Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all bombs.

All passengers are killed when a helicopter crashes in the Aegean Sea. Passengers include Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others (including journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria).

The September 11 attacks take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings result in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crashing of a passenger airliner in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.

14 Estonian soldiers die in the Kurkse tragedy, drowning in the Baltic Sea

After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom.

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates Hawaii.

The Iron Curtain opens between the communist Hungary and Austria. From Hungary thousands of East Germans throng to Austria and West Germany.

The St Jean Bosco massacre takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.

Voters approve the present Constitution of Chile.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on the Camp David Accords a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.

A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet remains in power for almost 17 years.

The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.

The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.

Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and 6 crew.

Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund.

World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.

World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany.

World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija.

Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany.

Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.

George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer.

Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm.

Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Charles Luciano's hitmen.

The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.

The British Mandate of Palestine begins.

Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan to colonize Palestine and creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.

U.S. Marines invade Honduras.

The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge initially collapsed ''in toto'' on August 29, 1907.

Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.

The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.

After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.

Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico, This was the final consummation of Mexican independence.

War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.

War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington D.C..

France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.

The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them.

The Beginning of the Annapolis Convention.

American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine

Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.

Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.

Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire ceases to be a major power.

Battle of Zenta.

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.

Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

Expulsion order announced against the Moriscos of Valencia; beginning of the expulsion of all Spain's Moriscos.

Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, lead by Michimalonko.

Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392): the Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.

Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.

The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes.

Isaac II Angelus kills Stephanus Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronicus I Comnenus and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends.