Past year · United States
The year of the Google garage, a historic home-run race and a presidential impeachment
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Free printable 1998 calendars: the Year PDF fits all twelve months on one US Letter page, and the Monthly PDF gives each month its own page with holidays written in the day boxes. Both are landscape and print well on A4 with "fit to page".
1998 had 10 federal holidays. The list below also includes 31 widely observed religious, cultural and civic dates, the start of each season and the daylight saving time changes. Federal holidays are shaded red on the calendar.
Observed dates in 1998: Independence Day fell on a Saturday, so the federal day off was Friday, July 3, 1998.
| Date | Holiday or observance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| 1 Thu | New Year's Day | Federal holiday |
| 19 Mon | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Federal holiday |
| 28 Wed | Lunar New Year | Cultural |
| 29 Thu | Eid al-Fitr Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| February | ||
| 2 Mon | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 14 Sat | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 16 Mon | Presidents' Day The official federal name is Washington's Birthday. | Federal holiday |
| 24 Tue | Mardi Gras | Cultural |
| 25 Wed | Ash Wednesday | Religious |
| March | ||
| 17 Tue | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 20 Fri | March Equinox (Spring begins) At 2:54 p.m. ET. | Season |
| April | ||
| 1 Wed | April Fools' Day | Observance |
| 5 Sun | Daylight Saving Time begins Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii). | Clock change |
| 7 Tue | Eid al-Adha Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 10 Fri | Good Friday | Religious |
| 11 Sat | Passover (first day) Begins at sundown on Friday, April 10, 1998. | Religious |
| 12 Sun | Easter Sunday | Religious |
| 22 Wed | Earth Day | Observance |
| May | ||
| 5 Tue | Cinco de Mayo | Cultural |
| 10 Sun | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 25 Mon | Memorial Day | Federal holiday |
| June | ||
| 14 Sun | Flag Day | Observance |
| 19 Fri | Juneteenth Recognized by many states at the time. It became a federal holiday in 2021. | Observance |
| 21 Sun | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21 Sun | June Solstice (Summer begins) At 10:02 a.m. ET. | Season |
| July | ||
| 3 Fri | Independence Day (observed) Independence Day fell on a Saturday, so federal employees had Friday, July 3, 1998 off. | Federal holiday |
| 4 Sat | Independence Day · observed Jul 3 | Federal holiday |
| September | ||
| 7 Mon | Labor Day | Federal holiday |
| 13 Sun | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| 21 Mon | Rosh Hashanah Begins at sundown on Sunday, September 20, 1998. | Religious |
| 23 Wed | September Equinox (Fall begins) At 1:37 a.m. ET. | Season |
| 30 Wed | Yom Kippur Begins at sundown on Tuesday, September 29, 1998. | Religious |
| October | ||
| 12 Mon | Columbus Day Many states and cities observe Indigenous Peoples' Day on this date. | Federal holiday |
| 25 Sun | Daylight Saving Time ends Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time. | Clock change |
| 31 Sat | Halloween | Observance |
| November | ||
| 3 Tue | Election Day (Midterm) | Observance |
| 11 Wed | Veterans Day | Federal holiday |
| 26 Thu | Thanksgiving Day | Federal holiday |
| 27 Fri | Black Friday | Observance |
| December | ||
| 14 Mon | Hanukkah (first day) Begins at sundown on Sunday, December 13, 1998. | Religious |
| 20 Sun | Ramadan begins Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 21 Mon | December Solstice (Winter begins) At 8:56 p.m. ET. | Season |
| 24 Thu | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25 Fri | Christmas Day | Federal holiday |
| 26 Sat | Kwanzaa begins | Cultural |
| 31 Thu | New Year's Eve | Observance |
History
The United States entered 1998 with a strong economy, low unemployment and a rapidly expanding consumer internet, but national attention soon fixed on Washington. The investigation involving President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky dominated political news for much of the year. On December 19, the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment, sending the case to a Senate trial in 1999. Beyond politics, the country followed an intense summer of baseball as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased Roger Maris's single-season home-run record.
Technology moved from offices and university labs deeper into everyday life. Microsoft released Windows 98 on June 25, while two Stanford graduate students formally created Google Inc. in September after developing a search system that ranked pages by their links. Large corporate combinations also defined the business pages: Citicorp and Travelers announced the deal that formed Citigroup, Daimler-Benz combined with Chrysler, and Exxon announced an agreement to acquire Mobil before the year ended.
Popular culture delivered shared television and movie moments. The final episode of Seinfeld aired in May, Titanic won eleven Academy Awards in March, and Saving Private Ryan reached theaters in July. In sports, the Denver Broncos won their first Super Bowl, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls completed a second three-peat, the Detroit Red Wings repeated as Stanley Cup champions and the New York Yankees finished a 114-win regular season by sweeping the World Series.
Denver defeated the defending champion Green Bay Packers 31–24 in San Diego. Running back Terrell Davis scored three touchdowns and was named the game's most valuable player, while quarterback John Elway won the first championship of his Hall of Fame career.
The eighteenth Olympic Winter Games opened in Nagano with more than 2,000 athletes representing 72 nations. Snowboarding, curling and women's ice hockey joined the Olympic program, and the United States won the first women's hockey gold medal.
James Cameron's Titanic won best picture and ten other awards at the seventieth Academy Awards. Its eleven wins tied the record set by Ben-Hur, turning the ceremony into one of the defining entertainment broadcasts of the year.
NBC broadcast the final episode of Seinfeld after nine seasons. The two-part finale brought Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer to a Massachusetts courtroom and drew one of the largest US television audiences of the decade.
Read the full storyMichael Jordan's late jump shot in Game 6 lifted Chicago over Utah 87–86 and gave the Bulls their sixth NBA championship in eight seasons. Jordan scored 45 points and earned his sixth Finals MVP award.
Microsoft released Windows 98 to retail customers, adding deeper web integration, broader hardware support and the FAT32 file system to the consumer operating system. Its launch captured the late-1990s convergence of personal computers and the internet.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google Inc. after developing a Stanford search project that evaluated links between web pages. An early investment helped the new company move into a Menlo Park garage and turn its research into a business.
Read the full storyMark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 62nd home run of the season off the Chicago Cubs' Steve Trachsel at Busch Stadium, passing the record of 61 that Roger Maris set in 1961. McGwire finished the year with 70 home runs, and Cubs rival Sammy Sosa finished with 66.
Read the full storyThe Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3–0 in Game 4 to complete a World Series sweep. New York's championship capped a season in which the club won 114 regular-season games and 125 games including the postseason.
Ohio senator John Glenn, who became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962, launched on space shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission and became the oldest person to fly in space. The crew of seven ran more than 80 experiments, including studies of how weightlessness resembles aging, and landed on November 7.
Read the full storyThe German automaker Daimler-Benz completed its combination with Chrysler, creating DaimlerChrysler. Announced as a merger of equals, the transatlantic deal became one of the era's largest industrial combinations and later a prominent case study in corporate integration.
The House of Representatives approved articles accusing President Bill Clinton of perjury before a grand jury and obstruction of justice. Clinton became the second US president impeached by the House; the Senate trial ended in acquittal in February 1999.
Read the full storyGold dots on the calendar above mark these dates. Articles are researched from primary and authoritative sources listed on each page.
At a glance
Quick facts about 1998 — from key dates and calendar statistics to major events and achievements.
Important dates in 1998
Earth Tiger
Notable winners and milestones in 1998
How many of each weekday 1998 had.
How many of each weekday 1998 had. A common year has 52 of every weekday plus one extra—the weekday it starts on; a leap year gets two extras.
Sky calendar
All times are US Eastern Time, calculated with standard astronomical algorithms (Meeus). Dates can differ by a day in other time zones.
Friday, March 20, 1998
2:54 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 21, 1998
10:02 a.m. ET
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
1:37 a.m. ET
Monday, December 21, 1998
8:56 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 5, 1998. Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii).
Clock changeSunday, October 25, 1998. Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time.
| Month | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 1:00 a.m. | 5 9:17 a.m. | 12 12:23 p.m. | 20 2:40 p.m. |
| February | 26 12:25 p.m. | 3 5:53 p.m. | 11 5:22 a.m. | 19 10:27 a.m. |
| March | 27 10:13 p.m. | 5 3:41 a.m. | 12 11:34 p.m. | 21 2:38 a.m. |
| April | 26 7:41 a.m. | 3 3:18 p.m. | 11 6:23 p.m. | 19 3:52 p.m. |
| May | 25 3:32 p.m. | 3 6:03 a.m. | 11 10:29 a.m. | 19 12:34 a.m. |
| June | 23 11:50 p.m. | 1 9:44 p.m. | 10 12:18 a.m. | 17 6:37 a.m. |
| July | 23 9:43 a.m. | 1 2:42 p.m. 31 8:05 a.m. | 9 12:00 p.m. | 16 11:13 a.m. |
| August | 21 10:03 p.m. | 30 1:07 a.m. | 7 10:09 p.m. | 14 3:49 p.m. |
| September | 20 1:01 p.m. | 28 5:10 p.m. | 6 7:21 a.m. | 12 9:58 p.m. |
| October | 20 6:09 a.m. | 28 6:45 a.m. | 5 4:11 p.m. | 12 7:10 a.m. |
| November | 18 11:26 p.m. | 26 7:22 p.m. | 4 12:18 a.m. | 10 7:27 p.m. |
| December | 18 5:42 p.m. | 26 5:46 a.m. | 3 10:19 a.m. | 10 12:53 p.m. |
Reuse your calendar
Every year that starts on a Thursday and is a common (non-leap) year has exactly the same dates and weekdays as 1998. That means a printed 1998 calendar works again in 2009, 2015, 2026.Holidays tied to the moon, such as Easter, will still move.
Why calendars repeatFAQ
1998 started on a Thursday (January 1, 1998) and ended on a Thursday (December 31, 1998). It had 365 days, 53 ISO weeks and 251 working days once federal holidays are excluded.
No. 1998 was a common year with 365 days, so February had 28 days. The nearest leap years were 1996 and 2000. See leap years explained.
1981, 1987, 2009, 2015, 2026 share the exact same calendar as 1998: they start on a Thursday and are common years. A 1998 calendar can be reused in 2009, 2015, 2026. Use the same calendar year finder for any other year.
Thanksgiving Day 1998 was on Thursday, November 26, 1998. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, so it can fall between November 22 and November 28. Read more about Thanksgiving.
Easter Sunday 1998 was on Sunday, April 12, 1998, with Good Friday on Friday, April 10, 1998. Western Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. See how the date of Easter is calculated.
1998 is the Year of the Earth Tiger, which began with Lunar New Year on Wednesday, January 28, 1998. Anyone born between January 1 and January 27, 1998 belongs to the previous zodiac year, the Fire Ox.
Bill Clinton (Democratic) was the 42nd president throughout 1998, with Al Gore as vice president.
There were 10 federal holidays in 1998. When a holiday lands on a Saturday, federal employees get the Friday before off; a Sunday holiday moves to Monday. See how federal holidays work.