What happened on Thursday September 17, 1998?

About September 17th, 1998, in brief:

  • Historical events: U.S. authorities identified two new suspects connected to terrorist attacks, accusing an Islamic extremist of being the primary planner for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. Additionally, they arrested a Texan who was reportedly a former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden, expanding the international investigation into these terror activities.
  • Day of the week: September 17th, 1998 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith
  • #1 UK song: No Matter What by Boyzone
  • Popular movie: Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke

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September 17, 1998: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on September 17, 1998:

  • U.S. Terrorism Suspects Linked to Embassy Bombings U.S. authorities identified two new suspects connected to terrorist attacks, accusing an Islamic extremist of being the primary planner for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. Additionally, they arrested a Texan who was reportedly a former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden, expanding the international investigation into these terror activities.
  • Death of Baseball Player Chet Hoff Chet Hoff passed away at the age of 107 in Daytona Beach, Florida. During his baseball career, he played for the New York Highlanders from 1911 to 1913 and the St. Louis Browns in 1915, representing early 20th-century professional baseball.

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September 17, 1998: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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September 17, 1998: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on September 17, 1998:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $69.06
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $36.06
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $105.31
  • General Electric GE: opens at $77.62
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $127.50
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What day of the week was September 17, 1998?


September 17, 1998 was a Thursday and it was the 260th day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar.

September 17, 1998 can also be written as 9/17/1998 in the US and as 17/9/1998 in UK and Europe.

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September 17, 1998: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on September 17, 1998:

  • Ted Binion

    American poker player and businessman (b. 1943).

  • William Albright

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September 17, 1998: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on September 17, 1998 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 14th and September 20th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

September 17, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on September 17, 1998 was I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith, according to the music chart for the week September 14th and September 20th.

  1. - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing youtube
  2. - The First Night youtube
  3. - Crush youtube
  4. - My Way youtube
  5. - The Boy Is Mine youtube

September 17, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on September 17, 1998 was No Matter What by Boyzone, according to the music chart for the week September 14th and September 20th.

  1. - No Matter What youtube
  2. - One For Sorrow youtube
  3. - Millennium youtube
  4. - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next youtube
  5. - Finally Found youtube

September 17, 1998: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on September 17, 1998 was The First Night by Monica, according to the music chart for the week September 14th and September 20th.

  1. - The First Night youtube
  2. - Thinkin' Bout It
  3. - Friend Of Mine
  4. - I Can Do That
  5. - I Still Love You
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September 17, 1998: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 17th is Virgo.

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September 17, 1998: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 17, 1998 is Tiger and the associated element is Earth.

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September 17, 1998: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on September 17, 1998 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 17, 1998 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on September 17, 1998 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 3% full, rising at 03:30 am and setting at 06:10 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 06, 1998 while the next full moon would come on Oct 05, 1998.

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How old is someone born on September 17, 1998?


Someone born on September 17, 1998 is:

26 years 7 months old,

or 319 months and 27 days old,

or 1390 weeks and 6 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on September 17, 1998?

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