▁– ▁A ▁fire ▁that ▁breaks ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁sh ash lik ▁kitchen ▁of ▁Al mat y ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Al mat y , ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁burn s ▁down ▁the ▁entire ▁passenger ▁terminal , ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁hours . ▁A ▁new ▁terminal ▁will ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁July ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁A ▁Pi per ▁Sar at oga ▁pil oted ▁by ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁Jr . ▁– ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁– ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁off ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard , ▁Massachusetts , ▁killing ▁all ▁three ▁people ▁on ▁board : ▁Kennedy , ▁his ▁wife ▁Carol yn ▁B ess ette - K enn edy , ▁and ▁her ▁sister , ▁La uren ▁B ess ette . ▁July ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro – G ale ão ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁opens ▁its ▁second ▁terminal , ▁Pass enger ▁Terminal ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁air port ' s ▁two ▁terminal s ▁can ▁handle ▁ 7 . 5 ▁million ▁passengers ▁per ▁year . ▁July ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁W ield ing ▁a ▁kn ife , ▁passenger ▁Yu ji ▁N ish iz awa ▁hij acks ▁All ▁N ipp on ▁Air ways ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 1 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 . ▁After ▁he ▁fat ally ▁st abs ▁the ▁captain , ▁he ▁is ▁over power ed ▁by ▁the ▁crew ▁and ▁the ▁co - p il ot ▁lands ▁the ▁plane ▁safely ▁at ▁Han eda