At A Glance

1 March 1998 at a glance

Day of the week
1 March 1998 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion.
Top Film of 1998
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1998 was Armageddon.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1998
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1998 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 March 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 March 1998 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 March

  • 1998 Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
  • 2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
  • 2002 The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
  • 2002 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • 2003 Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Famous people born on 1 March

  • Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Tyreek Hill, American football player (born 1994)
  • Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (born 1983)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1998 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1998 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 January – A helicopter carrying Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer makes an emergency landing in the Bougainville hinterland after its windscreen is smashed in a bird strike. Downer was travelling to Arawa to meet senior leaders of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army.
  • 1 February – Some Sunday newspapers publish a Libra advertisement for ultra-absorbent menstrual pads accompanied by a caption which reads "Katherine could use some of these right now" while also depicting a flooded home.
  • 3 March – Federal Speaker of the House of Representatives Bob Halverson resigns.

Life in Australia in 1998

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.67

Loaf of Bread

$1.95

Average House

$155,000

Weekly Wage

$760.00

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