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Events on Monday 4 May 1998 2
19981998 World Snooker ChampionshipHiggins FirstWinner: John Higgins; Runner-up: Ken Doherty. Score: 18–12.
1998Theodore Kaczynski sentencedUnabomber receives four life terms without paroleTheodore Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was sentenced on 4 May 1998 to four consecutive life terms without parole after pleading guilty to a series of mail bombings that killed three people and injured 23 over nearly two decades. He had eluded identification for years despite one of the largest manhunts in FBI history.