29. elokuuta 1998 oli lauantaina tähtimerkin ♍ alla. Se oli 240 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 27 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli perjantaina 29. elokuuta 2025, 292 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on lauantaina 29. elokuuta 2026, 72 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 10 154 päivää tai noin 243 710 tuntia tai noin 14 622 606 minuuttia tai noin 877 356 360 sekuntia.
Date: 30 August 1998
By Kenneth Best
Kenneth Best
Profile of and interview with former radio disk jockey Bill Rock of Stratford, Conn, who comments on his current television promotional voice-over work, including NBC News, Meet the Press, Dateline, International Dateline and Weekend Magazine; photo (M)
Date: 30 August 1998
By Alan Schwarz
Alan Schwarz
Excerpts from 1961-62 press attacks on Roger Maris before and after he set major league baseball home run record; photo (M)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Katharine Seelye
Pres Clinton, surrounded by some of his most ardent supporters, says he he has been wrestling with the process of forgiveness, both as a seeker of it from his family and the nation, and as one who can offer it to his enemies; comments, in speech at Martha's Vineyard ceremony commemorating 35th anniversary of historic civil rights march on Washington, come in wake of criticism that Clinton was not sufficiently contrite in Aug 17 televised address to the nation in which he admitted having relationship with Monica Lewinsky that was 'not appropriate'; chart of Aug 19-20 New York Times/CBS News poll of public opinion, among blacks and whites, of Clinton; photo (M)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Accustaff Inc to sell its Strategix Solutions Inc to Randstad Holdings NV for $850 million in cash, ending plan to take unit public (S)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DuPont Co to buy Tongkook Synthetic Fiber Co's spandex-fiber business in deal valued at $200 million (S)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pratt & Whitney to cut 900 jobs in Canada as it trims research and development efforts (S)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Textron Inc buys Midland Industrial Plastics of Britain (S)9
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cadence Design Systems Inc to buy Bell Labs Design Automation Group from Lucent Technologies Inc (S)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bay View Capital Corp drops planned $153 million acquisition of PSB Lending Corp; will take $850,000 third-quarter charge to write off certain costs of deal; warns of disappointing earnings (S)
Date: 29 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Carrefour SA, which already owns 23 percent of Comptoirs Modernes, agrees to buy rest of company for cash and stock totaling maximum of 14 billion francs ($2.38 billion) and assume about 1 billion francs in debt; reports first-half profit rose 27 percent, to 1.79 billion francs ($304 million), from 1.41 billion francs in 1997 period (S)