What happened on Wednesday February 04, 1998?

About February 4th, 1998, in brief:

  • Historical events: A severe magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, causing massive destruction. The seismic event resulted in 2,323 fatalities, 818 injuries, and the complete destruction of 8,094 houses, highlighting the region's vulnerability to geological instability.
  • Day of the week: February 4th, 1998 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Together Again by Janet
  • #1 UK song: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
  • Popular movie: Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke

More about February 4th, 1998? See below for more news and curiosities on February 4th, 1998.

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February 04, 1998: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 04, 1998:

  • Devastating Hindu Kush Earthquake in Afghanistan A severe magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, causing massive destruction. The seismic event resulted in 2,323 fatalities, 818 injuries, and the complete destruction of 8,094 houses, highlighting the region's vulnerability to geological instability.
  • Washington National Airport Renamed The United States Congress voted to rename Washington National Airport in honor of former President Ronald Reagan, a symbolic gesture recognizing his significant political legacy.
  • Bill Gates Pie Incident in Brussels Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was targeted by a pie-throwing protest in Brussels, Belgium, an unusual public incident highlighting tech industry tensions and activism of the late 1990s.

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February 04, 1998: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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February 04, 1998: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 04, 1998:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $60.56
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $18.06
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $155.88
  • General Electric GE: opens at $77.00
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $99.12

February 04, 1998: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Chicago Bulls - Utah Jazz : 93 - 101
  • Cleveland Cavaliers - Washington Wizards : 88 - 104
  • Dallas Mavericks - Boston Celtics : 99 - 110
  • Indiana Pacers - Seattle SuperSonics : 97 - 104
  • Miami Heat - Philadelphia 76ers : 98 - 84

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

  • Badajoz - Osasuna : 2 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Amiens - Martigues : 2 - 1
  • Caen - Toulon : 1 - 1
  • Gueugnon - St Etienne : 1 - 1
  • Laval - Niort : 0 - 0
  • Lorient - Le Mans : 1 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Auxerre - Metz : 0 - 0
  • Guingamp - Toulouse : 2 - 0
  • Lens - Lyon : 3 - 0
  • Marseille - Bordeaux : 1 - 0
  • Montpellier - Paris SG : 2 - 1
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What day of the week was February 04, 1998?


February 04, 1998 was a Wednesday and it was the 35th day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 04, 1998 can also be written as 2/4/1998 in the US and as 4/2/1998 in UK and Europe.

February 04, 1998 in February 1998 calendar

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February 04, 1998: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 04, 1998 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 2nd and February 8th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 04, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 04, 1998 was Together Again by Janet, according to the music chart for the week February 2nd and February 8th.

  1. - Together Again youtube
  2. - Nice & Slow youtube
  3. - How Do I Live youtube
  4. - Truly Madly Deeply youtube
  5. - Been Around The World youtube

February 04, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on February 04, 1998 was My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion, according to the music chart for the week February 2nd and February 8th.

  1. - My Heart Will Go On youtube
  2. - Doctor Jones youtube
  3. - Never Ever youtube
  4. - Angels youtube
  5. - Let Me Show You youtube

February 04, 1998: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 04, 1998 was Nice & Slow by Usher, according to the music chart for the week February 2nd and February 8th.

  1. - Nice & Slow youtube
  2. - I Don't Ever Want To See You Again
  3. - My Body youtube
  4. - Dangerous
  5. - A Song For Mama
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February 04, 1998: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 4th is Aquarius.

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February 04, 1998: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 04, 1998 is Tiger and the associated element is Earth.

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February 04, 1998: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 04, 1998 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 04, 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 February 04, 1998 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 64% full, rising at 11:43 am and setting at 01:59 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 12, 1998 while the next full moon would come on Feb 11, 1998.

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How old is someone born on February 04, 1998?


Someone born on February 04, 1998 is:

27 years 3 months old,

or 327 months and 3 days old,

or 1422 weeks

or 9954 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 04, 1998?

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