Thursday October 29, 1998
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 29, 1998: Day of the Week

October 29, 1998 was the 302nd day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 63 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

A person born on this day will be 25 years old today. If that same person saved a Quarter every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $2,044.25 today.

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Here’s the October 1998 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1998 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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 a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

October 29, 1998 Historical Event(s)

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.

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