At A Glance

30 May 1998 at a glance

Day of the week
30 May 1998 was a Saturday.
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 30 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 May 1998 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 May

  • 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
  • 1990 Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
  • 1998 Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
  • 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
  • 2013 Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.

Famous people born on 30 May

  • Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
  • Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
  • Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)

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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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