1998 (production)
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(written from aproduction point of view)
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Events[]
January[]
- 1 January – The original release ofStar Trek: The Next Generation onVHS in theUK is deleted, in preparation for a re-release later this year.
- 3 January –DS9: "Waltz" airs.
- 5 January –
- 13 January –Volmer Jensen dies.
- 14 January –VOY: "Waking Moments" airs.
- 21 January –VOY: "Message in a Bottle" airs.
- 26 January –Bernard Sachs dies.
- 27 January –Brad Forrest dies.
- 28 January –Ariel Winter is born.
- 31 January –Gary Nardino dies.
February[]
- 1 February –Jack T. Collis dies.
- 2 February – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 3.7,DS9 volume 6.1,VOY volume 4.1.
- 4 February –
- John Foley dies.
- DS9: "Who Mourns for Morn?" airs.
- 5 February –Paramount Home Entertainment releases theWorf - Return to Grace Collection in the US.
- 7 February –Vernon Sion dies.
- 11 February –DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars" andVOY: "Hunters" air.
- 14 February –DS9: "One Little Ship" airs.
- 18 February –
- Penelope Grimaldi is born.
- VOY: "Prey" airs.
- 25 February –
- DS9: "Honor Among Thieves" airs.
- VOY: "Retrospect" airs.
March[]
- 2 March – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 3.8 (end), DS9 volume 6.2, VOY volume 4.2.
- 4 March –
- DS9: "Change of Heart" airs.
- VOY: "The Killing Game" andVOY: "The Killing Game, Part II" air.
- 7 March –Jack Perkins dies.
April[]
- 1 April –DS9: "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night" airs.
- 6 April –
- 8 April –
- DS9: "Inquisition" airs.
- VOY: "Vis à Vis" airs.
- 15 April –DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight" andVOY: "The Omega Directive" air.
- 18 April –Liam Sullivan dies.
- 20 April – TNG is rereleased in a three-episode-per-tape format in theUK, starting withTNG volume 1.1.
- 22 April –
- DS9: "His Way" airs.
- VOY: "Unforgettable" airs.
- 28 April –Jerome Bixby dies.
- 29 April –
- DS9: "The Reckoning" airs.
- VOY: "Living Witness" airs.
May[]
- 2 May –Carey Wilber dies.
- 4 May – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.2, DS9 volume 6.4, VOY volume 4.4.
- 6 May –
- 13 May –
- DS9: "Profit and Lace" airs.
- VOY: "One" airs.
- 15 May –Linwood G. Dunn dies.
- 20 May –
- Star Trek: Voyager'sfourth season ends with the episode "Hope and Fear".
- DS9: "Time's Orphan" airs.
- 21 May –Robert Gist dies.
- 31 May –Sherman Labby dies.
June[]
- 1 June – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.3, DS9 volume 6.5, VOY volume 4.5.
- 9 June –Al Francis andNorman Stuart die.
- 10 June –DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice" airs.
- 15 June – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.4, DS9 volume 6.6, VOY volume 4.6.
- 17 June – "Tears of the Prophets", the final episode ofStar Trek: Deep Space Nine'ssixth season airs;Terry Farrell leaves the series in the episode. It is also the series' 150th episode.
July[]
- 6 July – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.5, DS9 volume 6.7, VOY volume 4.7.
- 19 July –Henry Abrams is born.
August[]
- 2 August –Shari Lewis dies.
- 10 August – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.6, DS9 volume 6.8, VOY volume 4.8.
- 18 August –Persis Khambatta dies.
- 22 August –Jack Briggs dies.
September[]
- 1 September –Destiney Richardson is born.
- 5 September –Leo Penn dies.
- 7 September – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.7, DS9 volume 6.9, VOY volume 4.9.
- 9 September –Catherine Turney dies.
- 24 September –Rolland M. Brooks andAusten Jewell die.
- 30 September – "Image in the Sand", the first episode ofStar Trek: Deep Space Nine'sseventh season airs;Nicole de Boer joins the cast asEzri Dax.
October[]
- 2 October –
- Adrian Spies dies.
- Star Trek: Voyager's Deck 1 sets suffer smoke and sprinkler damage as a result of a small fire.[1](X)
- 5 October – UK VHS releases: TNG volume 1.8 (end season 1), DS9 volume 6.10, VOY volume 4.10.
- 7 October –DS9: "Shadows and Symbols" airs.
- 14 October – "Night", the first episode ofStar Trek: Voyager'sfifth season andDS9: "Afterimage" air.
- 21 October –
- VOY: "Drone" airs.
- DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" airs.
- 28 October –
- VOY: "Extreme Risk" airs.
- DS9: "Chrysalis" airs.
- 29 October – Filming wraps up forVOY: "The Fight".
November[]
- 2 November – UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 6.11, VOY volume 4.11.
- 3 November –Tina Pine dies.
- 4 November –
- VOY: "In the Flesh" airs.
- DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" airs.
- 6 November –Joseph Westheimer dies
- 11 November –
- VOY: "Once Upon a Time" airs.
- DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach" airs.
- 13 November –Gattlin Griffith is born.
- 16 November – UK VHS releases:Star Trek - Greatest Battles.
- 18 November –
- VOY: "Timeless" airs.
- DS9: "The Siege of AR-558" airs.
- 25 November –
- VOY: "Infinite Regress" airs.
- DS9: "Covenant" airs.
December[]
- 1 December –Star Trek: Action! is published.
- 2 December –VOY: "Nothing Human" airs.
- 6 December –Michael Zaslow dies.
- 7 December –
- George Wilson dies.
- UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 6.12, VOY volume 4.12.
- 9 December –VOY: "Thirty Days" airs.
- 11 December –Star Trek: Insurrection, directed byJonathan Frakes, is released in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
- 16 December –VOY: "Counterpoint" airs.
- 18 December –Otto Feuer dies.
- 19 December –Ron Turner dies.
- 21 December –Charles Reynolds McGrail dies.
- 23 December –Joe Orlando dies.
- 28 December –
- William Frankfather dies.
- CIC Video in theUK rereleasesthe first eight movies in unified packaging, in pan and scan and widescreen editions. Also released: DS9 volume 6.13 (end season 6), VOY volume 4.13 (end season 4).
- 30 December –DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon" airs.
- 31 December –Star Trek: Insurrection is released in Australia and Germany.
Unknown month[]
- Henry Abrams is born.
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