1998 New York State Comptroller election
The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin:


1998 New York Underground Film Festival
These are the films shown at the 5th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 18–22, 1998.


1998 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114–48. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses (the Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series). New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th Anniversary.


1998 New York Yankees season
In the postseason, they swept the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, won the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Indians four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the San Diego Padres to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record. In rankings in 2014 and 2016, they were considered to be the fourth or fifth greatest team in baseball history.


1998 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1998 New York Yankees season, World Series, Game 3
October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California


1998 New York Yankees season, World Series
October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California


1998 New York gubernatorial election
The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican  governor George Pataki was re-elected with 54% of the vote.


1998 New Zealand NBL season
The 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the National Basketball League. Nelson won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title. They defeated North Harbour 81–73 in the final on 12 September. A mid-season game between Canterbury and Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179–124 win. Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1998 New Zealand rugby league season was the 91st season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Provincial competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. Auckland won the National Provincial Competition by defeating Canterbury 44-8 while Waikato ended the season holding the Rugby League Cup.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team played in six Test matches in 1998, defeating Australia 22–16 at North Harbour Stadium in the ANZAC Test on 24 April before losing 12-30 and 16–36 in October. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; captain Matthew Ridge, Sean Hoppe, Richard Blackmore, Ruben Wiki, Richie Barnett, Robbie Paul, Stacey Jones, John Lomax, Henry Paul, Quentin Pongia, Jarrod McCracken, Tony Iro, Logan Swann, Nigel Vagana, Terry Hermansson, Kevin Iro, Syd Eru, Stephen Kearney, Gene Ngamu, Tony Puletua, Nathan Cayless and Joe Vagana.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand then conducted a tour of Great Britain. They won the first two Test matches 22-16 and 36-16 before being held to a 23-all draw in the third and final Test match. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; Richie Barnett, Nathan Cayless, Syd Eru, Daryl Halligan, Sean Hoppe, Kevin and Tony Iro, Stacey Jones, Stephen Kearney, Jarrod McCracken, Henry and Robbie Paul, captain Quentin Pongia, Tony Puletua, Craig Smith, Logan Swann, Joe Vagana and Ruben Wiki.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
During the National Rugby League playoffs two trial matches were held, with the Auckland Warriors playing the New Zealand Residents. The Warriors won both matches, 66-4 and 60-16 respectively at Rugby League Park and Carlaw Park respectively.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
A New Zealand Sevens team traveled to Fiji to compete in the Oceania Sevens. The Team was coached by Gerard Stokes and included Brian Jellick and Phil Bergman. New Zealand won the tournament.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Māori team, excited by the news that they would participate in the 2000 World Cup, toured both the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea. Included in the squads were Frank Watene, Brian Jellick, Dallas Mead, Boycie Nelson, Jason Williams, Chris Nahi, Phil Bergman, Kyle Leuluai, Artie Shead and Tawera Nikau. The Māori finished third in the Papua New Guinea 50th Jubilee Tournament. Earlier in the season the New Zealand Māori had traveled to the Cook Islands. Included in this squad was Hare Te Rangi, Jellick, Odell Manuel, Nelson, Paul Rauhihi, Watene and Jonathan Smith.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwi Ferns played three test matches against the Great Britain national side, winning all three tests.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis played the Junior Kangaroos home and away, losing both matches. The squad was coached by Gary Kemble and featured David Vaealiki, Lesley Vainikolo, Glen Turner, Peter Lewis, Jeremy Smith, Wairangi Koopu, Aaron Trinder, Henry Fa'afili, Ali Lauitiiti, Jason Williams and Jonathan Smith.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Under 18 secondary schools team hosted the Australian secondary schools team and lost both matches. The team was coached by Bill Robb and included Shontayne Hape, Henry Perenara, Jason Williams, Henry Fa'afili and James Stosic. St Pauls College won the national secondary schools competition. An Under 19 Academy Team won the inaugural Oceania tournament. This team was coached by Jeff Whittaker and included James Stosic and Clinton Toopi.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Quentin Pongia was named the NZRL player of the year.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Waikato accepted three challenges for the Rugby League Cup early in the season. They defeated Coastline 64-14 and Hawkes Bay 50-8 before facing a competitive challenge from Taranaki. Taranaki were leading 16–12 with thirteen minutes to go before Waikato scored twice to win 22–16.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Having already defended the trophy three times, Waikato did not put the Rugby League Cup on the line when they hosted Auckland in the National Provincial Competition.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition
All 15 districts competed in the New Zealand Rugby League's 1998 Provincial Competition with teams playing in regional zones.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
The First Division consisted of six teams divided into two regional zones. The winner of each zone met in the final.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
Auckland were coached by Dominic Clarke and captained by Ben Lythe. Other notable players included Cliff Beverley, Boycie Nelson, Don Stewart and Brian Jellick.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
Waikato were coached by Bill Kells and featured Tama Hohaia, captain Tukere Barlow and Wairangi Koopu.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
Alan Jackson coached the newly renamed Taranaki Sharks for the first time in 1998. Taranaki used six imports throughout the season, all from Auckland. They were Iva Ropati, Paul Rauhihi, Lamond Copestake, Phil and Artie Shead and John Edmonds. James Stosic played in the Sharks team as a 17-year-old 100 kg prop.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
Canterbury were coached by Gerard Stokes and featured Aaron Whittaker, Paul Koloi, Brent Stuart, Jason Palmada, David Vaealiki, Shane Beyers, Phil Bergman.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division
This was Auckland's biggest win over Canterbury since 1989 when it defeated them 50–12. Ben Lythe played in the final despite getting married the day before.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
Nine teams competed in the second division, in three regional zones. The winner of each of the regional zones, plus the worst performing first division side competed in an inter-zonal play off for a spot in 1999's First Division.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
Northland were coached by Phil Marsh and included Haemish Reid and Anthony Clyde who had previously played reserve grade for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Auckland Warriors respectively.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
Manawatu were again coached by Paul Sixtus and were strengthened by several imports from Wellington. Despite this, and Hawke's Bay's Lion Red Cup experience, the Tasman Orcas, who were only formed in 1997, won the pool by defeating Manawatu in the final match.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
Tasman included former Kiwi Simon Angell and were coached by Wayne McCann.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
To celebrate the 150 years since the European settlement of Otago a combined Otago-Southland side played a New Zealand Army team and defeated them 54–6 in Dunedin. This was the first time a combined Otago-Southland team had played since 1984.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
Otago defeated West Coast for the first time since 1927. Southland also recorded its first ever win over the Coast. The second West Coast v Otago match was canceled due to bad weather.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division
The Bay of Plenty were able to retain their spot in the first division by defeating Northland and Otago, both teams who were previously undefeated.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The Auckland Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 15th out of 20 teams and failed to make the playoffs.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The Auckland Warriors reserve team played in a series of matches against New Zealand Provincial sides, winning most of them by large margins.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Glenora Bears defended their Fox Memorial title and also won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership). Glenora defeated Mangere East 35–6 in the grand final. The Mangere East Hawks won the pre-season Roope Rooster trophy. Ten teams competed in the Super 10 first division.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Bears were coached by Del Hughes and included Duane Mann, Cliff Beverley, Brian Jellick, Boycie Nelson, Steve Buckingham and Ben Lythe in their side. Mangere East were coached by Joe Gwynne and included Tama Hohaia, Dean Clark, Tukere Barlow, Anthony Seuseu, Des Maea and Esau Mann.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Fred Robarts from Te Atatu won the season's best and fairest award. Ben Lythe was the season's top point scorer with 324 points.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Hibiscus Coast Raiders won the second division Regional Cup while Mount Albert won the Phelan Shield.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Upper Hutt Tigers defeated Petone 24–20 in the Wellington Grand Final, winning the Appleton Shield for the second consecutive year. Upper Hutt were also the minor premiers while Paremata won the Plate final.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Tino Brown from Marist Northern won the Colin O'Neil Trophy.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Seven teams competed in Canterbury Rugby League's premier grade. The Papanui Tigers won the Pat Smith Challenge Trophy 27–22 over the Halswell Hornets. The Wayne Wallace coached Hornby Panthers won the Massetti Cup (minor premiership). Halswell featured Aaron Whittaker while Simon Angell played for Hornby, Blair Harding played for Papanui, David Vaealiki played for Sydenham and Phil Bergman and Paul Koloi played for Riccarton-Lincoln.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
In Northland three district club competitions were staged after costs forced the abandonment of the Northland-wide competition that had run in 1996 and 1997. The Takahiwai Warriors, celebrating their 65th year, won the Whangarei title while the Hokianga Pioneers won the Bay of Islands title.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Turangawaewae won the Waikato club competition, beating the Hamilton City Tigers 35–18 in the final. The Tigers won the minor premiership.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Ngongotaha Chiefs won the combined Bay of Plenty-Coastline Super 10 competition, defeating Welcome Bay 33–24 in the Grand Final. Te Paamu won the Coastline competition, finishing as minor premiers before defeating Kawerau 62–10 in the final.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Maraenui Phoenix dominated the Hawke's Bay competition, winning the Nines, pre-season, minor premiership and premiership titles. They defeated Taradale-Tamatea United 34–20 in the Grand Final.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Waitara Bears defeated Midhirst Magpies 43–10 in the Taranaki Grand Final at Pukekura Park. The Bears also won the minor premiership.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Linton Army won their first premiership since 1992, by defeating Wanganui's Castlecliff 50–16 in the Grand Final.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
In the South Island, the Whakatu Firebirds defeated the Motueka Tigers 32–28 to win the Nelson-Marlborough title.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Marist Saints won the West Coast League in their 75th season, defeating minor premiers, the Waro-rakau Hornets, 23–12 in the Grand Final. The grand final was former Kiwi Wayne Dwyer's final match. He made his debut for the West Coast in 1978.


1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Invercargill Stormers won the 150th Otago-Southland premier competition, defeating the South Pacific Raiders 23–18. The South Pacific Raiders won the Ellis Cup as the premier Otago champions.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain
The 1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The New Zealand national rugby league team defeated Great Britain 2–0 in the three match test series.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Background
New Zealand arrived in Great Britain for the first time since the 1995 World Cup, having already lost a test series 1–2 with Australia. It was the first full tour of Great Britain by a New Zealand side since 1993.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Background
Many of the squad, including coach Frank Endacott, had been involved in the Auckland Warriors' 1998 season, where they had finished 15th out of 20 clubs. In addition to this the Auckland Rugby League were looking to sell the club during the tour.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Squad
The squad included two sets of brothers; the Iros, Kevin and Tony and the Pauls, Robbie and Henry.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Fixtures
They won the first two test matches 22–16 and 36–16 before being held to a 23-all draw in the third and final test match. Australian referee Bill Harrigan controlled all three Test matches.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Fixtures
In the second test match Great Britain were ahead 16–8 at halftime before letting in 28 points in the second half to lose the match and the series.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Aftermath
New Zealand next competed against Great Britain in the 1999 Tri-Nations but did not tour Great Britain again until the 2000 World Cup. The next full tour was conducted in 2002 which saw a drawn test series 1-all.


1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Aftermath
The Auckland Warriors were sold to a consortium that included majority investor the Tainui tribe as well as Graham Lowe and Malcolm Boyle. Kiwi coach Frank Endacott was replaced as Warriors coach and several Kiwis left the club included Stephen Kearney, Quentin Pongia, and Kevin Iro. Endacott's next coaching assignment would be the 1999 ANZAC Test on 23 April.


1998 Newcastle City Council election
The 1998 Newcastle City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1998 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council stood for election, and the Labour party kept control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was


1998 Newham London Borough Council election
The 1998 Newham London Borough election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.4%. Labour won every seat for the second time since the councils formation.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 138 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, whilst the Conservative party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. In both cases this was a lot less than 4 years before. Other candidates running were 8 Socialist Labour, 2 National Democrats, 11 BNP, 1 Monster Raving Looney and 14 Independents.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Custom House and Silvertown
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William A. Chapman.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Plashet
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Harbans S. Jabbal.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Stratford
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James G. Newstead.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Custom House and Silvertown
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher T. Rackley.


1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Beckton
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Maureen Knight.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
The 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 15, 1998.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman /  Patrick Rafter defeated  Todd Martin /  Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Lindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 2–6, 6–4


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Todd Martin and Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Michael Chang was the two-time defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Marcelo Ríos won the title, defeating Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Darren Barbier. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.


1998 Nidahas Trophy
The 1998 Nidahas Trophy, known as the Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a One Day International cricket tournament staged in Sri Lanka between 19 June and 7 July 1998, to commemorate the 50 years of Sri Lanka's independence and Sri Lanka Cricket, known then as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka.


1998 Nidahas Trophy
The competition involved Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand. Each team played every other team three times, and the two teams with most points progressed to the final. The event was marred by rain, with five of the nine qualifying matches abandoned. Sri Lanka won three matches while India won one in the group stage, before India won the final beating the former by 6 runs. Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva who scored 368 runs was named player of the series.


1998 Nigerian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 25 April 1998. They were the first since 1992, following a coup in 1993. All parties running in the election were affiliated with the military regime, with all opposition parties banned. Voter turnout was very low, and the election results was annulled by the government. Fresh elections were held the following year.


1998 Nike Tour
The 1998 Nike Tour season was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, now known as the Web.com Tour. The top fifteen players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1999.


1998 Nike Tour, Schedule
The season ran from January 8 to October 25 and consisted of 30 events. All of the tournament names began with "Nike", e. g. "Nike Lakeland Classic"; this is eliminated here for brevity.


1998 Nike Tour, Money list
For a complete list of the top fifteen players on the final money list, who earned PGA Tour cards for 1999, see 1998 Nike Tour graduates.


1998 Nike Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1998. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1998 earned their PGA Tour card for 1999.


1998 Nike Tour graduates
T = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2000 (won or finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150, excluding non-members). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000 (finished outside the top 150).


1998 Ninglang earthquake
The 1998 Ninglang earthquake (1998年宁蒗地震) occurred on November 19 at 19:38 local time. The epicenter was near the border between the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, China. The United States Geological Survey stated that the epicenter was located in the Sichuan Province, while the China Earthquake Data Center provided a different location in Lanniqing Township (烂泥箐乡), Ninglang, Yunnan Province. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Ms 6.2 and it caused five deaths, with 208 seriously injured in Yunnan and 20 people seriously injured in Sichuan. Building damage was reported in Ninglang, Yunnan and Yanyuan, Sichuan. A dammed lake was formed by a landslide in the Lanniqing Township.


1998 Ninglang earthquake
The earthquake occurred around the time of New Year Festival of the Yi people. The lowest temperature in the mountainous area of Ninglang had dropped to about 0 °C at night. Around 30,000 people lived outside. The local government distributed tents and blankets in the earthquake stricken areas. The Japanese government provided 200,000 US dollars.


1998 Ninglang earthquake
The focal mechanism was of right-lateral strike-slip faulting in the NNW direction. The earthquake was preceded by prominent foreshocks, the largest of which occurred on October 2 at 12:49 UTC (20:49 local time) with a magnitude of Ms  5.3. The aftershocks were distributed in a belt in the NW direction. Underground water anomalies were recorded before the earthquake.


1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 49th season of operation for the league.


1998 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 27th through March 1st, 1998 in Helsinki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Carl Torbush.


1998 North Carolina judicial election
The North Carolina judicial elections of 1998 were held on 3 November 1998, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.


1998 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1998 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 7–4 record.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an active season in annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
With eleven depressions and eight tropical cyclones, this was one of the most active seasons in the ocean along with 1987, 1996, and 2005. The season caused a large loss of life, most of which was from one storm. Over 10,000 people were killed in India when Tropical Cyclone 03A brought a 4.9-metre (16 ft) storm surge to the Kathiawar Peninsula, inundating numerous salt mines. Total damages from the storm amounted to Rs. 120 billion (US$3 billion). Tropical Cyclone 01B killed at least 26 people and left at least 4,000 fishermen missing in eastern Bangladesh on May 20.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
A short lived depression in mid-October killed 122 people after triggering severe flooding in Andhra Pradesh. In November, Tropical Cyclone 06B killed six people and caused property damage worth BTN 880 million (US$20.7 million) in eastern India. An additional 40 people were killed and 100 fishermen were listed as missing after Tropical Cyclone 07B affected Bangladesh.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The first storm of the season developed on May 18 out of an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. It reached its peak intensity with winds of 130 km/h (70 mph) before making landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh. The storm dissipated shortly after. Later that month, a short-lived storm developed over the Arabian Sea and dissipated the next day without impacting land. The most intense storm of the season formed in early June off the southwestern coast of India. It slowly traveled towards the west, remaining relatively weak before turning towards the north and intensifying. The storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) shortly before making landfall near Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. The cyclone rapidly dissipated on the same day.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
After three months of inactivity, five storms developed in late September and October. Two of them strengthened into tropical storms, neither of which impacted land. In early November, the sixth tropical cyclone of the season developed in the Bay of Bengal. The storm quickly developed and reached its peak intensity upon landfall with winds of 155 km/h (100 mph). The storm rapidly dissipated the same day it made landfall. Shortly after 06B dissipated, the remnants of Tropical Storm Chip triggered the development of a new cyclone over the Bay of Bengal.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The storm tracked along the edge of a subtropical ridge, reaching its peak intensity over open waters with winds of 140 km/h (80 mph). The cyclone entered an area of higher wind shear shortly after and rapidly weakened before making landfall. Then it dissipated in Bangladesh. The final cyclone of the season developed in the Arabian Sea during mid-December. It reached its peak intensity with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) before weakening due to strong wind shear. It made landfall in Oman on December 17 as a minimal tropical storm shortly before dissipating.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
The first cyclone in the region developed as a tropical disturbance on May 13 over the southern Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka. With little development, the disturbance initially traveled towards the north-northeast before turning west. On May 16, the system slowed down near the southeastern coast of India and began to turn towards the northeast once more. At 0700 UTC on May 17, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA). Shortly after, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared that the disturbance developed into Depression BOB 01.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
A second TCFA was issued later that day as a new circulation associated with the system developed further towards the northeast. At 0600 UTC on May 18, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 01B was issued by the JTWC. At the time of the advisory, winds were estimated at 55 km/h (35 mph). The IMD also upgraded BOB 01 to a deep depression at this time.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Continuing on a northeasterly track, BOB 01 gradually intensified as it neared Bangladesh. About 12 hours after being designated a cyclone, it strengthened to the equivalent of a tropical storm. The winds had reached 65 km/h (40 mph). At that time, it was located 555 km (345 mi) south-southeast of Chittagong. Early on May 20, BOB 01 reached its peak intensity as a severe cyclonic storm with winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and a barometric pressure of 972 mbar (hPa). The JTWC assessed the storm to have peaked with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. An eye developed and the system made landfall several hours later near Chittagong. After making landfall, the storm quickly weakened, dissipating later that day.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Ahead of the storm, officials in Bangladesh relocated an estimated 650,000 people, resulting in a lower loss of life. But BOB 01 adversely affected low-lying areas, destroying 6,000 homes and damaging another 9,945. It produced a storm surge of 1.8 to 3 m (6 to 10 ft), inundating coastal towns. A total of 1,876 hectares (4,635 acres) of salt fields and 25 hectares (61 acres) of shrimp farms were damaged. At least 35 people were killed by the storm and 504 others were injured.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Five of the fatalities occurred in Chittagong and another five on an island in the Cox's Bazar District. Sixteen more of the fatalities occurred when three fishing vessels sank near Chittagong. Additionally, an estimated 4,000 fishermen were listed as missing at sea. A total of 108,440 people were affected in Bangladesh. An oil tanker anchored near Chittagong was tossed by rough seas into another vessel and sustained significant damage. Large quantities of crude oil spilled into the water due to a hole in the hull of the ship.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Both of the ships involved in the incident were owned by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation. Following the impacts of the storm, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provided $40,000 in immediate funds for rehabilitation efforts. The Government of Germany also provided $270,166 to the affected population. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies donated about $1.2 million to Bangladesh.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01 (02A)
On May 27, an area of low pressure developed over the central Arabian Sea. Early the next day, the JTWC issued their first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 02A while the system was located about 740 km (460 mi) south of Masirah Island. The IMD only briefly monitored the system as a weak depression, designating it as ARB 01. Upon being classified a tropical cyclone, 02A reached its peak intensity. The speed of its winds was 65 km/h (40 mph). Soon, it began to dissipate due to increasing vertical wind shear. The center of circulation quickly became devoid of convection. The storm weakened below tropical storm intensity later that day before dissipating on May 29 over open waters.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
On June 1, an area of low pressure developed over the Laccadive Islands. Two days later, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it became better organized. Early on June 4, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 03A. Around the same time, the IMD began monitoring the system as Depression ARB 02. Shortly after, the depression was upgraded to a deep depression and further strengthened into a cyclonic storm the following day. The small storm moved slowly towards the west and weakened as wind shear began to increase.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
The storm weakened below tropical storm intensity later that day and the initial final advisory was issued. However, the system redeveloped and advisories resumed the next day. The storm gradually intensified as it moved towards the northwest. Dvorak satellite intensity estimates on June 6 reached T4.0, corresponding to an intensity of 120 km/h (75 mph). The IMD also marked the increase in intensity, upgrading ARB 02 to a severe cyclonic storm. Around this time, the storm began to turn towards the north and accelerate due to an approaching mid-level trough.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
As the storm neared the Indian coastline, an eye developed and the storm strengthened into the equivalent of a major hurricane with winds reaching 185 km/h (115 mph). The IMD assessed the storm to be a very severe cyclonic storm at this time, with winds up to 165 km/h (105 mph) and a barometric pressure of 958 mbar (hPa). After slightly weakening early on June 9, 03A re-strengthened, attaining its peak intensity with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). Then it made landfall near Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat between 0100 and 0200 UTC. The storm weakened following landfall and the JTWC issued their final advisory later that day. The IMD continued to monitor ARB 02 until June 10, by which time it had weakened to a depression before dissipating.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
Tropical Cyclone 03A brought a large storm surge of 4.9 m (16 ft) which devastated coastal communities and salt mines. An estimated 4,000 to 10,000 people were killed by the storm, many of whom were salt mine workers who did not own a radio and received little or no warning of the cyclone. The large loss of life was partially attributed to contractors who wanted to continue making profits and did not inform their workers of the approaching storm. According to the official figures, 1173 people died and 1774 people went missing.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
Also, the region had witnessed only 17 cyclones since 1890, all of which were weaker than 03A. As a result, its vulnerability was miscalculated by the local population and the disaster management administration. Power supply to numerous residences was lost due to the storms high winds. A microwave tower in Porbandar collapsed, causing widespread disruption in telecommunication. Hundreds of other power transmission towers also fell, causing an estimated loss of Rs 10 billion for the Gujarat Electricity Board. At least 893 people were injured by the storm and over 11,000 animals were killed.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)
Over 162,000 structures were damaged or destroyed throughout the affected area and damages amounted to Rs. 120 billion (US$3 billion). In Kandla, the damages were estimated around ₹1,855.33 crore (equivalent to ₹67 billion or US$940 million in 2019). Over the next one month, insurance companies had lost approximately Rs. 13 billion (US$266.5 million). The remnants of the storm produced heavy rains over Pakistan which electrocuted 12 people. In the wake of the storm, the United States Government provided US$25,000 for rehabilitation of the affected population. The Government of Denmark also contributed $72,992 in funds for relief efforts. The Gujarat government deployed approximately 330 medical teams to the affected areas. Local aid, amounting to Rs 1 billion (US$20.5 million) was provided to assist victims.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
On June 13, the IMD began monitoring a depression over the central Bay of Bengal. Tracking towards the west, the depression intensified into a deep depression, peaking with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a minimum pressure of 992 mbar (hPa). Around 15:00 UTC on June 14, the deep depression made landfall near Visakhapatnam. Shortly thereafter, it weakened to a depression and dissipated early the following day.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 03 (04A)
In late September, an area of low pressure developed over the Arabian Sea within an east–west oriented surface trough while located about 740 km (460 mi) west of Mumbai, India. The system gradually intensified as it moved slowly towards the west. Early on September 30, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 04A. Its winds peaked at 65 km/h (40 mph). Located within an area of moderate wind shear, the storm quickly weakened and dissipated early on October 1.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 04
On October 8, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression located about 835 km (520 mi) southwest of Mumbai. The depression was briefly classified as a deep depression with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a minimum pressure of 998 mbar (hPa) as it moved towards the west-northwest. Shortly after reaching its peak intensity, the depression weakened. The last advisory was issued the next day while the storm was over open waters.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03
On October 13, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression off the eastern coast of India. The depression remained relatively weak, with winds peaking at 45 km/h (30 mph) before the storm made landfall near Narsapur in the Andhra Pradesh early on October 14. The depression dissipated shortly after landfall. Heavy rains produced by the depression damaged croplands and property. Twenty-four-hour rainfall totals reached 110 mm (4.3 in) in localized areas, triggering flash floods in areas severely impacted by another system a week earlier. In Hyderabad, schools and government offices were closed.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03
During the morning of October 14, overflow from a dam inundated the Srisailam power house, forcing officials to shut down the plant. Numerous highways were also closed due to flowing water. The following day, the water level of the dam continued to rise, leading to the evacuation of nearly 53,000 residents in the area. Throughout Andhra Pradesh, flooding from the depression resulted in 122 fatalities.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm ARB 05 (05A)
The IMD began monitoring an area of low pressure over the Laccadive Islands on October 10. The low traveled towards the northwest with little development. On October 15, the JTWC issued a TCFA as the system became better organized. Although wind shear increased, the first advisory was issued the next day. With minimal convection, the storm never intensified past 65 km/h (40 mph). The system traveled towards the northeast and weakened due to strong wind shear. On October 17, the storm fell below tropical storm status and made landfall on the Kathiawar Peninsula, near the same area where 03A made landfall in early June. The storm dissipated shortly after landfall.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm ARB 05 (05A)
As the storm neared land, officials in Gujarat evacuated hundreds of residents from coastal areas. Due to the low-intensity of the storm, no damage was reported on land and only light rain fell. However, offshore, more than 250 people were reported as missing when contact was lost with numerous fishing vessels. One-hundred-twenty people on twelve ships from Satpathy village were among the missing. One of the ships capsized; however, the crew of 12 swam to shore. One boat from Vasai carrying 20 people was also missing. Ten fishermen from Colaba were reported as missing, three of which later swam to shore. The Indian Coast Guard immediately dispatched search and rescue ships and naval helicopters to find the missing people.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
Early on October 28, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression located about 555 km (345 mi) south-southeast of Visakhapatnam in the Andhra Pradesh. The depression strengthened to a deep depression later that day with winds peaking at 55 km/h (35 mph) before undergoing a weakening trend. The depression dissipated the next day near the Andhra Pradesh coastline. The outer bands of the depression produced light rainfall over the coast of Andhra Pradesh.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (06B)
On November 10, an area of low pressure developed over the Bay of Bengal within a monsoonal trough. Moving towards the northwest, the low gradually developed and the JTWC issued a TCFA early on November 13. The next day, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 06B was issued. A brief period of rapid development took place as the storm strengthened just below Category 1 status. Shortly before making landfall near Visakhapatnam, 06B reached its peak intensity with winds of 155 km/h (100 mph). At this time, the IMD classified the cyclone as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and reported that it had a 60 km (37 mi) wide eye. Rapid weakening followed shortly after landfall and the storm dissipated early on November 16.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (06B)
Major crop losses, property damage, and six fatalities were reported from the affected areas. Four of the fatalities were in Visakhapatnam and the other two were in east Godavari. Hundreds of trees and power lines had fallen. At least 116,000 acres (470 km2) of cropland and more than 2,000 homes were damaged. Waves produced by the storm at Visakhapatnam were recorded up to 5.74 m (18.8 ft). The storm dropped rainfall in excess of 100 mm (3.9 in) throughout the region. Damages from the storm were estimated at BTN 880 million (US$20.7 million).


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)
Tropical Storm Chip dissipated over Vietnam on November 15, 1998. The remnants of Chip crossed the Malay Peninsula on November 17 and entered the Bay of Bengal. The system moved along the edge of a subtropical ridge within an area of strong wind shear. After turning towards the northwest, the low entered an area of lower wind shear and began to become better organized. Between November 18 and 20, the JTWC issued three TCFAs before issuing first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07B early on November 20.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)
While recurving towards the northeast, 07B reached its peak intensity on November 22 with winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). Shortly after reaching peak intensity, the cyclone entered an area of strong wind shear which caused convection associated with the storm to become dislocated from the center. This caused 07B to rapidly weaken before making landfall to the west of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It dissipated on November 23.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)
Tropical Cyclone 07B produced a storm surge of 1.2 to 2.4 m (4 to 8 ft) which inundated coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 40 people and leaving at least 103 others missing. Winds gusting up to 80 km/h (47 mph) and heavy rains impacted a large area of the country. A large area of rice paddies was lost due to flooding and numerous homes were buried in mud. A total of 5,780 families were left homeless. About 8,755 homes sustained severe damage and an estimated 300,000 people were affected by 07B.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (08A)
On December 7, a broad area of low pressure developed near southern India within an area of moderate wind shear. On December 11, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it drifted towards the northwest over the Arabian Sea. Two days later, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 08A was issued. The large cyclone slowly organized and intensified as it turned towards the north. By December 15, the storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). Then, it turned towards the west into an area of higher wind shear.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (08A)
The cyclone gradually weakened as it traveled towards Oman. It made landfall in the country on December 17 with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) and dissipated later that day. Although it made landfall as a tropical storm, no known damage was reported. The remnants of the storm sank a ship, killing 18 fishermen.


1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of the storms in 1998 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.


1998 North Korean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 26 July 1998. 687 deputies were elected to the tenth Supreme People's Assembly. There was only one nominated candidate per constituency - 687 candidates for 687 seats. According to the state news agency KCNA, the turnout rate was 99.85%, and 100% of participating voters cast their ballots in favour of the registered candidates. About two thirds of the deputies were new, and deputies with a military background reportedly doubled in number. Kim Jong-il was unanimously elected in constituency n°666. According to a Rodong Sinmun editorial, this proved "how deep the Korean people's trust in Kim Jong Il is and how powerful and solid the monolithic unity of the people around him in one thought and purpose and with moral obligation is."


1998 North Korean parliamentary election
The election was three years overdue, the latest election having been in 1990. The planned 1995 elections were cancelled due to a period of mourning instituted after the death of Kim Il-sung. In its first session on 5 September 1998, the newly elected parliament amended laws to reflect the succession of Kim Jong-il.


1998 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 1998 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 4th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by John Lomax, they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL) competition.


1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
After a disappointing 1997 season, the Cowboys entered the newly unified National Rugby League competition with high hopes. While the squad from a year earlier was kept mostly the same, the club added former Australia and Queensland representative and local favourite Dale Shearer, veteran forward Dale Fritz from the recently folded Perth Reds and former Canberra Raiders flyer Noa Nadruku, who reunited with coach Tim Sheens.


1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The year got off to the best start possible, as the club went on a four-game winning streak, the first time they'd won three and four games in a row. They then bounced back from a big loss to Brisbane in Round 5, with a 17-4 win over Newcastle. After six rounds, the club sat in equal 1st on 10 competition points and a maiden finals appearance looked to be a real possibility.


1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
It turned out to be false dawn, as a five-game losing streak followed. The club would then make history in Round 12, defeating the Penrith Panthers 36-28, after trailing 26-0 at half time. As of 2019, this still stands as the biggest comeback victory in Australian first grade history. They followed that up with another milestone, recording 40 points in a game for the first time, defeating the Western Suburbs Magpies 40-10. Over the last 10 rounds, the club would win just two games, finishing in 16th place after such a promising start to the season. The club's lone representative in 1998, New Zealand's John Lomax, was named Player of the Year and Players' Player.


1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The club blooded two talented 18-year-olds during the season, Moranbah's Josh Hannay and Mt Isa's Scott Prince. Hannay, whose planned debut in 1996 as a 16-year-old was vetoed by the ARL, played 21 games and was the club's top try and point scorer. He went onto set numerous point scoring records for the club, playing 150 games over nine seasons, and representing Queensland on two occasions. Prince, a Junior Kangaroo in 1998, played 16 games (10 of those off the bench) and would play 53 games over three seasons before joining the Cowboys' arch-rivals, the Brisbane Broncos, in 2001. In 2005, he guided the Wests Tigers to their maiden premiership, defeating the Cowboys in the Grand Final.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election
The 1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election was an indirect election held to elect the Governor of North Sumatra for the 1998—2003 term. All members of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra were eligible to vote for this election.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Background
Following the victory of Raja Inal Siregar in the 1993 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Siregar was sworn in as the Governor of North Sumatra for the second time on 14 June 1993. His five-year term was to end on 1998, thus an election is prepared to elect a new governor.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Nominations
Although the official date for the nomination of candidates began in February, names for candidacy had circulated since January. By the end of the nomination period, there were 42 candidates, consisting of 24 civilians, 8 active generals, 8 retired generals, and 2 officers.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Nominations
The Martabe Association in West Java held a forum for the candidate nominees in Bandung on 18 February 1998. The chairman of the seminar, Dr Barita E. Siregar, stated that the main goal of the seminar was to give input to the candidates about the welfare conditions in North Sumatra.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Official announcement and support
On 1 May 1998, following deliberations by the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, the council announced the list of candidates for the gubernatorial election. The candidates were Tengku Rizal Nurdin, Usman Pelly, and Asal Mamanar Situmorang. The list was approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Raden Hartono, on 12 May 1998.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Official announcement and support
At this point, Tengku Rizal Nurdin had gained the support of the four factions within the council, as well as received an approval telegram from the Chief of Staff of the Army, dated 3 April 1998.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Election, Attendance
The election was led by Speaker of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, and was attended by Director General of Government and Regional Autonomy Oman Sachroni, Vice Governor Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe, Commander of Bukit Barisan Military Region Ismed Yuzairi, Chief of Police of North Sumatra Sutiyono, Attorney General of North Sumatra Antonius Suyata, and Vice Secretary General of the United Development Party Bachtiar Chamsyah.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Election, Attendance
After the elections, Sachroni stated that the proceedings went orderly and smoothly in a span of two hours, due to the election being done in accordance with the law.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Reaction
Following the victory of Tengku Rizal Nurdin, protests ensued. The North Sumatra Youth and Student Communication Forum (Forum Komunikasi Pemuda dan Mahasiswa Jakarta, Sumatera Utara, FKPMSU) stated in front of the People's Representative Council that the election had been manipulated. A member from the 1st Committee of the People's Representative Council replied that the election had been conducted in accordance with the law.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Reaction
Citing this protest and ones held in four other provinces, the Minister of Internal Affairs Syarwan Hamid stated his reluctance to hold another election.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration
On 12 June 1998, a group that called themselves the Democracy Consortium Group of 37 Youth, Student and Community Organizations of North Sumatra (Konsorsium Demokrasi Kelompok 37 Organisasi Pemuda, Mahasiswa dan Masyarakat Sumut) demanded that the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra cancel Nurdin's inauguration. The consortium stated that "the candidacy of Rizal does not represent the will of the people and his election is based on corruption, collusion, and nepotism". Syawaluddin, one of the representatives, read out a statement from the consortium. He stated: "If the inauguration is forced, that would cause unrest and further demonstrations. We are not scaring you".


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration
The Deputy Speaker of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, Aminullah Purba, stated that if the people had authentic proof that the election was rigged, they should send it to the authorities. Purba also stated that Nurdin's candidacy was accepted due to his approval as the Governor of North Sumatra by the Commander of the Armed Forces.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration
Following the protests, Speaker M. Ishak requested the assistance of the armed forces and the police to safeguard the inauguration and to anticipate demonstrations that could possibly disrupt the inauguration.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Inauguration
The inauguration of Nurdin was held on 15 June 1998. Nurdin was inaugurated by Syarwan Hamid, and the event was attended by Commander of Bukit Barisan Military Region Ismed Yuzairi, Chief of Police of North Sumatra Sutiyono, and other officials.


1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Inauguration
In his speech, Hamid reminded Nurdin to avoid corruption, collusion, and nepotism, and to serve the people's needs.


1998 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 1998 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Darrell Dickey, who took over for Matt Simon. Dickey had been hired away from SMU, serving as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the year prior. The team finished the regular season with a 3-8 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.


1998 North Texas Mean Green football team, Previous season
North Texas failed to improve on their 4-7 record in 1997.


1998 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to North Tyneside Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.


1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 11 and ended on May 12, 1998, at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the single elimination tournament. Rain severely impacted the event, forcing both a venue change and a format change. The tournament was originally intended to be a double-elimination tournament at Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Second-seeded Monmouth won their first tournament championship, then won the NCAA play-in series against Navy to advance to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Due to rain, the standard double-elimination format was abandoned in favor of a single-elimination tournament.


1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Joe McCullough was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McCullough was a second baseman for Monmouth.


1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, their third, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.


1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY.


1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Rahshon Turner, FDUElijah Allen, FDUMike Campbell, LIUGregory Harris, MSMCharles Jones, LIURichie Parker, LIU


1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
The 1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 227 points while the defense allowed 322 points.


1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 241 to 227, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.


1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.


1998 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 December 1998. The National Unity Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 24 of the 50 seats.


1998 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Electoral system
At the time of the election, Northern Cyprus was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation. Voters could cast as many votes in their district as there were seats.


1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by third year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 1998 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place on Thursday, 25 June 1998. This was the first election to the new devolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Six members from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies were elected by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).


1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
All parties with over 500 votes listed. Electorate: 1,178,556; Turnout: 823,565 (69.88%); Spoiled votes: 13,248; Valid: 810,317.


1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Details
Although the SDLP won the most first preference votes, the Ulster Unionists won the most seats in the Assembly. This has been attributed to several reasons, including:


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum
The Good Friday Agreement referendum, 1998 was a referendum held in Northern Ireland over whether there was support for the Good Friday Agreement. The result was a majority (71.1%) in favour. A simultaneous referendum held in the Republic of Ireland produced an even larger majority (94.4%) in favour.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support
All the main UK political parties (Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat) supported the Yes campaign, though the local branch of the Conservatives supported the No campaign. Of the local Northern Ireland parties represented in the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, the Ulster Unionist Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Alliance, Progressive Unionist Party, Ulster Democratic Party, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and local "Labour" groups supported the proposals.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support
The only two parties in the Forum to campaign against the Agreement were the Democratic Unionist Party and the UK Unionist Party, though many prominent individuals in the Ulster Unionists also did so. Some minor parties campaigned against it. Republican Sinn Féin, which at the time did not run candidates in Northern Ireland, still opposes the agreement.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support
In the Republic of Ireland, all parties represented in the Oireachtas were in favour – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour, Progressive Democrats, Democratic Left, Green Party, Sinn Féin and the Socialist Party.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Results, Northern Ireland
The referendum saw a large majority 'Yes' vote across the province. A total of 1,738 ballots were spoiled. Turnout, at 81.1% was very high for a developed country where voting is not compulsory. Turnout in the equivalent referendum in the Republic of Ireland was average for a constitutional referendum but returned almost universal approval (94.39%).


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Results, Republic of Ireland
The referendum in the Republic of Ireland was held on the same day but rather than explicitly seeking approval of the Agreement itself it sought endorsement of constitutional amendments required by the Agreement, and produced an overwhelming Yes vote.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Turnout
The turnout in Northern Ireland was noticeably high at 81.1% and also the turnout was quite high evenly throughout Northern Ireland, compared to many elections where turnout is highest in strong nationalist areas and significantly lower in unionist areas. It is estimated that approximately 147,000 people who do not normally vote in elections turned out to vote in the referendum, most of them in traditionally staunch unionist areas. In the Republic the turnout was lower, at 56.3%.


1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Legislative responses
The UK Parliament passed the Northern Ireland Act 1998, while in the Republic the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998 passed into law.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
A referendum was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday, 3 October 1998, to decide whether the Territory should become a State of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Country Liberal Party government, and its federal counterpart, supported the Yes case. The opposition Labor Party supported the No case.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
The referendum was narrowly defeated, 51.9% to 48.1%. The "Yes" case received 44,702 votes, the "No" case 48,241. There were 1068 invalid ballots.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
The result was widely interpreted as a personal rebuke to then Chief Minister Shane Stone. Polls suggest that most of the people living in the Northern Territory continue to support statehood for the territory in principle.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
The failed referendum has been seen as the trigger for the demise of the CLP government which had been in power since 1974.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
In February 1999, months after the failed referendum, Stone resigned as Chief Minister before his colleagues had a chance to dump him with the failed referendum being the trigger for his ousting.


1998 Northern Territory referendum
He was replaced by Denis Burke who then led the CLP to defeat in 2001 election marking the end of 27 years of CLP rule.


1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background
The territory has a legislative assembly. Whilst this assembly exercises roughly the same powers as the governments of the states of Australia, it does so by delegation of powers from the commonwealth government, rather than by any constitutional right. For several years there has been agitation for full statehood.


1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background
Under the Australian Constitution, the Federal government may set the terms of entry to full statehood. The Northern Territory was offered three Senators, rather than the twelve guaranteed to original states. (Because of the difference in populations, equal numbers of Senate seats would mean a Territorian's vote for a Senator would have been worth more than 30 votes in New South Wales or Victoria.) Alongside what was cited as an arrogant approach adopted by then Chief Minister Shane Stone, it is believed that most Territorians were reluctant to adopt the offer which was made.


1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background
A bipartisan NT Legislative Assembly Committee, chaired by former Chief Minister Stephen Hatton, had proposed a draft Constitution and that it should be debated at an elected Constitutional Convention. Shane Stone ignored the latter recommendation, nominating a Convention membership of 53 members at short notice, and then presented to the Convention a draft Constitution that was different from the Committee's recommendation. Stephen Hatton later said "one of the campaign slogans at the time was, we want statehood, not Stonehood".


1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
The 1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mel Tjeerdsma played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcat's home stadium since 1917. Northwest Missouri State team finished the  season with and 15–0 record and won their first NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over Carson–Newman in the title game.


1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett, who resigned at the conclusion of the regular season to become the head coach at Colorado.


1998 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Bergenshallen in Bergen from February 6 to 8, 1998. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 1998 World Championships, the 1998 European Championships, the 1998 Nordic Championships, and the 1998 World Junior Championships.


1998 Norwegian First Division
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1998 Norwegian First Division
The 1998 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 19 April 1998 and ended on 18 October 1998. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.


1998 Norwegian First Division
Odd Grenland and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Kjelsås lost the promotion-playoff against Kongsvinger. Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern and Ham-Kam was relegated to the 2. divisjon.


1998 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1998 Norwegian Football Cup was the 93rd edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and was won by Stabæk after defeating Rosenborg in the final at Ullevaal Stadion on 1 November.


1998 Norwegian Football Cup
Because of Norway's participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the clubs playing in Tippeligaen entered the competition in the third round.


1998 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 1998 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 1998 Norwegian Football Cup, the 93rd season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 1 November 1998 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Stabæk and Rosenborg. Stabæk defeated Rosenborg 3–1 after extra time to claim the Norwegian Cup for a first time in their history.


1998 Norwich City Council election
The 1998 Norwich City Council election took on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with two additional seats up in Catton Grove and University wards due to by-elections.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
With wins in their final five regular season games of 1997, the Irish started Davie's second season with confidence. Despite losing record-setting quarterback Ron Powlus, the Irish returned 14 starters, including tailback Autry Denson and three senior linebackers that were placed on the preliminary list for the Dick Butkus Award. Powlus was replaced by Jarious Jackson who had played sparingly in 1997 but had amassed almost 200 passing yards in the time. In Jackson's first start, against Michigan, he threw two touchdowns to lead the Irish, ranked 22nd, over the 5th ranked Wolverines.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Denson added 162 yards and two touchdowns to give the Irish a 36–20 win. The Irish moved to tenth in the rankings, however didn't stay long, as Michigan State, who led by 39 points at halftime, beat the Irish for the second year in a row. Dropping back to 23rd in the nation, the Irish returned home to face Purdue. The Boilermakers handed the Irish their first loss in 1997 which dropped the Irish from the rankings, and the Irish looked for retribution in this game.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
With the Irish down two with less than two minutes remaining, Tony Driver, who was switched to cornerback in the offseason, intercepted a Drew Brees pass to set up the go-ahead field goal for the Irish. With the Boilermakers once again moving the ball, Driver had his second interception with less than a minute remaining to preserve the win for the Irish.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The Irish won all four of their October games, including a win over Stanford, a dominating win at Arizona State, a last minute win over Army, and a win over Baylor led by Denson's career high of 189 yards, to move back into the top-15 in the rankings. In the next game, the Boston College Eagles were poised for the upset of the Irish. Down 30–26, the Eagles had the ball on the Irish four-yard line with less than a minute remaining. The Irish defense, however, held the Eagles for four downs to preserve the win.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The next week, led by Denson, who became the all-time leader in rushing yards at Notre Dame, the Irish shut-out Navy to increase their NCAA record winning streak over the Midshipmen to 35 games. Once again ranked tenth, the Irish faced LSU in their final home game. Avenging their loss in the 1997 Independence Bowl, the Irish beat the Tigers on a late touchdown run. With a potential BCS berth on the line, and without Jackson, who was injured in the final play against LSU, the Irish traveled to face rivals USC in their final regular season game.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Playing two backups at quarterback, including true freshman Arnaz Battle, the Irish were dominated by the tough Trojan defense that caused five turnovers. Though the Trojans, led by freshman quarterback Carson Palmer, couldn't produce much offense themselves, they only needed two scores to defeat the Irish 10–0. Missing out on a BCS bowl game, the Irish, who signed a deal early in the year that gave them a tie-in with the Big East Conference bowl games, accepted a bid to play Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Wearing their alternate green jerseys for the first time since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, the Irish got behind early to the Yellow Jackets with two long touchdowns. Though closing the gap to a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Irish couldn't move the ball on their last two drives and lost their fourth straight bowl game. They finished the season with a 9–3 record and dropped to 22nd in the national rankings.


1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
After the season, seven players were taken in the 1999 National Football League (NFL) Draft. Among them were Denson, who left with multiple Notre Dame rushing records, Malcolm Johnson, who left with a Notre Dame record of six consecutive games with a touchdown catch, and most of the offensive line starters. Also, offensive coordinator, Jim Colletto, was lured away to the NFL by Baltimore.


1998 Nottingham Open
The 1998 Nottingham Open was an ATP tournament held in Nottingham, Great Britain. The tournament was held from 15 June to 22 June.


1998 Nottingham Open
Jonas Björkman won his second title of the year and the 16th of his career.


1998 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles
Justin Gimelstob /  Byron Talbot defeated  Sébastien Lareau /  Daniel Nestor, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4


1998 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but did not partner together this year. Ferreira partnered Rick Leach, losing in the first round. Galbraith partnered Brett Steven, losing in the first round.


1998 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Justin Gimelstob and Byron Talbot won the title, defeating Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 in the final.


1998 Nottingham Open – Singles
Jonas Björkman defeated Byron Black 6–3, 6–2 in the final to secure the title.


1998 Nova Scotia general election
The 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.


1998 Nova Scotia general election, Background
Liberal Premier John Savage was elected in a landslide in 1993. The Liberals inherited a $471-million deficit, and launched an austerity program which cut the province's health and education systems. On April 1, 1997, the provincial government imposed a 15% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which merged the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This shift angered some Nova Scotians who now had to pay taxes on things that had previously been exempted, such as home heating fuel. Savage also implemented an unpopular highway toll. Liberal party infighting eventually resulted in Savage's resignation in July 1997. Russell MacLellan became Premier of Nova Scotia on July 18, 1997.


1998 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
The governing Liberals were desperate to distance themselves from the Savage government which was viewed as deeply unpopular. New leader, Russell MacLellan, was made the focus of the campaign with all Liberal candidates signs displaying the phrase, "the MacLellan Liberals."


1998 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
During a televised debate on March 5, 1998, MacLellan stumbled badly when Progressive Conservative Leader John Hamm asked if he would resign if he failed to bring in a balanced budget. Instead of responding, MacLellan stared straight ahead and did not speak for seven seconds. MacLellan blamed the pause on rigid debate rules. This moment marked a turning point in a race that saw the Liberals barely retain power.


1998 Nyköping municipal election
Nyköping Municipality in Sweden held a municipal election on 20 September 1998. The election was part of the local elections and held on the same day as the general election.


1998 Nyköping municipal election, Results
The number of seats remained at 61 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 25, a drop of nine from 1994, losing its overall majority. The number of valid ballots cast were 30,603.


1998 O'Byrne Cup
The 1998 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.


1998 O'Byrne Cup
The tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams. New rules were tested:


1998 O'Byrne Cup
Offaly were the winners, scoring two late goals to defeat Louth in the final at Drogheda Park.


1998 OFC Nations Cup
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final was an association football match that took place on the 4 September 1998 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. It was the final of the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was the fourth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, a competition for national teams in the Oceania Football Confederation.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
It was contested between hosts Australia and New Zealand. It was Australia's third final appearance with the team winning the last two OFC Nations Cup in 1980 and 1996. For New Zealand, it was their second appearance in a final appearance after winning the 1973. In the group stage, both Australia and New Zealand finished top of their groups with six points with the semi-finals seeing New Zealand defeat Fiji 1–0 while Australia defeated Tahiti 4–1.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
Mark Burton scored the game's only goal in the 24th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 win and their second Nations Cup title. This meant that New Zealand won the right to play in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup (held in Mexico) as the representative from the OFC.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Background
Heading into the 1998 final, Australia was playing in the third consecutive final after winning the previous two tournaments (1980 and 1996) both being over Tahiti. New Zealand was playing their second final with their other final appearance being in 1973 where they defeated Tahiti in the final.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Background
The two teams had met in official FIFA matches 16 times prior to the final of the OFC Nations Cup. Their most recent encounter being a two-legs match in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Australia winning 5–0 on aggregate. In Oceania, they had met twice with Australia winning the last encounter in Newcastle 3–0.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, Australia
Australia was drawn in Group B with Fiji and debutants Cook Islands. In the first match against Fiji, five Australians made their first appearance in the Australians colours. A first-half hat-trick from Damian Mori secured the victory for the Australians despite conceding a goal in the 63rd minute from Esala Masi. The following match against the Cook Islands saw the smallest home crowd in Australia with only 400 people attending the match. Hat-tricks from Damian Mori (4 goals), Kris Trajanovski (4 goals) and Paul Trimboli aided in Australia defeating the Cook Islands 16–0. The score fell one short of the world record secured by Iran who defeated the Maldives in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. But it did eclipse a national record set a year prior against the Solomon Islands.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, Australia
In the semi-finals, they took on Tahiti who had finished second in Group A. Another hat-trick from Damian Mori brought his tally up to 10 goals for the tournament while a late goal from Carl Veart sealed the victory and a spot in the final. It was also during this match that Alex Tobin broke the record for the most international appearances by an Australian as he passed Paul Wade record of 84 caps.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, New Zealand
New Zealand was drawn in Group A with Tahiti and Vanuatu. In the opening match against Tahiti, a single goal was the difference with the goal coming off Heimana Paama after being saved by the keeper in the 13th minute of play. The following match against Vanuatu saw a hat-trick from South Melbourne FC player, Vaughan Coveny as he scored four goals in the 8–1 victory over Vanuatu with Rubert Ryan also scoring a double for New Zealand.


1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, New Zealand
After topping the group, New Zealand met Fiji in the semi-finals and it took until the 88th minute before New Zealand finally scored a goal off Danny Hay before New Zealand got the lead in the match as they went on to win the match 1–0 and book a spot into the final.


1998 OFC Nations Cup squads
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brisbane, Australia from 25 September to 4 October 1998. The 6 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The 1998 Melanesia Cup and the 1998 Polynesia Cup were used to find the four qualifiers for the finals tournament (Fiji and Vanuatu from Melanesia and Tahiti and Cook Islands from Polynesia respectively), to move on and join Australia and New Zealand at the main tournament.


1998 OFC Nations Cup squads
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Players' club teams and players' age are as of 25 September 1998 – the tournament's opening day.


1998 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1998 OFC U-20 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1998 OFC Women's Championship
The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia.


1998 OFC Women's Championship, Participating nations
Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament.


1998 Oahu Bowl
The 1998 Oahu Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Air Force Falcons and the Washington Huskies. Part of the 1998–99 bowl season, the inaugural Oahu Bowl matched the fifth-place team from the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) against the champions of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1998 Oahu Bowl, Background
The #16 Falcons finished first in the WAC and had only lost one game, to TCU. They were 10th on points scored, with 36.0 points per game and 7th on points allowed with 14.2 points per game, in their sixth bowl appearance in the 1990s.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Background
Washington went from 2–0 and #9 ranked to being unranked and 6–5, though they at least won the Apple Cup. The Huskies were 52nd in points scored, with 25.2 per game and 76th in points allowed, with 28.6 per game, in their seventh bowl appearance in the decade.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary
Jemal Singleton scored in both the first and second quarters to give Air Force a 14–0 lead, but Washington responded with a Braxton Cleman touchdown run less than two minutes later. Scott McKay added onto the lead with a touchdown run to make it 20-7 after their two-point conversion attempt failed. Cleman scored his second touchdown of the day to make it 20–13, with Huard's conversion pass attempt falling short to keep the score the same at halftime.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary
Jackson Whiting increased the Falcons' lead to 23–13 with a 42-yard field goal, then Spanky Gilliam extended it to 30–13 with his touchdown run. Matt Farmer caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from Blane Morgan with :07 remaining in the third quarter. Their conversion attempt to make it a 25-point lead failed, however, and the score remained at 36–13. Husky backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo ran in for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to narrow the lead, but the two-point conversion failed, leaving the score at 36–19.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary
McKay caught a 30-yard touchdown from Morgan as the Falcons scored their final points of the day. Manuel Austin caught a pass from Tuiasasopo with 4:09 remaining, but another failed conversion attempt left the final score 43–25. Starter Brock Huard was ineffective for the Huskies, going 23 of 32 with three interceptions and 267 yards before being replaced by Tuiasasopo. Morgan went 12 of 16 for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Farmer caught four passes for 109 yards.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Aftermath
Neither team returned to the Oahu Bowl, which disbanded two years later. Washington (6–6) ended their first non-winning season in 22 years. Five days later, sixth-year head coach Jim Lambright was relieved of his duties by athletic director Barbara Hedges. His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference.


1998 Oahu Bowl, Aftermath
Air Force (12–1) moved up in the final rankings, thirteenth in the AP Poll, and tenth in the Coaches Poll.


1998 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65-97.


1998 Oakland Athletics season
The strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 earned run average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992). Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year (ROY) award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988.


1998 Oakland Athletics season
The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007.


1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen Bases


1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1998 Oakland Raiders season
The 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's output of 4–12, winning eight games. This was the team's fifth consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs.


1998 Oakland Raiders season
The season saw the Raiders draft Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson. He made an immediate impact and was named to the Pro Bowl following the season.


1998 Oakland mayoral election
The 1998 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 2, 1998 to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the election of Jerry Brown, the former Governor of California, as mayor.


1998 Oakland mayoral election
Brown won an outright majority in the first round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Incumbent mayor Elihu Harris opted against running for a third term.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Brown entered what was already a crowded mayoral field in late October of 1997, instantly becoming the race's frontrunner. A poll published in The Montclarion right before he formally entered the race had showed Brown garnering 47% in a hypothetical race.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Brown identified himself to be an independent, having declared himself to have left the Democratic Party.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Brown ran under the campaign slogan "Oaklanders First". He campaign actively, holding many events.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Brown was endorsed by, among others, former Berkeley, California mayor Gus Newport.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
Brown was the only white candidate running in the race. Oakland was a majority minority city. Brown won a majority of the black vote.


1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign
While Oakland had a weak mayor form of government, Brown was also campaigning to change this. He supported Measure X, a measure on the ballot in November of 1998 which would change the city's model of government to a strong mayor for a period of 6 years. Ultimately, in November, Oakland's electorate voted by a landslide margin of 3 to 1 in support of Measure X, switching the city to a strong mayor system of governance prior to Brown taking office. Years later, in 2004, a referendum permanently extending Measure X later was passed, after failing to pass in 2002, making permanent the city's shift to the strong mayor model of governance.


1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash
On 5 May 1998 a Boeing 737-282, leased from the Fuerza Aérea del Perú (Peruvian Air Force) and servicing a charter flight for Occidental Petroleum, crashed in rainy weather while on approach to Andoas Peru, killing 75 people on board; eleven passengers and two crew members survived.


1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash
Occidental Petroleum chartered the aircraft to transport workers to the Andoas oil field. The aircraft was registered as FAP-351 (c/n 23041 / m/n 962) and had only entered service with the Peruvian Air Force a few weeks before the crash.


1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash, Crash
The aircraft crashed around 21:30 local time while on an NDB approach to Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport at Andoas. The aircraft crashed 3 miles short of Andoas. It was scheduled to arrive at Andoas at 21:17 local time.


1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash, Crash
Medical teams were delayed more than a day in reaching the crash site due to poor weather, with the survivors being carried on stretchers in torrential rain to a medical post in Andoas because the weather prevented their evacuation by helicopter. Later, a Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 rescue aircraft flew to Andoas, carrying a medical team, crash experts and police investigators.


1998 Oceania Athletics Championships
The 1998 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27–28, 1998.


1998 Oceania Athletics Championships
A total of 39 events were contested, 21 by men and 18 by women.


1998 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.


1998 Oceania Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
The participation of athletes from 15 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.


1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships
The 1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27–28, 1998. They were held together with the 1998 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 37 events were contested, 19 by men and 18 by women.


1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.


1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
An unofficial count yields the number of about 124 athletes from 15 countries:


1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship
The 1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship, was the first official competition for junior men's national handball teams from Oceania. It was held from December 11–12, 1998 in Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship, securing one Vacancy for the World Championship.


1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship
Australia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner. Australia was the winner but decided to defer its entry to the World Cup and New Zealand took their place.


1998 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1998 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Bobcats compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC's East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 303 to 269.