Date: August 15, 1998
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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 → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Terry Nichols Sentenced to Life…
Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena publishes a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence, which links string theory and quantum gravity. Date: January 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998U.S. Judge Allows Secret…
In Santa LucÃa Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala, thirteen American students on a school trip are attacked and robbed at gunpoint; five were raped. Date: January 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Rome Statute Adopts International…
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. Date: May 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day…
A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Date: July 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day…
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…