1998 - New Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic (above) took office, spoiling for a fight with reformist leaders of the Montenegrin republic, who vowed to boycott his government. Bulatovic, a close ally of Yugoslavia’s socialist President Slobodan Milosevic, was ratified without opposition in the two federal parliament chambers, but his Montenegrin opponents were absent when they voted. Montenegrin reformers led by republican President Milo Djukanovic warned that Bulatovic’s appointment put Serbia and Montenegro on a collision course that could destroy the Yugoslav federation.
Other important events
1902 - US ends its occupation of Cuba.
1919 - Volcano Keluit erupts in Java killing 550.
1920 - Mexican president Venustiano Carranza is murdered by political opponents after fleeing the capital.
1941 - The first airborne invasion takes place as Nazi Germany captures the island of Crete.
1963 - Sukarno is appointed president of Indonesia.
1978 - Narita International Airport in Japan, is officially opened.
1990 - Romania holds free, democratic elections for the first time in 45 years.
1992 - India successfully launches a space satellite using domestic technology.
1996 - UAE’s Federal Supreme Council draws up a permanent constitution and names Abu Dhabi as the federal capital of the UAE.
2000 - Taiwan inaugurates President Chen Shui-bian.
2002 - East Timor becomes an independent nation.
2015 - Juventus ends a 20-year wait for an Italian Cup final victory with a 2-1 historic win over Lazio.
