Date: May 30, 1998
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 1998Algeria Armed Groups Kill 81…
Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. Date: July 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board. Date: April 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Space Shuttle Discovery…
Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. Date: January 11, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Dantan Tornado Kills 250, Injures 3,000 – March 24, 1998International Space Station Zarya Module…
During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives. Date: March 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Iraq Threatens to Fire on U.S….
The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. Date: July 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…