January 1998 calendar

January 1998
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 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.

But much more happened on January 1998: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1998?

Events

01 Jan 1998 All California bars, clubs and card rooms must be smoke-free
02 Jan 1998 Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates and cocaine
03 Jan 1998 Side Show, closes at Richard Rodgers NYC after 91 performances
04 Jan 1998 Funny Thing Happened, closes at St. James NYC after 715 performances
05 Jan 1998 Ice storm knocks out electricity in QuTbec and Ontario, Canada.
06 Jan 1998 Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
08 Jan 1998 Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas
09 Jan 1998 Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever
10 Jan 1998 18th United Negro College Fund raises (rebroadcasted Jan 17th)
11 Jan 1998 Proposals, closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
12 Jan 1998 Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
13 Jan 1998 Patti LaBelle On Broadway, opens at St. James Theater, New York City
14 Jan 1998 100th episode of Ellen, airs
15 Jan 1998 NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again
16 Jan 1998 NASA announces that John Glenn, age 76, will return to space when the Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off in October.
17 Jan 1998 President Clinton faces sexual harassment charges from Paula Jones
18 Jan 1998 Ragtime, opens at Ford Theater, New York City
20 Jan 1998 Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tuesday night programming
21 Jan 1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba.
22 Jan 1998 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) launches into orbit
23 Jan 1998 Pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba.
25 Jan 1998 Patti LaBelle On Broadway, closes at St. James Theater, New York City
26 Jan 1998 President Clinton says I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky
27 Jan 1998 WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock.
28 Jan 1998 Michelangelo, Christ & the Woman of Samaria, sold for $7.4 million
29 Jan 1998 Capeman, opens at Marquis Theater, New York City
30 Jan 1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Indianapolis IN on WNAP 93.1 FM
31 Jan 1998 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands