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16 August 1998 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 August 1998 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica.
- 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 16 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 August 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 August 1998 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 16 August
- 1972 In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
- 1975 Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration.
- 1989 A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
- 2008 The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
- 2020 The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.
Famous people born on August 16
- Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director (born 1958)
- Sophie Cunningham, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player (born 2001)
- James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
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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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