About the day » Thursday May 14, 1998Calender converter

• Christina Wilhemina Hoogewind (82), Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Fernand Pierre Ghislain Billen (64), Hasselt, België
• Ernel Ruben Hiser (83), Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States
• Cornelia Ouwehand (88), Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Eliza Serie (86), Hulst,, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aartje Reintje van der Geld (93), Amersfoort
• Derk Jan van Tongeren
• Eldred Oudekerk (83), Brownsdale Mower, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Arien Dijken van (83), Zetten
• Adriana Hitzert (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1993 » Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
• 1993 » Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
• 1994 » Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer
• 1994 » Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer
• 1994 » Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 » Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer
• 1995 » Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, Brazilian footballer
• 1995 » Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player
• 1996 » Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ
• 2001 » Jack Hughes, American hockey player

• 1994 » Cihat Arman, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1915)
• 1994 » W. Graham Claytor Jr., American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1914)
• 1995 » Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
• 1997 » Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (b. 1925)
• 1997 » Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (b. 1934)
• 1998 » Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
• 1998 » Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
• 2000 » Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
• 2001 » Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (b. 1919)
• 2001 » Paul Bénichou, French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (b. 1908)

1. Nick
2. Niels
3. Thomas
4. Daan
5. Robin
6. Tim
7. Jan
8. Max
9. Bas
10. Bram
11. Kevin
12. Rick
13. Johannes
14. Dennis
15. Lars
16. Jacob

1. Laura
2. Sanne
3. Emma
4. Amber
5. Kim
6. Anne
7. Femke
8. Charlotte
9. Lotte
10. Anouk
11. Julia
12. Eva
13. Anna
14. Demi
15. Lisa
16. Iris

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
• March 1 » Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
• July 10 » Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
• August 28 » Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa.
• October 29 » In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
• December 4 » The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
• December 6 » in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.

The temperature on May 14, 1998 was between 13.9 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.