Date: July 17, 1998
The 6.5 Mw⯠Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000â4,500. Date: May 30, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 30 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Cebu…
France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3â0. Date: July 12, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on July 12 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Russia Introduces New Rubles to Curb Inflation January 1, 1998Drudge Breaks Clinton-Lewinsky Affair…
Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped. Date: May 13, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 13 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Hong Kong International Airport Opens…
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. Date: May 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 2 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1998France Wins First World Cup Title,…
President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. Date: May 21, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 21 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This…
A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. Date: May 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on May 4 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)…