January 6-January 7 - A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines. Policemen led by watch commander Aida Fariscal and investigators find a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. The mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, is arrested 1 month later.
January 9 - Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station, breaking a duration record.
The Norwegian rocket incident: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at Andøya, Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack.
Adrianus Jacobs, chairman of Internationale Nederlanden Groep NV, announces that his company will buy bankrupt Barings PLC Bank for a nominal price.
On an episode of The Jenny Jones Show ("Same-Sex Crushes"), Scott Amedure reveals a crush on his heterosexual friend Jonathan Schmitz. The mentally unstable Schmitz kills Amedure several days after the show.
March 13 - David Daliberti and William Barloon, 2 Americans working for a military contractor in Kuwait, are arrested after straying into Iraq.
March 18 - Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces he's returning to basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls, and the next day returns to the basketball court facing the Indiana Pacers.
March 20 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult release sarin gas on 5 separate railway trains in Tokyo, killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson puts on a pair of gloves that were found soaked with blood at the murder scene. The gloves appear not to fit, prompting defense attorney Johnny Cochran to remark: "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit."
A powerful earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 6.2, hits the city of Egion, Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings.
June 22 - Japanese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked Nippon Airlines 747 at Hakodate airport. The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of Shoko Asahara.
