About the day » Thursday May 14, 1998Calender converter
May 13, 1998Died on Thursday May 14, 1998
- Fernand Pierre Ghislain Billen (64), Hasselt, België
- Eliza Serie (86), Hulst,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Andrew "Edison" McKeithan (64)
- Fedore Caroline von Tronchin (77), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arentina Bennink (84), Ruinen
- "Virginia" Mackey Thompson (66), Castroville, Medina, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Hitzert (80), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Eldred Oudekerk (83), Brownsdale Mower, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Augusta COLSON (92), Bilzen (Limburg) (B)
- Cornelia de Reus (84), Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 14
- 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
Died on May 14
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1998
- Jan
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Willem
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Niels
- Michael
- Maria
- Nick
- Jacob
- Tim
- Daan
- David
- James
Names that were popular for girls in 1998
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Anne
- Laura
- Sanne
- Emma
- Amber
- Charlotte
- Sophie
- Lisa
- Wilhelmina
- Elizabeth
- Eva
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1998
- 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.
- January 4 » A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
- January 25 » A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others.
- March 24 » Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
- March 26 » During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
- October 29 » In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
- November 19 » Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The weather on Thursday May 14, 1998
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.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI