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26 August 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 August 1998 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls.
- 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 26 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 August 1998 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 26 August
- 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
- 1999 Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
- 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
- 2014 The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
Famous people born on 26 August
- Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
- Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
- Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
- Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
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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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