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April 6, 1998

On April 6, 1998, nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India. 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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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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On April 6, 1998

  1. 1998 Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.

    Controlled detonation of nuclear weapons for scientific or political purposes

    Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been carried out since 1945. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue.

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Born on April 6, 1998

Nicolás González 1998– Argentine footballer (born 1998)
Peyton List 1998– American actress (born 1998)
Spencer List 1998– American actor (born 1998)
Nahuel Molina 1998– Argentine footballer (born 1998)

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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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