What Happened on April 19, 1998

Historical Events

Senior PGA Championship

Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin makes it 3 straight titles in the event with a convincing 7 stroke margin over runner-up Larry Nelson

Golfer and Three-Time Major Championship Winner Larry Nelson

Famous Birthdays

Shawn Raboutou, American rock climber, born in Boulder, Colorado

Born in 1998

Famous Deaths

Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek; The Magic Sword; Monroes), dies of a heart attack at 74
Octavio Paz, Mexican poet (Salamandra; Topoemas), writer and diplomat who won the 1990 Nobel Prize laureate, dies at 84

Died in 1998 1998 Highlights