Vine star Mohamad Zoror

Events in 1998 and 26-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Mohamad Zoror

• Serbs battle ethnic Albanians in Kosovo (March 5 et seq.). Serbs renew attack on Kosovo rebels (June 1). NATO, on verge of air strikes, reaches settlement with Milosevic on Kosovo (Oct. 12).
• Good Friday Accord is reached in Northern Ireland (April 10). Irish Parliament backs peace agreement (April 22). Background: N. Ireland Peace Negotiations
• Europeans agree on single currency, the euro (May 3).
• India conducts three atomic tests despite worldwide disapproval (May 11, 13). Pakistan stages five nuclear tests in response (May 29, 30).
• Indonesian dictator Suharto steps down after 32 years in power (May 21).
• Iraq ends cooperation with UN arms inspectors (Aug. 5). Clinton orders air strikes (Dec. 16–19).
• US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania bombed (Aug. 7). US cruise missiles hit suspected terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan (Aug. 20).
• Russia fights to avert financial collapse (Aug. 17).
• Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet arrested in London (Oct. 16).
• Wye Mills Agreement between Netanyahu and Arafat moves Middle East peace talks forward (Oct. 23). Background: Middle East Peace Negotiations

Birthday Mohamad Zoror (26-3) in history

• Day 26-3 year 1827: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.
• Day 26-3 year 1945: The battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured in the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.
• Day 26-3 year 1971: East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh.
• Day 26-3 year 1979: In a ceremony at the White House, President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.
• Day 26-3 year 1982: Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial took place in Washington, DC.
• Day 26-3 year 2000: Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.