4th » San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
9th » The chemical element Darmstadtium is discovered.
13th » In a Referenda in Sweden named referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
19th » In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery (United Kingdom) called National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
20th » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
30th » 'MS Achille Lauro' catches fire off the coast of Somalia.