At A Glance

20 August 1998 at a glance

Day of the week
20 August 1998 was a Thursday.
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 20 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 August 1998 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 August 1998 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 20 August

  • 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • 1991 Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood.
  • 1992 In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.
  • 1998 The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
  • 2007 China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.

Famous people born on August 20

  • Andrew Garfield, American-English actor (born 1983)
  • Amy Adams, American actress (born 1974)
  • Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
  • Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American actor (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).
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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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