Historical figures in 1998

The atlas holds 44 people and 65 moments here, in 1998. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan and Suharto. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015.…

  2. Abdurrahman Wahid

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…

  3. Akira Kurosawa

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…

  4. Alberto Fujimori

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…

  5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

  6. Alexei Navalny

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, politician, and political prisoner. This chronology records supported locations of his birth,…

  7. Allan MacLeod Cormack

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…

  8. Anthony Quinn

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…

  9. Aretha Franklin

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…

  10. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

  11. Augusto Pinochet

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…

  12. B. J. Habibie

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…

  13. Burhanuddin Rabbani

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

  14. Daniel arap Moi

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…

  15. Desmond Tutu

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

  16. Fidel Castro

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  17. George Michael

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

  18. Gerald Ford

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  19. Glynis Johns

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…

  20. Heath Ledger

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…

  21. Hebe Camargo

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…

  22. Jacques Chirac

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

  23. Jerry Rawlings

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…

  24. Jiang Zemin

    in 1998

    2 moments here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

Moments

  1. 1998 Journey southwest of Moscow Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  2. 1998 Law-degree graduation Alexei Navalny
  3. 1998 Maryino residence begins Alexei Navalny
  4. 1998 Move to Bristol estate Anthony Quinn
  5. 1998 Inauguration after 1997 election Daniel arap Moi
  6. 1998 Visiting professorship at Emory Desmond Tutu
  7. 1998 Palm Springs home interview Gerald Ford
  8. 1998 Arrival in Bombay Jacques Chirac
  9. 1998 Republic Day visit to New Delhi Jacques Chirac
  10. 1998 Paris Book Fair and Sorbonne honor Jorge Amado
  11. 1998 Washington public appearance Robin Williams
  12. 1998 Macworld keynote in San Francisco Steve Jobs
  13. 1998 Retirement in Menteng Suharto
  14. 1998 Grammy performance of Nessun Dorma Aretha Franklin
  15. 1998 Metropolitan archbishop of Buenos Aires Pope Francis
  16. 1998 Meeting with President Clinton Jerry Rawlings
  17. 1998 Press conference at the National Press Club Kofi Annan
  18. 1998 Survives return journey from Ahvaz Maryam Mirzakhani
  19. 1998 Revisits Robben Island with Clinton Nelson Mandela
  20. 1998 VH1 Divas Live Aretha Franklin
  21. 1998 Meeting with Richard Holbrooke's delegation in Sheberghan Burhanuddin Rabbani
  22. 1998 Arrest at Will Rogers Memorial Park George Michael
  23. 1998 Marriage during labor-camp detention Liu Xiaobo
  24. 1998 Meeting in N'Djamena Muammar Gaddafi
  25. 1998 Death at Casa Alvarado Octavio Paz
  26. 1998 Death in Choam Khsant District Pol Pot
  27. 1998 Museum groundbreaking Rosa Parks
  28. 1998 Death at home in Winchester Allan MacLeod Cormack
  29. 1998 Presidential oath after Suharto resignation B. J. Habibie
  30. 1998 G-15 summit visit Suharto
  31. 1998 Resignation at Merdeka Palace Suharto
  32. 1998 A Coffin in Egypt at Bay Street Theatre Glynis Johns
  33. 1998 Films 10 Things I Hate About You Heath Ledger
  34. 1998 Human-rights assembly in Vienna Kofi Annan
  35. 1998 Governor of Henan Li Keqiang
  36. 1998 Addresses Burkina Faso OAU summit Nelson Mandela
  37. 1998 Meets Pope John Paul II Nelson Mandela
  38. 1998 Gone with the Wind promotion in New York Olivia de Havilland
  39. 1998 SAARC summit visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  40. 1998 State visit with Mandela Jerry Rawlings
  41. 1998 Macworld keynote in New York Steve Jobs
  42. 1998 UNICEF Summer Open Air Festival Whitney Houston
  43. 1998 Return to the capital during the Second Congo War Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  44. 1998 State visit to Washington Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
  45. 1998 Death in Setagaya Akira Kurosawa
  46. 1998 United Nations General Assembly visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  47. 1998 State visit and NAM summit Fidel Castro
  48. 1998 Return from Lubumbashi Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  49. 1998 Receives Canadian honour in Ottawa Nelson Mandela
  50. 1998 Receives U.S. Congressional Gold Medal Nelson Mandela

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