Northern Ireland: Omagh bombing takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured. Date: August 15, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 15 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation. Date: August 10, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 10 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist. Date: August 8, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. Date: August 7, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 7 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ 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 â đ Other events on August 1 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day…
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 â đ Other events on July 24 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
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 â đ Other events on July 17 đ Events on this day…
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 â đ Other events on July 17 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine. Date: July 15, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on July 15 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
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)