Gary Taylor won the 1993 World's Strongest Man competition. The event took place in Orange, France, and there were 8 participants.
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A lot.
A lot of world events took place in 1998. Please be more specific as to which area of the world. For a general list take a look at the related link.
the soccer world cup
The World Cup in South Africa.
world cup football
The Russian Revolution of 1917.
According The World's Strongest Man website, the event took place September 6-14th.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place in Sarejevo.
Russia withdrew from the war.