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July 1 - The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
July 4 - NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
July 5 - In Cambodia, Hun Sen of the Cambodian People's Party overthrows Norodom Ranariddh in a coup.
July 7 - The Great Flood begins in southern Poland.
July 8 - Mayo Clinic researchers warn that the dieting drug "fen-phen" can cause severe heart and lung damage.
July 8 - NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in 1999.
July 10 - In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neanderthal skeleton, which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
July 10 - Miguel Ángel Blanco is kidnapped in Ermua, Spain and murdered by the ETA.
July 11 - Thailand's worst hotel fire at Pattaya kills 90.
July 13 - The remains of Che Guevara are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades.
July 15 - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence.
July 16 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 63.17 to close at 8,038.88. It is the Dow's first close above 8,000. The Dow has doubled its value in 30 months.
July 17 - The F.W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business.
July 21 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
July 23 - Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
July 25 - K.R. Narayanan is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalit caste to hold this office.
July 27 - About 50 are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
July 4 - NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
July 5 - In Cambodia, Hun Sen of the Cambodian People's Party overthrows Norodom Ranariddh in a coup.
July 7 - The Great Flood begins in southern Poland.
July 8 - Mayo Clinic researchers warn that the dieting drug "fen-phen" can cause severe heart and lung damage.
July 8 - NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in 1999.
July 10 - In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neanderthal skeleton, which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
July 10 - Miguel Ángel Blanco is kidnapped in Ermua, Spain and murdered by the ETA.
July 11 - Thailand's worst hotel fire at Pattaya kills 90.
July 13 - The remains of Che Guevara are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades.
July 15 - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence.
July 16 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 63.17 to close at 8,038.88. It is the Dow's first close above 8,000. The Dow has doubled its value in 30 months.
July 17 - The F.W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business.
July 21 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
July 23 - Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
July 25 - K.R. Narayanan is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalit caste to hold this office.
July 27 - About 50 are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
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