Date: August 28, 1998
After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people. Date: June 3, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Rome Statute Adopts International Criminal Court in The Hague,…
Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy. Date: February 3, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, was officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe, Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered. Date: August 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day…
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent. Date: May 30, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people. Date: February 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Cavalese Cable Car Disaster: US Pilot Kills 20,…
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission. Date: April 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Lillian E. Fishburne First Female African American Rear Admiral – February 1, 1998MIAT Mongolian…