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February 16, 1998

On February 16, 1998, china Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground. The year's #1 song was "Too Close" by Next. King Combs, Mitchell Robinson, Sexyy Red would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On February 16, 1998

  1. 1998 China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.

    1998 aviation accident in Taiwan

    China Airlines Flight 676 was a scheduled international passenger flight. On 16 February 1998, the Airbus A300B4-622R jet airliner operating the flight crashed into a road and residential area in Tayuan, Taoyuan County, near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taiwan.

Arrivals

Born on February 16, 1998

An Hyejin 1998– South Korean volleyball player (born 1998)
Kim Suji 1998– South Korean diver (born 1998)

Farewells

Died on February 16, 1998

Mary Amdur American toxicologist (1921–1998)
Sheu Yuan-dong Taiwanese politician (born 1927, died 1998)

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Other moments from 1998

The class of 1998

Others born in 1998

King Combs 1998– American rapper
Mitchell Robinson 1998– American basketball player
Sexyy Red 1998– American rapper
Anna Odine Strøm 1998– Norwegian ski jumper and two-time Olympic champion
Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (Saint) 1998– Thai actor and singer
Jarrett Allen 1998– American basketball player

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