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Born in 1998: fun facts, prices and a free printable 28th birthday party kit

Turning 28 in 2026? Here is their birth year, from the Nagano Games to the first iMac, plus a free printable party kit.

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The short answer

In 1998 Titanic won 11 Oscars, France won the World Cup and Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs. John Glenn returned to space, the first International Space Station module launched and Apple introduced the iMac. Google found its first investor, and Furby set off a holiday buying frenzy.

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Born in 1998 lettered in dark green among cartoon icons of a rounded all-in-one computer, a cordless phone, a pager and a birthday cake
Digital illustration. Born in 1998, with an all-in-one computer, a cordless phone, a pager and a birthday cake.

Anyone born in 1998 arrived in a year of records: Titanic swept the Oscars, Mark McGwire chased down the home run mark and John Glenn flew in space again. Pew Research Center counts 1998 among the early birth years of Generation Z.

This page walks through the year's biggest moments, grocery and gas prices, famous birthdays and the music, films, shows and games people loved. At the end you will find party ideas and a free printable kit of 1998 trivia and games for signed-in visitors.

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What’s in the free printable Born in 1998 party kit?

27 printable pages in 3 PDFs for the 28th birthday party: 12 games, a host guide with every answer, and table cards. Print it at home, hand out pens and let the stories start.

Free printable PDFs with an InviteBird account: 3 files, each in US Letter and A4.

A look inside the kit

  • Game 1: Meet & mingle bingo

  • Game 2: The 1998 headline quiz

  • Game 3: What did it cost in 1998?

  • Game 4: The 1998 birthday club

  • Game 5: Movies & music of 1998

  • Game 7: Timeline shuffle

  • The host guide: every answer, explained

  • Table cards: the 1998 history card, welcome sign and place cards

How do you play the 28th birthday party games in the kit?

Here is what each game asks of your guests, how to play it and why it lands, so you can pick the ones that suit your crowd before you print.

  1. Meet & mingle bingo

    Find a guest for every square. The perfect icebreaker.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 3

    You need

    • One card per guest
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Hand everyone a card and a pen as they arrive.
    2. Mingle! When a guest fits a square, ask them to sign their name in it.
    3. Each guest can sign your card only once. The guest of honor may sign twice.
    4. First to fill a row, column or diagonal calls "Bingo!" and the host checks the names.

    Why it’s fun: Strangers become friends in minutes, and everyone ends up swapping stories about the guest of honor.

    The 1998 twist: The 1998 card has squares like “Can name a hit song from 1998” and “Has seen Titanic in a movie theater”.

  2. The 1998 headline quiz

    Ten questions about the year it all began.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 4

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Split into teams and pick a team name.
    2. Read each question aloud, or let teams work through the sheet at their own pace.
    3. Fill in one bubble per question. Changed your mind? Cross it out clearly.
    4. Swap sheets to mark them: one point per right answer. Answers are in the host guide.

    Why it’s fun: Big moments from 1998, with answers that spark "I remember that!" stories.

    Play it on this page, no sign-in

  3. What did it cost in 1998?

    Everyday prices from 1998: guess what they cost.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 5

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Every price is a real 1998 figure; the host guide says where each one comes from.
    2. Write your best guess in dollars and cents on each tag.
    3. The host reveals the real prices one at a time, for maximum gasps.
    4. The closest guess on each tag wins a point. For extra drama, play closest without going over.

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has an opinion about prices, and the real 1998 numbers always get a reaction.

  4. The 1998 birthday club

    Eight of these stars were born in 1998. Can you spot them?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 6

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each famous name.
    2. Decide whether they were born before 1998, in 1998, or after 1998.
    3. Fill in one bubble for each person.
    4. One point per right answer. Watch out for the close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Quick to play and full of surprises: it is hard to believe some of these stars share the guest of honor's birth year.

  5. Movies & music of 1998

    Match the films to their stars and the hits to their singers.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 7

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Match each film to a famous name from the box, writing the letter beside it.
    2. Do the same for each 1998 hit song and its artist.
    3. Each letter is used once per side.
    4. One point per match, plus a bonus point for naming the song that was No. 1 on Billboard's 1998 Year-End Hot 100.

    Why it’s fun: It turns into a sing-along. Play the songs as you reveal the answers.

  6. Before or after 1998?

    Toys, games and gadgets: did each arrive before or after 1998?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 8

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each milestone.
    2. Fill in the bubble on the left for before 1998, or on the right for after 1998.
    3. None of these happened in 1998 itself.
    4. One point per right answer. Some of them are very close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has a memory of these, and the close calls start friendly arguments.

  7. Timeline shuffle

    Put eight milestones in order around the 1998 card.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 9

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Scissors
    • A table to lay the cards on

    How to play

    1. Before the party, cut out one set of cards per team along the dashed lines.
    2. Each team lays the 1998 card in the middle of their table.
    3. Place the other eight cards in order from earliest to latest, around the 1998 card.
    4. The host reads out the right order: one point for each card in the right spot.

    Why it’s fun: Hands-on and loud: teams debate, shuffle and change their minds right up to the reveal.

  8. Who knows them best?

    How well do you really know the guest of honor?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 11

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens
    • The guest of honor's answers

    How to play

    1. Before the party, ask the guest of honor to answer the questions privately.
    2. Teams write down what they think the guest of honor said.
    3. The guest of honor reveals each answer, with the story behind it.
    4. One point per match. The host decides on close answers.

    Why it’s fun: The reveals are the best part: every answer comes with a story.

    The 1998 twist: Add a 1998 bonus question: which hit from that year would they pick as their theme song, “Too Close” or “The Boy Is Mine”?

  9. Two truths & a tall tale

    Two true stories and one invention. Spot the tall tale.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 12

    You need

    • One slip per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Write three short statements about yourself: two true, one made up.
    2. Fill in the bubble for your tall tale, then fold that corner over to hide it.
    3. Take turns reading your three statements aloud.
    4. Everyone guesses the tall tale. Fool the room and you win a point.

    Why it’s fun: Guests learn surprising things about each other, and the guest of honor's turn is always a highlight.

    The 1998 twist: Guests may swap one statement for a fact from 1998, like “The Nagano Games open” (February 7), and the room decides whether it really happened that year.

  10. Toasts & memory prompts

    Twelve prompts that turn shy guests into storytellers.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time, 10 minutes or more
    In the kit
    Page 13

    You need

    • One sheet, cut into cards
    • A bowl or hat

    How to play

    1. Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines and put them in a bowl.
    2. When it is time for toasts, pass the bowl around.
    3. Draw a card and finish the sentence, out loud, to the guest of honor.
    4. Raise a glass after each one. No points, just good stories.

    Why it’s fun: Nobody has to prepare a speech, yet everyone ends up saying something lovely.

    The 1998 twist: One card is all 1998: “If 1998 had a headline about your arrival, it would say…”

  11. Wishes for the next chapter

    A keepsake card for every guest to fill in.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time
    In the kit
    Page 14

    You need

    • One card per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens
    • A box or envelope to collect them

    How to play

    1. Cut each sheet in half along the dashed line.
    2. Put the cards out on a table with pens, or hand them out at the start.
    3. Guests write a wish, a memory and their name.
    4. Collect them in a box for the guest of honor to read later.

    Why it’s fun: The one thing from the party the guest of honor will keep for years.

    The 1998 twist: Set the 1998 history card beside the wish box, so guests can tie a wish to a moment like “Chicago takes Game 6” (June 14).

Can you beat the 1998 headline quiz?

This is game 2 from the kit, playable right here with no sign-in. Tap an answer to see whether you got it, and why. At the party, teams play it on paper and the host guide holds the answers.

  1. Which first American to orbit the Earth flew on the space shuttle on October 29, 1998, and was then the oldest person to go to space?

  2. How many Oscars did Titanic win at the March 23, 1998, ceremony?

  3. Which country won the 1998 World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Brazil?

  4. How many home runs did Mark McGwire hit in 1998?

  5. Which all-in-one Apple computer arrived in August 1998?

  6. Which city hosted the Winter Olympics in February 1998?

  7. Which toy had holiday-season resale prices that reached $300 in 1998?

  8. Which module launched on November 20, 1998, to start building the International Space Station?

  9. Which song did Billboard rank as the No. 1 single of 1998?

  10. Which team did the Chicago Bulls beat in the 1998 NBA Finals?

10 questions about 1998. Tap an answer to check it.

How do you run the kit at a 28th birthday party?

Example: a 90-minute 28th birthday party for 16 guests, born-in-1998 style, in four teams of four. Swap games in or out to suit your crowd; the host guide has every answer.

Before the party, print

  • 16 bingo cards, one per guest
  • 4 copies each of the headline quiz, the price game, the birthday club, Movies & music and Before or after
  • 4 timeline sheets, cut into cards
  • 8 two-truths sheets and 8 wish-card sheets (two per sheet)
  • The toast prompts, the scorecard and the host guide
  • The table cards: the 1998 history card, the welcome sign and four sheets of place cards
  1. 0:00
    Guests arrive: Meet & mingle bingo

    Hand each guest a bingo card and a pen at the door, so the mingling starts before the coats are off.

  2. 0:15
    Welcome and teams

    Say a few words about the guest of honor, then split the room into four teams of four, mixing generations.

  3. 0:20
    Round one: The 1998 headline quiz and What did it cost in 1998?

    Read the quiz aloud, then reveal the real prices one at a time and let the gasps do the work.

  4. 0:40
    Round two: The 1998 birthday club and Movies & music of 1998

    Play a few seconds of each song while teams match the hits to their singers.

  5. 0:55
    Cake break: The 1998 word search and Wishes for the next chapter

    Leave the word search and the wish cards on the tables while everyone eats.

  6. 1:05
    Round three: Before or after 1998? and Timeline shuffle

    Hand each team its set of timeline cards and give them five minutes to argue.

  7. 1:20
    All about them: Who knows them best? and Two truths & a tall tale

    Reveal the guest of honor's private answers, then let them read their two truths last.

  8. 1:30
    Toasts and winners: Toasts & memory prompts

    Pass the bowl of toast prompts, add up the scorecard and crown the winning team.

What happened in 1998?

The biggest events of 1998, each with the source it comes from.

A cartoon timeline of 1998: a space shuttle lifting off, an ocean liner at sea, a soccer ball beside a trophy, a baseball bat sending a ball over a fence and a rounded all-in-one computer
Digital illustration. 1998 in five moments: John Glenn's shuttle flight, Titanic at the Oscars, France's World Cup, a home run record and the iMac.
  1. February 7-22

    Winter Olympics in Nagano

    Nagano, Japan, welcomed 2,180 participants from 72 nations. Women's ice hockey made its Olympic debut and the United States won it, while the Czech Republic took the men's gold.

    Source: Olympedia: 1998 Winter Olympics Overview
  2. February 20

    Tara Lipinski wins figure skating gold

    Tara Lipinski, 15, won the women's figure skating gold medal in Nagano. She became the youngest gold medalist in her sport.

    Source: HISTORY: What Happened on February 20
  3. March 23

    Titanic sweeps the Oscars

    At the 70th Academy Awards, Titanic won 11 of its 14 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for James Cameron. "My Heart Will Go On" took Best Original Song.

    Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 70th Academy Awards (1998), honoring 1997 films
  4. May

    Seinfeld ends its NBC run

    The Television Academy's program history shows Seinfeld's NBC run, which began in May 1990, closing in May 1998.

    Source: Television Academy Interviews: Seinfeld
  5. June 14

    Jordan scores 45 in Game 6

    Chicago edged Utah 87-86 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan scored 45 points.

    Source: Basketball-Reference.com: 1998 NBA Finals Game 6, Bulls vs Jazz, June 14, 1998
  6. June 25

    Windows 98 launches

    Microsoft launched Windows 98, almost three years after Windows 95 arrived on August 24, 1995.

    Source: Microsoft: Facts About Microsoft (Windows 98 launch, June 25, 1998)
  7. July 12

    France wins the World Cup

    France beat Brazil 3-0 in the final at Saint-Denis. Zinedine Zidane scored twice before halftime, and Emmanuel Petit added a third in stoppage time.

    Source: ESPN: Brazil 0-3 France (Jul 12, 1998) Final Score
  8. July 24

    Saving Private Ryan opens

    Steven Spielberg's World War II film, starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, opened in US theaters. It earned 11 Oscar nominations and won five.

    Source: HISTORY: What Happened on July 24
  9. August

    Google gets its first investor

    Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim gave Larry Page and Sergey Brin $100,000, and Google Inc. was officially born. Its first office was a garage in Menlo Park, California.

    Source: Google: How we started and where we are today
  10. August 15

    The iMac arrives

    Apple lists August 15, 1998, as the introduction date of the original all-in-one iMac, which had a 233 MHz G3 processor and an internal hard drive of at least 4 GB.

    Source: Apple Support: iMac (original) Technical Specifications
  11. September 8

    McGwire breaks the home run record

    Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season, passing Roger Maris's record of 61 from 1961. He finished the year with 70.

    Source: Baseball Hall of Fame: McGwire on Hall of Fame ballot for sixth time
  12. October 29

    John Glenn returns to space

    Glenn, 77, lifted off on space shuttle mission STS-95 and was then the oldest person to go to space. The crew landed on November 7.

    Source: NASA: STS-95
  13. November 20

    The first space station module launches

    The Zarya module rose on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was in orbit nine minutes later. It was the first element of the International Space Station.

    Source: NASA: 20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station
  14. December 6

    Unity joins Zarya in orbit

    The crew of space shuttle Endeavour attached the Unity node to Zarya, which launched in November. Unity had lifted off on December 4.

    Source: NASA: Dec. 6, 1998, International Space Station Assembly Begins

How much did things cost in 1998?

A snapshot of the cost of living in 1998, from a stamp to a pound of coffee. Every price is a US figure from a government source, shown next to what that money is worth in September 2026.

Cartoon groceries from the 1990s on a table: milk, bread, eggs and bananas, with stamps, coins and a toy gas pump
Digital illustration. Milk, bread, eggs, bananas, stamps and gas: the everyday prices in the table below.
ItemPrice in 1998Worth todayGood to know
First-class stamp32¢$0.66Rate for the first ounce from January 1, 1995, until January 10, 1999. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Federal minimum wage$5.15 an hour$10.65 an hourIn effect from September 1, 1997. Employees under 20 could be paid $4.25 during their first 90 consecutive days on the job. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates, 1938-2009
Gallon of regular gas$1.06 (unleaded regular)$2.19 (unleaded regular)Average US retail price for the year; the all-grades average was 111.5 cents. Source: EIA Annual Energy Review, Table 5.24: Retail Motor Gasoline and On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
Loaf of white bread (1 lb)86¢$1.78US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998 (84.9¢ to 86.9¢). Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000702111): Average Price: Bread, White, Pan (per pound), monthly 1998
Gallon of whole milk$2.70$5.58Fresh, whole, fortified. US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000709112): Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Whole, Fortified (per gallon), monthly 1998
Dozen large eggs$1.04$2.15Grade A. US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000708111): Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (per dozen), monthly 1998
Pound of ground beef$1.41$2.91100% beef. US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000703112): Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (per pound), monthly 1998
Pound of sliced bacon$2.54$5.25US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000704111): Average Price: Bacon, Sliced (per pound), monthly 1998
Pound of ground coffee$3.77$7.79100% ground roast. US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998; it fell from $4.03 in January to $3.45 in December. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000717311): Average Price: Coffee, 100%, Ground Roast (per pound), monthly 1998
Pound of bananas49¢$1.01US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000711211): Average Price: Bananas (per pound), monthly 1998
Whole chicken (1 lb)$1.04$2.15Fresh, whole. US city average: the mean of 12 monthly prices in 1998. Source: FRED (BLS series APU0000706111): Average Price: Chicken, Fresh, Whole (per pound), monthly 1998

Worth today: each 1998 price scaled up by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items) from its 1998 average to September 2026, the newest month published. It shows what that money is worth now, not what the item costs today. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CPIAUCNS).

What was popular in 1998?

Cartoon items from 1998: a pager, a cordless phone, a portable CD player with headphones, a film clapper board and a basketball
Digital illustration. A pager, a cordless phone, a CD player, a clapper board and a basketball: 1998 fun in one picture.

Movies

Music

TV shows

Toys & games

Sport

Which famous people were born in 1998?

A few familiar faces who share the birth year, all born in 1998.

What are some fun facts about 1998?

  1. 1998 was the last year a song needed a commercial single release to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, and 15 different singles had reached No. 1 by the time the year-end issue went to press.

    Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  2. The Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" held the record for most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's airplay chart, with 18 weeks at press time.

    Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  3. Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" peaked at No. 11 yet stayed on the Hot 100 for 56 weeks, then the longest run for any hit that never reached the top 10.

    Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  4. Usher placed three singles in Billboard's 1998 year-end top 20: "Nice & Slow" at No. 9, "You Make Me Wanna..." at No. 15 and "My Way" at No. 16.

    Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  5. Diane Warren wrote both "How Do I Live" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," and Billboard named her the top songwriter of 1998 with eight charting titles.

    Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  6. Susan Wojcicki owned the Menlo Park garage that became Google's first office, and she later became Google's employee #16.

    Source: Google: How we started and where we are today

  7. Ocarina of Time took more than 500,000 US preorders before it was even released.

    Source: The Strong National Museum of Play: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

  8. Weather repeatedly disrupted skiing at Nagano, and the men's Olympic downhill was cancelled and rescheduled four times.

    Source: Olympedia: 1998 Winter Olympics Overview

  9. Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998 as online copying and file sharing grew, making it illegal to build programs that get around copy protection.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History, 1998

  10. Both of Zinedine Zidane's goals in the World Cup final came before halftime, the second in first-half stoppage time.

    Source: ESPN: Brazil 0-3 France (Jul 12, 1998) Final Score

Can you answer these 1998 trivia questions?

Tap a question to see the answer. The party kit has a full round of 1998 trivia ready to print.

  1. Which first American to orbit the Earth returned to space on October 29, 1998?

    Answer: John Glenn, aboard space shuttle mission STS-95. Source: NASA: STS-95

  2. How many Oscars did Titanic win at the 70th Academy Awards?

    Answer: Eleven, from 14 nominations. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 70th Academy Awards (1998), honoring 1997 films

  3. Which team beat Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final?

    Answer: France. Source: ESPN: Brazil 0-3 France (Jul 12, 1998) Final Score

  4. How many home runs did Mark McGwire hit in 1998?

    Answer: 70. Source: MLB: Mark McGwire's 1998 Home Run Record Chase

  5. Which team did the Chicago Bulls beat in the 1998 NBA Finals?

    Answer: The Utah Jazz, four games to two. Source: Basketball-Reference.com: 1998 NBA Finals, Bulls vs. Jazz

  6. What was Billboard's No. 1 single of 1998?

    Answer: "Too Close" by Next. Source: Billboard, December 26, 1998: The Year in Music (Year-End Hot 100 Singles)

  7. Which module launched on November 20, 1998, starting the International Space Station?

    Answer: Zarya. Source: NASA: 20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station

  8. How much did it cost to mail a first-class letter in 1998?

    Answer: 32 cents for the first ounce. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863

  9. Which Japanese city hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics?

    Answer: Nagano. Source: Olympedia: 1998 Winter Olympics Overview

  10. Who won Best Director for Saving Private Ryan?

    Answer: Steven Spielberg. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 71st Academy Awards (1999), honoring 1998 films

How do you throw a 1998-themed 28th birthday party?

Cartoon friends laughing around a table at a birthday party, writing answers on trivia sheets beside a cake with candles, with a boom box and balloons nearby
Digital illustration. Friends playing a pen-and-paper trivia game at a 1990s-themed birthday party.

  • Play the hits of 1998

    Build a playlist from Billboard's year-end chart: "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine," "You're Still the One," "Truly Madly Deeply," "How Do I Live" and "My Heart Will Go On." Save a singalong for last.

  • Name-that-tune rounds

    Play the first few seconds of a 1998 hit and let each table race to shout the title and artist. Anyone who can sing the next line earns a bonus point.

  • A dial-up and desktop corner

    Set up a retro tech table with a rounded all-in-one computer, a handheld game console and a CD player. Print a "Windows 98" banner and let guests write their old email addresses on cards.

  • Movie night with ballots

    Show clips from Titanic, Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare in Love, then hand out ballots for Best Picture. Count the votes with a drumroll.

  • A late-1990s snack table

    Fill the table with pizza rolls, soft pretzels, a veggie tray with ranch and fruit snacks. Add an alcohol-free punch beside the sodas.

  • Dress code: 1998

    Ask guests to dress from the year: butterfly clips, a Bulls jersey, a Furby on the shoulder or a Titanic-era evening gown.

  • Then-and-now photo wall

    Tack up baby photos from 1998 beside the year's headlines: John Glenn, McGwire's 70 and the first iMac. Add recent snapshots to show how things changed.

  • Guess the 1998 price

    Write a gallon of gas, a stamp and a dozen eggs on index cards and ask everyone to guess the 1998 price. The answers sit in the price table above.

Which invitations and cards fit a 28th birthday?

Born in 1998 means turning 28 in 2026. These designs follow the calendar: next year this page shows 29th birthday picks instead.

Online cards for turning 28

Milestone birthday cards

What else do people ask about 1998?

How old is someone born in 1998?

A person born in 1998 turns 28 in 2026. Until their birthday arrives, they are a year younger.

What generation is someone born in 1998?

Generation Z. Pew Research Center defines Gen Z as people born in 1997 or later, with 1996 the last Millennial birth year.

What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1998?

The Tiger. The Hong Kong Observatory's calendar table puts Chinese New Year on January 28, 1998. Anyone born from January 1 to January 27, 1998, belongs to the Ox.

What happened in 1998?

Titanic won 11 Oscars, Nagano hosted the Winter Olympics, France won the World Cup and Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs. John Glenn flew in space again, Apple introduced the iMac and the first module of the International Space Station launched.

What was the No. 1 song of 1998?

"Too Close" by Next, according to Billboard's year-end Hot 100. "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica ranked second, and Shania Twain's "You're Still the One" ranked third.

How much did things cost in 1998?

A first-class stamp cost 32 cents and the federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour. Unleaded regular gas averaged $1.06 a gallon, a dozen large eggs about $1.04 and a loaf of white bread 86 cents.

Which famous people were born in 1998?

Jayson Tatum, Jaden Smith, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Hurts, Shawn Mendes, Trae Young, Juan Soto and Kylian Mbappé were all born in 1998.

What movies came out in 1998?

Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, Life Is Beautiful and The Truman Show were among the year's films. Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture at the Academy Awards held in March 1999.

What are good 1998-themed party ideas?

Play the year's chart hits, set up a dial-up and desktop tech corner or run a movie night with Best Picture ballots. A late-1990s snack table and a guess-the-price round fit in nicely.

What games work for a 28th birthday party?

The free kit has twelve printable games, from a meet-and-mingle bingo and a 1998 headline quiz to a price-guessing round and a word search. A host guide with answer keys and table cards come with it, and signed-in visitors can download it here.

Where do these facts come from?

The party kit lists the sources behind its games and answers at the back of its host guide.