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7 September 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 September 1998 was a Monday.
- 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 7 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 September 1998 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 7 September
- 1986 Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
- 1995 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.
- 1997 Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
- 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
- 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Famous people born on 7 September
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
- Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer (born 1987)
- Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Oliver Hudson, American actor (born 1976)
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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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