Portal:Current events/February 1998

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February 1998 was the second month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Saturday after 28 days.

Portal:Current events[edit]

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from February 1998.

February 3, 1998 (Tuesday)

Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying plane severs the cable of a cable-car.

February 4, 1998 (Wednesday)

The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.

February 7, 1998 (Saturday)

The 1998 Winter Olympics begin their opening ceremony in Nagano, Japan.

February 16, 1998 (Monday)

China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, killing 202 people (all 196 on board and 6 on the ground).

February 20, 1998 (Friday)

Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein negotiates a deal with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, allowing weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad, preventing military action by the United States and Britain.

February 22, 1998 (Sunday)

The 1998 Winter Olympics end with a closing ceremony in Nagano, Japan.

February 28, 1998 (Saturday)

A massacre in Likoshane, FR Yugoslavia starts the Kosovo War.

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