* November 13 – Armero tragedy: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts, killing an estimated 23,000 people, including 21,000 killed by lahars in the town of Armero, Colombia.
– 24. junij - na krovu raketoplana "Discovery" (misija STS-51-G) poleti v vesolje prvi Arabec in prvi musliman, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.