Learn about 347 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1998 or search by date or keyword.. Historical events from year 1998.
1998 felt like a year of big turning points, with peace and optimism showing up just as often as tension and uncertainty.. 1998 (mcmxcviii) was a common year starting on thursday of the gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the common era (ce) and anno domini (ad) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium,.