June 1998 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 1998.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on June 1998: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 1998?
Events
- 02 Jun 1998 California voters approve Proposition 227, abolishing the state's bilingual education program.
- 03 Jun 1998 Eschede train disaster: an ICE high speed train derails in Lower Saxony, Germany, causing 101 deaths.
- 04 Jun 1998 Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 05 Jun 1998 A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants (the strike lasted seven weeks).
- 06 Jun 1998 130th Belmont
- 07 Jun 1998 68th French Mens Tennis
- 11 Jun 1998 Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
- 12 Jun 1998 A jury in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, convicts 17-year-old Luke Woodham of killing two students and wounding 7 others at Pearl High School.
- 13 Jun 1998 In Portales, New Mexico, USA a meteorite penetrates a barn roof.
- 14 Jun 1998 Comic Relief benefit comedy show
- 15 Jun 1998 32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards
- 19 Jun 1998 Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Mulan to theaters in the USA.
- 21 Jun 1998 98th US Golf Open: at Olympic Club San Francisco
- 23 Jun 1998 Paul Reitsma resigns his seat in the British Columbia legislature; the first elected politician in the British Commonwealth to be removed from office by legally-binding petition.
- 25 Jun 1998 Microsoft releases the Windows 98 operting system. It features integrated Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser, and Universal Serial Bus support. Code-name during development was Memphis. Total sales on the first day are 271,000 units.
- 28 Jun 1998 Wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
- 30 Jun 1998 Philippine Vice President Joseph Estrada was sworn in as the 13th President of the Philippines.
- 03 Jun 1998 After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.
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