At A Glance

11 March 1998 at a glance

Day of the week
11 March 1998 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1998
The Irish chart song for 1998 was “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion.
Top Film of 1998
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1998 was Armageddon.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 March 1998 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 11 March

  • 1990 Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1990 Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
  • 2003 The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.
  • 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.

Famous people born on 11 March

  • Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
  • Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
  • Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
  • Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)

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Events of 1998 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1998 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The Vocational Education Committees of the towns of Bray, Drogheda, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford were abolished.
  • 27 February – Ireland qualified for entry into the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union.
  • 10 April – (Good Friday) – The British and Irish governments and all the political parties in Northern Ireland (except the Democratic Unionists) signed the Belfast Agreement (also called Good Friday Agreement).

Life in Ireland in 1998

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

£1.70/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.82

Average House

£90,000

Weekly Wage

£148

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