At A Glance

15 September 1998 at a glance

Day of the week
15 September 1998 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 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.
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 15 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 September 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 September 1998 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 September

  • 1981 The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • 1983 Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
  • 2001 During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs.
  • 2004 National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
  • 2008 Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.

Famous people born on September 15

  • Tom Hardy, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1977)
  • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Sussex (born 1984)
  • Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (1890–1976)
  • Josh Charles, American actor and director (born 1971)

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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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