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September 4, 1998

On September 4, 1998, google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. The year's #1 song was "Too Close" by Next. King Combs, Mitchell Robinson, Sexyy Red would arrive in the same year.

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1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.

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On September 4, 1998

  1. 1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.

    American multinational technology company

    Google LLC is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" by the BBC, and is one of the world's most valuable brands. Google's parent company Alphabet Inc.

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Born on September 4, 1998

Neru Nagahama 1998– Japanese television personality, telesvion presenter, and actress

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Died on September 4, 1998

Ernst Jaakson Estonian ambassador (1905–1998)
Elizabeth Kata Australian writer (1912–1998)

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King Combs 1998– American rapper
Mitchell Robinson 1998– American basketball player
Sexyy Red 1998– American rapper
Anna Odine Strøm 1998– Norwegian ski jumper and two-time Olympic champion
Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (Saint) 1998– Thai actor and singer
Jarrett Allen 1998– American basketball player

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