Page 4: Historical Events In 1998

Feb 25   On this day in history pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges   

Feb 25   Switzerland's first legal brothel opens in Zurich on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Oprah Winfrey beats Texas cattlemen in beef trial on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1998 total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean   

Feb 27   14th Soap Opera Digest Awards on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Apple discontinues developing Newton computer in the year 1998.   

Feb 27   In the year 1998 fBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati   

Feb 27   New England Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater NYC   

Feb 28   Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points in the year 1998.   

Mar 01   On this day in history malaysia Nipah virus outbreak in Malaysia killing 105 people   

Mar 03   In the year 1998 bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee   

Mar 10   4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history "Sound of Music", opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC   

Mar 14   In Northern Iran a 6.9 earthquake kills 5 people and 50 injured in Golbaf. Two thousand houses destroyed, 10,000 people left homeless in the year 1998.   

Mar 15   On this day in history "Cabaret", opens at Club Expo Theater NYC   

Mar 15   Pacific Bell Internet Services announced that a flood of junk e-mail had overwhelmed its message servers on this day in 1998 in the year 1998.   

Mar 17   USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for first Olympics Gold medal on this day in history.   

Mar 19   "Ah Wilderness!", opens at Vivian Beaumont theater on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Australian cricket team suffers its worst defeat in 60 years, beaten by an innings and 219 runs by India in Calcutta on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1998 70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

Mar 23   70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win in the year 1998.   

Apr 03   World Ice Dance Figure Skating Championship in Minneapolis MN; Russians Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov win on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1998 nFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season   

Apr 12   In the year 1998 in Austria a 6.0 earthquake resulted in the death of one person of a heart attack at Bovec, Slovenia.   

Apr 30   Secessionist rebels and the Papua New Guinea government sign a permanent ceasefire, ending a nine-year rebellion on the South Pacific island of Bougainville on this day in history.   

May 01   Former Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver dies today in Pomona, California, at age 62 on this day in history.   

May 03   RaiLink-MacKenzie Northern takes over the operation of the CN line from Smith, AB to Hay River, NWT in the year 1998.   

May 14   Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC (commercials are $2 million for 30 seconds) in the year 1998.   

May 14   Microsoft agrees to delay shipping Windows 98 for several days while it negotiates with federal government and 20 states in attempt to forestall antitrust lawsuits on this day in history.   

May 18   On this day in history justice Department and 20 state attorneys general sue Microsoft, charging it illegally thwarted competition to protect and extend its monopoly on software.   

May 22   In Central Bolivia a 6.6 earthquake at least 105 people killed and 150 injured in the Aiquile-Totora area in the year 1998.   

May 28   Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49 on this day in history.   

May 28   In the year 1998 phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49   

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Jan 01   In the year 1998 helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92   

Jan 02   Frank Muir, English writer, raconteur (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   John Gary, singer, dies at 65 in the year 1998.   

Jan 05   Georgi Sviridov, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Owen Bradley, American record producer (b. 1915) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93 in the year 1998.   

Jan 09   On this day in history kenichi Fukui, Japanese Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1981) dies at 79   

Jan 11   Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71 in the year 1998.