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2 April 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 April 1998 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Never Ever” by All Saints.
- 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 2 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 April 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 April 1998 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 2 April
- 1986 Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
- 1989 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
- 1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
- 2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
- 2011 India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Famous people born on 2 April
- Jesse Plemons, American actor (born 1988)
- Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
- Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer (born 1977)
- Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (1939–1984)
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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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