WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO MAY 1998
Find out what all happened April to May 1998

The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. (2. May 1998)

President Soeharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Tri Sakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. (21. May 1998)

The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes. (23. May 1998)

Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer, died following a car crash while driving his Saab 9000 at 104 mph (167 km/h) in bad weather on the M4 motorway near Bristol. (5. April 1998)

German terrorist group the Red Army Faction announces their dissolution after 28 years. (20. April 1998)

An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurs near the town of Bovec. (12. April 1998)

Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton. (22. May 1998)

A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. (4. May 1998)

Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start. (6. May 1998)

Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. (22. April 1998)

Northern Ireland peace deal reached (Good Friday Agreement). (10. April 1998)

In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker. (21. May 1998)

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000. (30. May 1998)

Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt. (30. May 1998)

Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank. (6. April 1998)

India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran to include a thermonuclear device. (11. May 1998)

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. (28. May 1998)

In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge linking Awaji Island with Honshū and costing about $3.8 billion USD, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. (5. April 1998)

Four students are shot at Trisakti University, leading to widespread riots and the fall of Suharto (12. May 1998)

Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. (7. May 1998)