What are the important events that happened on October 29, 1998? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 29, 1998: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 29, 1998 is the 302nd day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 63 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 16, 1998 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 909,619,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectadigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $74.85. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Tiger is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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October 29, 1998 Historical Events
- 1998 –ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission.
- 1998 –Apartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
- 1998 –Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
- 1998 –Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
- 1998 –The Gothenburg nightclub fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures 200.
- 1998 –While en route from Adana to Ankara, a Turkish Airlines flight with a crew of 6 and 33 passengers is hijacked by a Kurdish militant who orders the pilot to fly to Switzerland. The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he is landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to refuel.
Who died on October 29, 1998?
- 1998 –Paul Misraki, French songwriter (b. 1908)
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