WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO NOVEMBER 1998
Find out what all happened July to November 1998

The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide. (2. September 1998)

Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games. (11. September 1998)

North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite. (31. August 1998)

Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space. (29. October 1998)

The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday. (27. September 1998)

A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, Crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. (17. July 1998)

Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. (31. October 1998)

A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. (10. October 1998)

Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation. (4. July 1998)

Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. (24. July 1998)

With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business. (15. September 1998)

Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. (29. October 1998)

HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation. (10. August 1998)

The United States embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. (7. August 1998)

Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of the Artist Without Beard sells at auction for US$71.5 million. (19. November 1998)

ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission. (29. October 1998)

Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles (15. August 1998)

Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate. (28. August 1998)

ICANN is formed. (18. September 1998)

The Gothenburg nightclub fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures 200. (29. October 1998)