1998 followed by 1999
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.  
1998 was designated as the International Year of the Ocean.