Portal:Current events/July 1998

July 1998 was the seventh month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Friday after 31 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from July 1998.

July 2, 1998 (Thursday)

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is published.

July 5, 1998 (Sunday)

Japan launches a probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as an outer space-exploring nation.

July 6, 1998 (Monday)

The new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok opens, while the historic Kai Tak Airport closes.

July 12, 1998 (Sunday)

France beats Brazil 3–0 in the football World Cup final.

July 17, 1998 (Friday)

At a conference in Rome, 120 countries vote to create a permanent International Criminal Court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
In Saint Petersburg, Nicholas II of Russia and his family are buried in St. Catherine Chapel, 80 years after he and his family were killed by the Lenin-led Bolsheviks in 1918.
The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake shakes the region near Aitape with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This submarine earthquake triggered a landslide that caused a destructive tsunami, leaving 2,183–2,700 dead and thousands injured.
Biologists report in the journal Science how they sequenced the genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum.

July 24, 1998 (Friday)

Saving Private Ryan premieres in theaters.

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