Date: February 16, 1998
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. Date: October 31, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 Crash Kills 45 at…
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…
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 1998Iraq Disarmament…
PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people. Date: September 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Washington National Airport Renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport…
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)…
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. Date: May 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day…