* 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 )

* Arab Anti-Semitism in 1998 / 99 – summary of Arab anti-Semitism, by the University of Tel Aviv

:: 1916 – 17, 1942 – 43, 1960 – 61, 1966 – 67, 1969 – 70, 1970 – 71, 1971 – 72, 1978 – 79, 1982 – 83, 1985 – 86, 1986 – 87, 1992 – 93, 1997 – 98, 1998 – 99, 2001 – 02, 2005 – 06, 2006 – 07, 2009 – 10

The Wisden 100 rates Lara's 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown in 1998 – 99 as the second best innings ever after Sir Donald Bradman's 270 against England in Melbourne in 1936 – 37.

* 1998 / 99: 11, 387

In 1996, he went to the US to play for the Tampa Bay Mutiny ( 1996 – 97, 2000 – 01 ), Miami Fusion ( 1998 – 99 ), and Colorado Rapids ( 2001 – 02 ).

The low interest rates in 1998 – 99 helped increase the start-up capital amounts.

* 1998 – 99: White Thrash on Dope Tour ( with Monster Magnet and Hed PE )

Gérard Houllier was appointed co-manager in the 1998 – 99 season and became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.

Average real economic growth leveled off to about 3. 5 % in 1996 – 99 due to the Asian financial crisis, the 1998 Russian financial crisis, and worsening commodity prices, especially copper and gold.

In 1998 – 99, the club won a Treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, an unprecedented feat for an English club.

In the 1998 – 99 season, Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League – " The Treble " – in the same season.

Exceptions include a green-and-gold halved shirt worn between 1992 and 1994, a blue-and-white striped shirt worn during the 1994 – 95 and 1995 – 96 seasons and once in 1996 – 97, an all-black kit worn during the Treble-winning 1998 – 99 season, and white shirts with black-and-red horizontal pinstripes worn between 2003 and 2005.

At the end of the 1998 – 99 season, second tiers were added to the East and West Stands, raising capacity to around 67, 000, and between July 2005 and May 2006, 8, 000 more seats were added via second tiers in the north-west and north-east quadrants.

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As a result of this lockout the 1998 – 99 NBA season was reduced from 82 to 50 games ( 61 % of a normal season ), and the All-Star Game was cancelled.

The price per kilogram has oscillated between US $ 4, 600 and $ 13, 300 in the period from 1959 to 1998 for 99. 9 % purity, and it was second highest for lanthanides behind lutetium.

* June 7 – Former Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané seizes control over military barracks in Bissau, marking the beginning of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War ( 1998 – 99 ).

After an effective 1998 World Cup campaign with the national team, Bergkamp had another productive season in 1998 – 99.