What Happened In June 1998 - Historical Events 1998 June

Historical Events for June, 1998

4th » Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
5th » A Strike action called strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.
11th » Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
25th » In 'Clinton v. City of New York', the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is United States Constitution or unconstitutional.

1st » Darwin Joston, American actor (b. 1937)
2nd » Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (b. 1952)
3rd » Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (b. 1922)
4th » Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (b. 1903)
5th » Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
5th » Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1909)
8th » Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (b. 1943)
8th » Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (b. 1903)
10th » Jim Hearn, American baseball player (b. 1921)
10th » Hammond Innes, English author (b. 1914)
11th » Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)
12th » Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (b. 1924)
12th » Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
13th » Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor (b. 1899)
13th » Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (b. 1911)
13th » Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (b. 1917)
20th » Conrad Schumann, German soldier (b. 1942)
21st » Anastasio Ballestrero, Italian cardinal (b. 1913)
21st » Al Campanis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)
25th » Lounès Matoub, Algerian singer, guitarist, and poet (b. 1956)
27th » Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian politician (b. 1935)
29th » Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (b. 1936)