Beltway sniper attacks
A series of coordinated sniper attacks occurred in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The attacks lasted 3 weeks and killed 10 people.

Carandiru massacre
Over 100 inmates were killed by the police in a prison riot in Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil.

Guinea declared its independence from France.

Peanuts published for the first time
Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip, Peanuts, was printed for the first time in the U.S.