December 1998 calendar

Events

• 04 Dec 1998 The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
• 05 Dec 1998 D.C. United defeats Vasco da Gama 2–1 on aggregate to win the Interamerican Cup.
• 06 Dec 1998 JC Penney Golf Classic
• 08 Dec 1998 Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
• 11 Dec 1998 The House Judiciary Committee approves three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
• 14 Dec 1998 The Yugoslav Army ambushes a column of 140 Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle arms from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
• 16 Dec 1998 Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President Bill Clinton orders airstrikes on Iraq. UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq.
• 19 Dec 1998 The US House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice.
• 21 Dec 1998 Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council members France, Germany and Russia call for sanctions to end against Iraq. The 3 Security Council members also call for UNSCOM to either be disbanded or for its role to be recast. The U.S. says it will veto any such proposal.
• 26 Dec 1998 Six sailors die and 5 yachts are lost in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the biggest disaster in the race's history
• 29 Dec 1998 Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.
• 31 Dec 1998 US movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year

Famous Birthday

• Chandler Canterbury

  Movie Actor.

• G Hannelius

  American actress and singer-songwriter.

• Kylian Mbappé
• Martin Odegaard

  Soccer Player.

• Paris Berelc
• Angel Rice

  Gymnast.

• Gabbi Garcia

  TV Actress.

• James Pickering

  American noted family member, the son of U.S.

• Emma Catherine

  YouTube Star.

• Tanner Buchanan

  TV Actor.

• McKenzie Luskey

  YouTube Star.

• Jabar Antwine

  Vine Star.

• Gabz

  Pop Singer.

• Erika Tham

  TV Actress.

• Piemations

  YouTube Star.

• RageTastic

  YouTube Star.

• Manu Rios

  TV Actor.

• Nazanin Kavari

  YouTube Star.

• Mulatto

  Rapper.

• Kiara Muhammad

  TV Actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Al Gore

  American politician, an attractive member for the Democratic Party with a famous political name, a solid family life, and strong religious...

• Jean-Claude Forest

  French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of the character Barbarella.

• Lev Demin

  Soviet cosmonaut (Born 1926).

• Pierre Hetu

  Quebec conductor and pianist (Born 1936).

• Cesar Baldaccini

  French sculptor.

• Michael Craze

  British Actor (Born1942).

• Andre Lichnerowicz

  Polish-French physicist (Born 1915).

• Mo Udall

  American politician (Born 1922).

• Antonio Ordonez

  Spanish bullfighter (Born 1932).

• C P Lyons

  Canadian naturalist and author (Born 1915).

• Ernst Gunther Schenck

  German physician (Born 1904).

• Johnny Moore

  American singer (The Drifters) (Born 1934).

• Sam Muchnick

  American professional wrestling promoter (Born 1905).

• Michelle Thomas

  American actress (Born 1968).

• Syl Apps

  Canadian pole vaulter ice hockey player and politician (d. 1998).

• George Webb

  English actor (Born 1911).

• Marco Denevi

  Argentinian lawyer and author (d. 1998).

• Allan D'Arcangelo

  American artist (Born 1930).

• Lynn Strait

  American singer-songwriter (Snot) (d. 1998).

• Bryan MacLean

  American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (Love) (d. 1998).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. R. Kelly - I'm Your Angel
2. Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
3. Divine - Lately
4. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
5. Shania Twain - From This Moment On

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Cher - Believe
2. Touch & Go - Would You?
3. Boyzone - I Love The Way You Love Me
4. Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You)
5. The Tamperer featuring Maya - If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better