Historical Events
- "Svoboda", oldest Ukrainian language newspaper in US, founded in 1893 in Jersey City, New Jersey, contracts from daily to weekly publication
Famous Deaths
- Danielle Bunten Berry [Dan Bunten], American software developer and game programmer (M.U.L.E.), dies of lung cancer at 49
- Duncan White, Ceylonese athlete (first Olympic medallist from Ceylon, silver 400m hurdles 1948), dies at 80
- George Lloyd, English composer (The Serf; Pervigilium Veneris (The Vigil of Venus); John Socman), dies at 85
Died in 1998 1998 Highlights
About July 3, 1998
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 25 years, 9 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Cancer
Holidays: Independence Day (United States)
Music Charts
#1 Song: The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica
#1 Song: Three Lions '98 - Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds
