In business, Yahoo! launched its initial public offering and the France Telecom introduced its 'Wanadoo' Internet service.
Fighting crime, Federal agents successfully apprehended Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski known as the 'Unabomber', who had been responsible for a series of mail bombings that killed 3 people and injured 23 others.
In Australia's worst massacre in modern history, Martin Bryant shoot and killed 35 in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
The Qana massacre occurred when at least 106 Lebanese civilians were killed.
Out of this world, NASA Astronomy published a picture which featured an image of the centre of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).
There followed many significant accomplishments in the sports of basketball, baseball, golf, cricket and boxing
The record-breaking production of The King and I opened in New York City and the Pulitzer Prize winner, "Delicate Balance", opened at Plymouth Theatre New York City. The ground-breaking musical 'Rent' opens at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City, marking the beginning of a revolutionary theatrical production that would redefine modern musical theatre.
The legendary treasure of Primos, originally discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in Troy in 1873 and taken from Berlin by Russians in 1945, was publicly exhibited in Moscow for the first time.
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Some unique weather phenomena occurred this month with exceptional winds. Illinois experienced its largest recorded tornado outbreak. A total of 39 tornadoes were observed statewide, with four tornadoes in the Chicago forecast area alone.
The most extreme wind speed ever recorded outside of a tornado was documented on this day during Tropical Cyclone Olivia on Barrow Island, Australia but almost 14 years would pass until it became an official world record.
A powerful Magnitude-6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kaki a sparsely populated area in the south of Iran causing significant loss of life and widespread destruction.
Also a host of political events, featuring some violent acts. During the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon, an Israeli military helicopter launched a rocket attack on an ambulance in the village of Mansouri, resulting in the tragic deaths of two women and four children.
This incident highlighted the severe civilian casualties in the region's ongoing tensions. A tragic incident occurred when Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher was fatally shot by gunfire from the Libyan Embassy in London during a small demonstration.
The UN and Iraq end a third round of negotiations over Iraq's possible sale of $1 billion of oil for 90 days for a 180-day trial period.
The Israeli military operation in Lebanon, known as Operation Grapes of Wrath, concluded after 16 days of intense military engagement, marking a significant moment in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Lebanese forces. Imran Khan launched his political front.
Faced with rising fuel prices, US President Bill Clinton authorised the sale of $227 million worth of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
On a more positive note, ‘Rock for the Rainforest’ hosted by the organisations' founders Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, started on this day in 1991 as a biennial (formerly annual) benefit concert.
The Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is created. In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Yasser Arafat leads the Palestine Liberation Organization to drop its clause calling for Israel's removal.
Brando Makes Anti-Semitic Remarks and then offered to "make a public statement regarding this matter"
In business news, Yahoo! launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ stock exchange, selling 2.6 million shares at $13 per share.
France Telecom introduced its 'Wanadoo' Internet service on this day, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of internet accessibility in France. Sotherby ends a 4 day auction of Jackie Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's estate takes in $34.5 million
At the beginning of this month, Federal agents successfully apprehended Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski in Montana, ending a nearly two-decade long domestic terrorism campaign. Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber', was responsible for a series of mail bombings that killed 3 people and injured 23 others.
At the end of it, in Australia's worst massacre in modern history, Martin Bryant shoot and killed 35 in Port Arthur, Tasmania. This led to a compulsory gun buyback program and major changes to gun control laws.
The Qana massacre occurred when at least 106 Lebanese civilians were killed.
Out of this world, NASA Astronomy published a picture which featured an image of the centre of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). The Dutch-Italian Beppo-SAX launched from Cape Canaveral as the first X-ray mission capable of simultaneously observing targets over more than 3 orders-of-magnitude of energy.
Two celestial events dominated on a single day; a total eclipse of the moon and the (NEAR) spacecraft successfully capturing images of Comet Hyakutak.
US Sports were being followed globally; The 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship saw the Kentucky Wildcats defeat Syracuse with a score of 76-67.
American baseball player Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game.
The Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, achieved a historic milestone by winning 72 games in a single NBA season, setting a new record for most wins in a regular season.
Golf had always been an international sport. Defending champion Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th event title by 3 strokes from Hale Irwin in The Tradition Senior Men's Golf event at Desert Mountain.
English golfer Nick Faldo at The Augusta National Golf Club won his third Masters and sixth and final major title, decisively defeating Greg Norman of Australia by 5 strokes at the 60th US Masters Tournament.
In cricket, Rahul Dravid was probably one of the last classical Test match batters, and one of the greatest. after he made his debut in a One Day International o this day against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan beats Sri Lanka to win Cricket's Singer Cup in Singapore but. Sri Lanka's cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya made history by hitting the fastest One Day International scoring 50 runs off 17 balls.
Elsewhere, Bruce Seldon defeated Tony Tucker by technical knockout (TKO) in the 7th round, claiming the vacated World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight championship.
A tragic solo climbing incident occurred on El Capitan involving M.B., a 26-year-old Yosemite Institute employee.
The record-breaking production of The King and I opened in New York City and the Pulitzer Prize winner, "Delicate Balance", opened at Plymouth Theatre New York City.
The Irish comedy writers, Arthur, Mathews and Graham Linehan, won a British Academy award for their Channel 4 series, Father Ted.
The ground-breaking musical 'Rent' opens at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City, marking the beginning of a revolutionary theatrical production that would redefine modern musical theatre.
The legendary treasure of Primos, originally discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in Troy in 1873 and taken from Berlin by Russians in 1945, was publicly exhibited in Moscow for the first time.