Timeline Sunday 2 August 1998

Events on Sunday 2 August 1998 2

• 1933 – 1998 Shari Lewis (1933-1998) Died 2 August 1998, aged 65 Shari Lewis, the American puppeteer and ventriloquist best known for her sock puppet character Lamb Chop, died of pneumonia while being treated for cancer on 2 August 1998. Her children's television programs spanned five decades.
• 1998 Second Congo War begins Conflict draws in nine African nations Fighting broke out on 2 August 1998 when rebel forces backed by Rwanda and Uganda rose against Congolese President Laurent-Desire Kabila, whom they had earlier helped bring to power. The war eventually drew in nine African countries and numerous armed groups, becoming the deadliest conflict since World War II.