What happened on Wednesday April 29, 1998?

About April 29th, 1998, in brief:

  • Historical events: Israel commemorated its 50th anniversary of independence, reflecting on five decades of national existence. Despite the milestone celebration, the country faced significant internal challenges including economic uncertainty, social divisions, ongoing security concerns, and complex geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
  • Day of the week: April 29th, 1998 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Too Close by Next
  • #1 UK song: It's Like That by Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins
  • Popular movie: Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke

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April 29, 1998: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 29, 1998:

  • Israel Marks 50 Years of Statehood Amid Complex Challenges Israel commemorated its 50th anniversary of independence, reflecting on five decades of national existence. Despite the milestone celebration, the country faced significant internal challenges including economic uncertainty, social divisions, ongoing security concerns, and complex geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
  • Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant Winner Crowned The 15th annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant concluded with the crowning of its winner, celebrating the popular swimwear and modeling competition that highlights beauty and fashion trends of the late 1990s.

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April 29, 1998: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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April 29, 1998: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 29, 1998:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $73.37
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $26.94
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $90.06
  • General Electric GE: opens at $82.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $115.69

April 29, 1998: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Chicago Bulls - New Jersey Nets : 116 - 101
  • Phoenix Suns - San Antonio Spurs : 80 - 99
  • Utah Jazz - Houston Rockets : 85 - 89

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Antwerp - Charleroi : 2 - 4
  • Beveren - Lokeren : 3 - 0
  • Club Brugge - Aalst : 4 - 1
  • Genk - Gent : 2 - 1
  • Lierse - Standard : 3 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bielefeld - Kaiserslautern : 2 - 2
  • Bochum - Hertha : 2 - 1
  • Leverkusen - Dortmund : 2 - 2
  • Schalke 04 - FC Koln : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • CZ Jena - Unterhaching : 2 - 3
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What day of the week was April 29, 1998?


April 29, 1998 was a Wednesday and it was the 119th day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 29, 1998 can also be written as 4/29/1998 in the US and as 29/4/1998 in UK and Europe.

April 29, 1998 in April 1998 calendar

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Who was born on April 29, 1998?


Famous people born on April 29, 1998:

  • Mallory Pugh

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April 29, 1998: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 29, 1998:

  • Italia Lucchini

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April 29, 1998: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 29, 1998 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 27th and May 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 29, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 29, 1998 was Too Close by Next, according to the music chart for the week April 27th and May 3rd.

  1. - Too Close youtube
  2. - You're Still The One youtube
  3. - Let's Ride youtube
  4. - All My Life youtube
  5. - Frozen youtube

April 29, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 29, 1998 was It's Like That by Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins, according to the music chart for the week April 27th and May 3rd.

  1. - It's Like That youtube
  2. - My Heart Will Go On youtube
  3. - Truly Madly Deeply youtube
  4. - La Primavera youtube
  5. - Turn It Up / Fire It Up youtube

April 29, 1998: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 29, 1998 was Too Close by Next, according to the music chart for the week April 27th and May 3rd.

  1. - Too Close youtube
  2. - Let's Ride
  3. - It's All About Me
  4. - All My Life/Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)
  5. - A Rose Is Still A Rose
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April 29, 1998: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 29th is Taurus.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 29, 1998: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 29, 1998 is Tiger and the associated element is Earth.

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April 29, 1998: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 29, 1998 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 29, 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 April 29, 1998 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 18% full, rising at 08:44 am and setting at 11:30 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 11, 1998 while the next full moon would come on May 11, 1998.

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How old is someone born on April 29, 1998?


Someone born on April 29, 1998 is:

27 years and 5 days old,

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or 1409 weeks and 4 days old,

or 9867 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 29, 1998?

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