| Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22, miles (35, km). |
| The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. |
| JAT Flight is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries. |
| Turkish Airlines Flight crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship. |
| The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. |
| Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. |
| Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S.
President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual re
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