Born on 27 October 1998

At A Glance

27 October 1998 at a glance

Day of the week

27 October 1998 was a Tuesday.

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 27 October is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 October 1998 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 October

• 1986 The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
• 1988 Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
• 1991 Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
• 1994 Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
• 2014 Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.

Famous people born on 27 October

• Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (1858–1919)
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil (born 1945)
• John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
• Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932–1963)

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