At A Glance
24 September 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 September 1998 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith.
- 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 24 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 September 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 September 1998 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 24 September
- 1993 The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
- 1996 Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
- 2005 Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
- 2007 Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
- 2008 Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
Famous people born on 24 September
- Harriet Walter, English actress (born 1950)
- Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (1948–1998)
- Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (1941–1998)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (1896–1940)
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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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