At A Glance
29 September 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 September 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 29 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 September 1998 was First Quarter.
On this day: 29 September
- 1991 A Haitian coup d'état occurs.
- 1992 Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.
- 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
- 2004 Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.
- 2005 John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
Famous people born on 29 September
- Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
- Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
- Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)
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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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