Wednesday May 06, 1998
US date format: 5/6/1998, UK date format: 6/5/1998
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Taurus (see birth chart on May 6, 1998). The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Too Close by Next.
In UK Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade by All Saints was in the top 5 hits.
The General, directed by John Boorman, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1998
while Paradise by Toni Morrison was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Open House.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing F-1 World Grand Prix or Gangsters: Organized Crime.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 06, 1998?
Holidays
- Saint Justus
- Sinaites of Serbia
- New Martyr Demetrios of the Peloponnesus (d. 1803)
- Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu
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Events
- Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The General
Directed by: John Boorman
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Velvet Goldmine
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette
The Impostors
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
Starring: Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Walker Jones, Jessica Walling
Illuminata
Directed by: John Turturro
Starring: Leo Bassi, Henri Behar, Maurizio Benazzo, Fernando Bolles
Godzilla
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria
Country: United States of America
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 06, 1998?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Next - Too Close
- Mariah Carey - My All
- Shania Twain - You're Still The One
- The Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
- Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
- Public Announcement - Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo
- Montell Jordan - Let's Ride
- K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life
- Madonna - Frozen
- Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up'
Top #5 songs in the UK
- All Saints - Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade
- The Tamperer featuring Maya - Feel It
- Boyzone - All That I Need
- Aqua - Turn Back Time
- Steps - Last Thing On My Mind
Top #10 R&B songs
- Next - Too Close
- Mya & Sisqo - It's All About Me
- Montell Jordan Feat. Master P & Silkk The Shocker - Let's Ride
- Mariah Carey - My All/Breakdown
- Xscape - The Arms Of The One Who Loves You
- K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life/Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)
- Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up [Remix]/Fire It Up
- Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still A Rose
- Public Announcement - Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo
- The Lox [Featuring DMX & Lil' Kim] - Money, Power & Respect
Sport Games on May 06, 1998
NBA
American Basketball- Charlotte Hornets - Chicago Bulls : 78 - 76
- Los Angeles Lakers - Seattle SuperSonics : 92 - 68
La Liga Segunda Division
Football (Spain)- Sevilla - Albacete : 2 - 0
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Open House
Directed by: Andrew Paquin
Flashback
Directed by: Franco Amurri
Cardcaptor Sakura
Directed by: Morio Asaka
Push
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Cowboy Bebop
Written by: Hajime Yatate
Directed by: Hirokazu Yamada
Starring: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Kevin Seymour, Steve Blum
Country: Japan
Days to next May 06
If May 06, 1998 is your birthday you're 22 years, 4 months, 19 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 7 months, 11 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1998?
- LIFE: Septuplets
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Viagra: The Potency Pill -- May 4, 1998
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9637
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.430
- Wired: Wired - May, 1998
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Cold Mountain
By: Charles Frazier
In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to …
Swimming To Catalina
By: Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington thought he'd heard the last of former girlfriend Arrington after she left him to marry Vance Calder, Hollywood's hottest star. The last thing Stone expected was a desperate call from Calder.
An Instance Of The Fingerpost
By: Iain Pears
A national bestseller and one of the New York Public Library's Books to Remember, An Instance of the Fingerpost is a thrilling historical mystery from Iain Pears."It
Consilience
By: Edward O. Wilson
An enormous intellectual adventure. In this groundbreaking new book, the American biologist Edward O. Wilson, considered to be one of the world's greatest living scientists, argues for the fundamental unity of
Pandora
By: Anne Rice
Anne Rice, creator of the Vampire Lestat, the Mayfair witches and the amazing worlds they inhabit, now gives us the first in a new series of novels linked together by the fledgling vampire David Talbot, who has set out to …
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
F-1 World Grand Prix
Gangsters: Organized Crime
Carnivores
Deep Fear
3D Maze Man
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
Stock Markets
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $74.06
- Apple AAPL: opens at $29.87
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $87.50
- General Electric GE: opens at $83.75
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $118.00
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