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)
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)
Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source. Date: January 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Date: January 22, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website. Date: January 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Santa Lucía 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)
Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia. Date: January 13, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Date: January 12, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. Date: January 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)