Date: August 17, 1998
A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Taliban Raid…
The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme. Date: February 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives. Date: December 29, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Pakistan National Assembly Passes Qur’an and Sunnah Law Amendment,…
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Date: May 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day…
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 1998FDA Approves Viagra…
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 1998Finnish Satanist Jarno Elg Murder and Ritual Cannibalism,…