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13 February 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 February 1998 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Together Again” by Janet Jackson.
- Top Film of 1998
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1998 was Armageddon.
- Bestselling Novel of 1998
- “The Street Lawyer” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1998.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “ER” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1998–99 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 February 1998 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 13 February
- 1996 The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
- 2004 The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
- 2007 Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
- 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
- 2011 For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
Famous people born on February 13
- Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
- Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
- Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
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Events of 1998 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1998 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 7 – Citicorp and Travelers Group announce plans to merge, creating the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world, Citigroup.
- June 19 – Walt Disney Pictures' 36th feature film, Mulan, is released to very positive reception and commercial success.
- June 25 – Microsoft releases Windows 98 (First Edition).
Life in the US in 1998
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.06
Loaf of Bread
$1.02
Average House
$152,000
Weekly Wage
$524
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