What Happened on March 29, 1998

Historical Events

  • 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech, 93-75; Volunteers' 3-peat, completing undefeated season (39–0)
  • Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pat Hurst wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson after sinking a 5-foot birdie putt at the final green

PGA Players Championship

PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back to finish 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Glen Day and Tom Lehman

  • Vasco da Gama Road bridge opens in Lisbon, Portugal as the longest bridge in Europe

WrestleMania

WrestleMania XIV, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's wins his first WWF Heavyweight tile against Shawn Michaels


Famous Deaths

  • Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), dies of an aneurysm at 58
Died in 1998 1998 Highlights

About March 29, 1998

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 26 years, 1 month and 5 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
  • UK #1 Song: It's Like That - Run DMC Versus Jason Nevins