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| Arrest Pot, Pol |  |
| Tried by the Khmer Rouge & placed under house arrest |
| Arrest Yassin, Ahmed |  |
| Resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release |
| Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following a failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan |
| Assassination Versace, Gianni |  |
| 15th July Miami The fashion designer is assassinated |
| Assassination Dlamini, Thulani |  |
| Abu Baker Aswat, a Soweto doctor, was killed, Thulani Dlamini is later convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, Dlamini testifies in that Winnie Madikizela Mandela paid him for the murder |
| Assassination Mandela, Winnie | |
| Abu Baker Aswat, a Soweto doctor, was killed, Thulani Dlamini is later convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, Dlamini testifies in that Winnie Madikizela Mandela paid him for the murder |
| Bank of England Balls, Ed |  |
| The Bank of England is granted it's independence in the conduct of monetary policy & responsibility for setting interest rates, a policy devised by Ed Balls |
| Bank of England Brown, George | |
| The Bank of England is granted it's independence in the conduct of monetary policy & responsibility for setting interest rates, a policy devised by Ed Balls |
| Beach Boys Marks, David |  |
| Appointed Member of the Beach Boys, 2nd term |
| Birth Hall, Jerry | |
| 2nd Mar Birth of Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger, Jerry Hall, gives birth to Mick Jagger's son Gabriel Luke Beauregard |
| Birth Jagger, Mick | |
| Birth of Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger, Jerry Hall, gives birth to Mick Jagger's son Gabriel Luke Beauregard |
| Black Sabbath Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| "The Ozzman Cometh" is released. A double-CD retrospective of Ozzy's work, it includes previously unreleased rehearsal tapes of four classic Sabbath songs |
| Budget Brown, Gordon | |
| 2nd July Windfall tax on privatized utilities & new tax on pension funds |
| Burial Dianna | |
| 6th Sep Althorp Park Diana is buried, The Prince of Wales, her sons, her mother, siblings, a close friend, and a clergyman are present, in an ornamental lake known as The Round Oval within Althorp Park's Pleasure Garden |
| Ceasefire Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 20th July The IRA restores its ceasefire |
| Chairman International Democrat Union Hague, William | |
| Appointed Chairman of the International Democrat Union |
| Chairman SPO Klima, Viktor |  |
| Vienna Appointed Chairman of the SPO |
| Chancellor Klima, Viktor | |
| 28th Jan Vienna Appointed Chancellor of Austria |
| Chancellor Brown, George | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term |
| Chancellor Brown, Gordon | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Composition Gallagher, Liam | |
| Liam co-writes a song (titled "Love Me and Leave Me") with former Stone Roses guitarist and songwriter John Squire for The Seahorses ' debut album |
| Composition John, Elton | |
| 20th Sep Releases the single, "Candle in the Wind" as a tribute to Princess Diana |
| Composition Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| "The Ozzman Cometh" is released. A double-CD retrospective of Ozzy's work, it includes previously unreleased rehearsal tapes of four classic Sabbath songs |
| Composition Rotten, Johnny | |
| Releases a solo album on Virgin Records called Psycho's Path, he wrote all the songs and played all the instruments |
| Composition Weller, Paul | |
| Releases the solo album, "Heavy Soul" |
| Composition Williams, Robert Peter "Robbie" | |
| Robbie Williams 's single "Angels" reaches no 1 in the UK charts |
| Composition Visconti, Anthony | |
| Visconti produces the debut album of former Stone Roses member John Squire's new band, The Seahorses |
| Conference of Amsterdam Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 16th June Amsterdam Minor amendments are agreed to the European treaties |
| Constitution Masire, Quett Ketumile Joni |  |
| Constitutional amendments approved, the Presidency is limited to two five-year terms, voting age lowered from 21 to 18 |
| Constitution Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 11th Sep "Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament |
| 18th Sep A majority of 50.3% in Wales vote in favour of a Welsh assembly |
| 18th Sep "Yes" vote in the referendum on Welsh Assembly |
| 27th Nov The Government of Wales Bill is introduced to the House of Commons |
| Constitution Dewar, Donald | |
| 18th Dec Introduces the Scotland Bill, legislative powers for a Scottish Parliament |
| 18th Dec Introduces the Scotland Bill to the Commons, for a Scottish Parliament |
| Constitution Wigley, Dafydd | |
| Supports the Government of Wales Bill for a Welsh assembly |
| Constitution Sharif, Nawaz |  |
| The Fourteenth Amendment imposes strict party discipline on members of parliament allowing party leaders to dismiss any of their legislators if they fail to vote as they were told |
| The Fourteenth Amendment makes it nearly impossible to dismiss a prime minister by a motion of no confidence |
| The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed so that the President can no longer dismiss the Prime Minister |
| Constitution Buzek, Jerzy |  |
| 16th Oct A new Constitution comes into effect |
| Constitution Kwasniewski, Aleksander | |
| Poland adopts a new constitution |
| Constitution Kablila, Laurent-Desire |  |
| 17th May Returns to the pre-1971 name of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 20th May Kinshasa Kabila creates the Public Salvation Government and renamed the country the Dem Republic of Congo |
| 20th May Kinshasa Kabila makes himself head of state |
| Coup d'Etat Mobutu, Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga | |
| Mobutu is overthrown in the First Congo War by Laurent-D‚sir‚ Kabila, who was supported by the Tutsi governments of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda |
| Death Xiaoping, Deng |  |
| 19th Feb Death of Deng Xiaoping |
| Death Cousteau, Jacques |  |
| Death of Jacques Cousteau |
| Death Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 31st Aug Calls Diana Princess of Wales, "the peoples princess" |
| Death Dianna | |
| 31st Aug Diana dies after a high speed car accident in the Pont d'Alma road tunnel in Paris along with Dodi Al-Fayed and the Acting Security Manager of the H“tel Ritz Paris , Henri Paul, who was instructed to drive the hired Mercedes-Benz through Paris secretl |
| 6th Sep Dianna's funeral is broadcast and watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide |
| Death Grappelli, Stephane | |
| 1st Dec Death of Stephane Grappelli |
| Death Rossi, Aldo | |
| 4th Sep Milan Death of Aldo Rossi |
| Death Versace, Gianni | |
| 15th July Miami The fashion designer is assassinated |
| Death Itami, Juzo |  |
| 20th Dec Death of Juzo Itami |
| Death Parker, Tom | |
| 21st Jan Las Vegas Death of Tom Parker |
| Death Bao Dai |  |
| 31st July Death of Bao Dai |
| Death Mobutu, Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga | |
| 7th Sep Death of Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga Mobutu, in exile in Rabat, Morocco, from prostate cancer which had been developing since 1962 |
| Deputy Chief of Presidential Staff Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| Boris Yeltsin appoints Putin Deputy Chief of Presidential Staff |
| Deputy Prime Minister Prescott, John | |
| London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister, 1st term |
| Devolution Scotaland Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 12th Sep Scotland backs devolution by referendum |
| Devolution Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 19th Sep Wales backs devolution by referendum |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| Protesters demand an apolgy for the Armritsar massacre 7 yrs before her birth |
| Diplomacy John Paul II | |
| John Paul II returns to Poland |
| Diplomacy Kablila, Laurent-Desire | |
| Hailed by USASecretary of State Albright as a "strong new leader" & a "beacon of hope" |
| Director RNT Nunn Nunn, Trevor | |
| Sep London Appointed Artistic Director of the Royal National Theatre |
| Economy Zemin, Jiang | |
| Jiang Zemin legalizes private enterprise and unveils a plan to privatize Communist China's state-owned enterprises |
| Economy Kohl, Helmut |  |
| 22nd May Presents the Joint Initiative for More Jobs in Eastern Germany |
| Economy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th May Chancellor Gordon Brown gives the Bank of England the freedom to set interest rates |
| 6th May The Bank of England is made independent & free to set interest rates |
| Economy Brown, George | |
| The Bank of England is granted it's independence in the conduct of monetary policy & responsibility for setting interest rates, a policy devised by Ed Balls |
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