Historical Events
- Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide
Famous Deaths
- Allen Drury, American author (Advise & Consent - 1960 Pulitzer Prize), dies at 80
- Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), dies from cancer at 65
- Jonathan Mann, American physician and AIDS activist, dies in the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 at 51
Died in 1998 1998 Highlights
About September 2, 1998
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 25 years, 7 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
#1 Song: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
