Date: May 21, 1998
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) More events from 1998Algeria Armed Groups Kill 81 People December 8, 1998Clinton–Lewinsky Scandal: House Judiciary…
An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120. Date: February 14, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena publishes a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence, which links string theory and quantum gravity. Date: January 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Jonesboro Westside Middle School…
Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. Date: May 7, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Jonesboro Westside Middle School Shooting Kills 5, Wounds 10 -…
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant. Date: October 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Eric Rudolph Charged in Six Bombings, Including Centennial Olympic Park -…
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program. Date: June 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Alfredo Ormando Self-Immolation Protest Against Homophobia, January 13, 1998Puntland Established as…