Fatto generale: 198 is the rank of Hey Joe (1966) by Jimi Hendrix on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Fatto matematico: 198 is a Harshad number, divisible by the sum of its digits.
Trivia: 198 is the number of episodes that Woody Harrelson appeared as Woody Boyd in Cheers (of 273 episodes) between 1985-1993.
Data storica: July 16th is the day in 1990 that the Luzon Earthquake strikes in Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac, Philippines, with an intensity of 7.7.