larger possible significance of Coleridge's Preface to ' Kubla Khan ', though it eventually became one of the most celebrated, and disputed, accounts of poetic composition ever written.

It saw the light of day on CD in 1998 on Sheet Music: A Collection of Her Favorite Love Songs.

The year 2011 saw over 2, 000 incidents of FARC activity, which was the highest figure recorded since 1998.

More recently, in 1980 and 1987, hurricanes devastated banana and coconut plantations ; 1998 and 1999 also saw very active hurricane seasons, with Hurricane Lenny in 1999 causing extensive damage to the west coast of the island.

Actor John Malkovich first saw the film at the 1998 Cairo International Film Festival and subsequently adopted the film as a kind of post-facto executive producer ( the reissued film's titles read " John Malkovich Presents ").

" When it finally saw official release in 1998, critic Richie Unterberger declared the record " an important document of rock history.

1998 also saw the sale of Rolls-Royce Motors and Cosworth to Volkswagen Group for 430 million pounds beating out BMW's offer of 340 million pounds.

) In spite of the LP's success, soon after its release a contractual dispute with their label, Virgin Records, saw XTC go " on strike " from 1992 through 1998, which finally resulted in the termination of their contract.

A re-instituted ceasefire later followed as part of the negotiations strategy, which saw teams from the British and Irish governments, the Ulster Unionist Party, the SDLP, Sinn Féin and representatives of loyalist paramilitary organizations, under the chairmanship of former United States Senator George Mitchell, produced the Belfast Agreement ( also called the Good Friday Agreement as it was signed on Good Friday, 1998 ).

According to Lönnroth ( 1998 ) in the 19th century and early 20th century, Swedish historians saw their writing in terms of literature and story telling, rather than analysis and interpretation.

1998 saw the beginning of a new record label partnership, and in June of that year Psyche released their eighth official album on the StrangeWays label out of Hamburg, Germany.

Published by Square in 1991 on the original Game Boy, it later saw a North American re-release by Sunsoft in April 1998.

Despite problems with drought, the year 1998 saw a small recovery in GDP.

In February 1998, a complex transaction saw WorldCom purchase online pioneer CompuServe from its parent company H & R Block.

1998 saw Freeman taking a break from running due to injury.

In fact, the first time anyone connected with the Lightning or the NHL even saw Okubo was in the spring of 1998.

This period also saw a number of side projects, including the live jazz performances of 1996's How Long Has This Been Going On, from the same year Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison, and 2000's The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast 1998, all of which found Morrison paying tribute to his early musical influences.

At the end of 2002 Rosenborg saw the retirement of Nils Arne Eggen after many successful years, during which he was only relieved once, in the 1998 season, by his assistant, Trond Sollied.

1998 also saw the release of Billboard Dad, the first of a new string of direct-to-video films starring the Olsens.

Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.

On May 1, 1998, Hawke married actress Uma Thurman, whom he met on the set of Gattaca.

Initiated in 1998 by Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines, Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, and Morihiro Hosokawa, former Prime Minister of Japan, the Boao Forum for Asia was formally inaugurated in February 2001.

* John D. Hawke, Jr. – ( 1998 – 2004 )

He also held the position of first chief of the CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition, Chair of the University of South Australia's Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, and University of South Australia Chancellor 1992 – 1998,

John D. Hawke served as the United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1998 to 2004.

Hawke was sworn in as the 28th Comptroller of the Currency on December 8, 1998.

He is best known for his role as George Costanza on Seinfeld, appearing from 1989 to 1998.

Gellar has also hosted Saturday Night Live a total of three times ( 1998, 1999, and 2002 ), appearing in a number of comedy sketches.

First appearing in public as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big public, and international, breakthrough directing the 1998 romance film Show Me Love.

The White River Kid, starring Antonio Banderas and Randy Travis, was filmed during a mock Timberfest during the summer of 1998 with many of the local residents appearing as extras.

These include a lively 1988 debate on Crossfire with black nationalist Steve Cokely, shortly following a controversial lecture Cokely gave in which he believed that Jewish doctors were inoculating black babies with the HIV virus, appearing on the History Channel documentary Nazi America: A Secret History, and a memorable June 1998 appearance on the Jerry Springer Show where he and his bodyguards ( Al and Joseph whom both were not Jewish ) rushed to defend him from members of the Ku Klux Klan after the leader of the KKK sucker punched him in the face while wearing a yarmulke.

Nixon was a founding member of the theatrical troupe The Drama Dept., which included Sarah Jessica Parker, Dylan Baker, John Cameron Mitchell and Billy Crudup among its actors, appearing in the group's productions of Kingdom on Earth ( 1996 ), June Moon and As Bees in Honey Drown ( both 1997 ), Hope is the Thing with Feathers ( 1998 ), and The Country Club ( 1999 ).

In addition to his singing career, Travis pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker ( 1997 ) with Matt Damon, Black Dog ( 1998 ) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers ( 2001 ) with James Van Der Beek, and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.

Concorde made regular appearances during its scheduled operations, beginning in 1985 and also appearing in 1988, 1990, 1994 and 1998.

He was then picked for the squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, appearing in three games in an eventual last-eight exit ; during the competition, German entertainer Harald Schmidt reverentially called him " Jens Jerenaldo ".

Of the film's cast, two actors had previously appeared in vampire movies: Udo Kier played Count Dracula in Blood for Dracula ( 1974 ) as well appearing in Blade ( 1998 ) as Dragonetti and Cary Elwes played Arthur Holmwood in Bram Stoker's Dracula ( 1992 ).

In 1998, he was honored by appearing on Armenian paper money ( 50 dram ).

Domokun, the unique-looking and widely recognized NHK mascot, was introduced in 1998 and quickly took on a life of its own, appearing in Internet memes and fan art around the world.

" After winning the AL Gold Glove at first base in both 1997 and 1998, Rafael Palmeiro won again in 1999 with the Texas Rangers while only appearing in 28 games as a first baseman ; he played in 128 games as a designated hitter that season, resulting in a controversy.

Nick Menza ( born July 23, 1964 in Munich, Germany ) is an American drummer best known for his work in Megadeth from 1989 to 1998, appearing on five of the band's studio albums.

The phrase " click of death " originated to describe a failure mode of the Iomega ZIP drives, appearing in print as early as January 30, 1998.

A versatile actor comfortable with both comedy and drama, Turturro also had an extended collaboration with the Coen Brothers, appearing in their films Miller's Crossing ( 1990 ), Barton Fink ( 1991 ), The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ), and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The character was portrayed by Shannen Doherty in the series between 1998 and 2001, appearing in every episode of the first 3 seasons until the character's death.

In the 1980s and 1990s Glas concentrated on her television work, appearing in a succession of TV series tailored to her person, playing, among other characters, a veterinarian in Tierärztin Christine ( 1993 ), an energetic businesswoman in Anna Maria – Eine Frau geht ihren Weg ( Anna Maria – A Woman Does it Her Way, 1995 – 1996 ), and the ideal teacher in Sylvia – Eine Klasse für sich ( Sylvia – A Class of her Own, 1998 – 2000 ).

After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

Developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo, it was initially released in Japan in December 1998, with an English version appearing in North America in April 2000 and in Europe the following December.

After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, she gained Hollywood's attention after appearing in supporting roles in The Thin Red Line ( 1998 ) and What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ).

His rights ultimately released by the Bruins, McCleary signed with the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent in 1998, appearing in 46 NHL games in 1998 – 99.

In 1998, Hirosue reprised her role in the special episode of Beach Boys while also appearing in four other television dramas in the same year.