Historical Events
- Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $US40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the then largest industrial merger in history
Famous Birthdays
MrBeast (25 years old)
American YouTuber, born in Wichita, Kansas
Famous Deaths
- Allan McLeod Cormack, South African physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1924)
- Eddie Rabbitt, American songwriter ("Kentucky Rain"), and country singer ("I Love a Rainy Night"), dies of lung cancer at 56
Died in 1998 1998 Highlights
About May 7, 1998
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 25 years, 11 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Too Close - Next
#1 Song: Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade - All Saints
