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Here is a list of events and notable dates concerning the year 1998. You can jump to various months with the toolbar below:

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January

• January 20: Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County debuts on UPN (TV Movie)
• January 20: The Prophecy II opens in theaters (Movies)
• January 30: Ferdy Mayne dies (Actors)

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February

• February 5: Target Earth TV debut (Movies)
• February 7: The Silver Surfer (TV series) debuts (Animated TV Series)
• February 13: Sphere opens in theaters (Movies)
• February 21: Falling Fire opens in theaters (Movies)
• February 21: John Nicolella dies (Director)
• February 27: Dark City opens in theaters (Movies)
• February 27: J.T. Walsh dies (Actors)

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March

• March 20: Beverley Cross dies (Actor)

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April

• April 3: Lost in Space (movie) opens in theaters (Movies)
• April 9: Elle Fanning is born (Actors)
• April 26: Merlin (1998 TV movie) TV premier (TV Movies)
• April 28: Jerome Bixby dies (Screenwriter)

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May

• May 8: Deep Impact opens in theaters (Movies)
• May 11: Gene Fowler Jr. dies (Director / Film Editor)
• May 19:Godzilla (1998 movie) opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)
• May 26: Nick Fury: Agent of Shield debuts (TV Movie)

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June

• June 3: Meteorites! TV debut (TV movies)
• June 7: Brimstone debuts (TV series)
• June 26: Doctor Dolittle (1998 movie) opens in theaters (Movie)

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July

• July 22: Astronaut Alan Shepard dies of leukemia
• July 24: Disturbing Behavior opens in theaters (Movies)

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August

• August 5: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later opens in theaters (Movies)
• August 18: A Very Unlucky Leprechaun opens in theaters (Movies)
• August 21: Blade opens in US theaters (Movies)

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September

• September 1: The novel Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is released in the US
• September 5: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven debuts (TV Series)
• September 11: Cube U.S. limited release (Movies)
• September 12: Godzilla: The Series premieres on Fox (TV Series)
• September 12: Young Hercules debuts on Fox Kids (TV series)
• September 12: Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (Animated TV series)

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October

• October 3: Roddy McDowall dies in Studio City, California (actor)
• October 7: Charmed premiers on the WB (TV Series)
• October 7: 7 Days debuts (TV Series)
• October 11: Richard Denning dies (Actor)
• October 15: Nightworld: 30 Years to Life debuts on UPN (TV Series)
• October 22: Chameleon TV premier (TV Movies)
• October 23: Pleasantville opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)
• October 23: Soldier opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)

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November

• November 3 Bob Kane dies (Comic Book Artists)
• November 4: Gods and Monsters opens (Movies)
• November 16: Goosebumps (TV series) series finale (TV Series)
• November 19: Half-Life is released (Video Games)
• November 23: Scrooged opens in theaters (Movies)

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December

• December 11: Star Trek: Insurrection opens in theaters (Movies)
• December 11: 'Jack Frost (1998 movie) opens in theaters (Movies)