Date: May 6, 1998
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)…
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 1998Unabomber Theodore…
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 1998Hugo Chávez Wins Venezuela Presidential…
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. Date: May 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Pakistan Conducts Underground Nuclear Test in…
Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum. Date: October 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Japan Launches Nozomi Mars Probe, Joins Spacefaring Nations – July 4, 1998Eric Rudolph Charged in…
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…