Pretoria Accord signed. The Pretoria Accord was signed between the between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda as an attempt to end the Second Congo War

The Israeli Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law and adds it to Israel's Basic Law. The law declared Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel.

Vanuatu gains independence. The Republic of Vanuatu gained independence from France and UK.

Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles. The tenth Summer Olympics was officially opened. This was the second time that the city of Los Angeles was hosting the multi-event international sports meet.