Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1999. This year saw 145 significant events. 14 notable figures were born. 8 notable figures passed away.
The European Currency Unit (French: Unité de compte européenne, Spanish: Unidad Monetaria Europea, German: Europäische Währungseinheit ; ⟨₠⟩, ECU, or XEU) was a unit of account used by the European...
President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks.
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
The impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, began in the U.S. Senate on January 7, 1999, and concluded with his acquittal on February 12.
American singer Prince Rogers Nelson (40) divorces belly dancer Mayte Garcia (25) after 2 years of marriage
NATO commences an air bombardment against Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War, the first attack by NATO on a sovereign country
Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market is a book published in September 1999 by conservative syndicated columnist James K.
Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado
World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stephen Hendry of Scotland defeats Welshman Mark Williams 18-11 for a record seventh world crown
"Millennium" 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released - one of the best-selling albums of all time with over 30 million copies sold
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch (68) divorces journalist Anna Torv (55) after 31 years of marriage
Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900" (a 2½-revolution aerial spin) at the X Games in San Francisco, California
86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins the first of seven consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for doping
"Fly," the 5th studio album by the Dixie Chicks is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album 2000, Billboard Album of the Year 2000)
The Day of Six Billion is proclaimed as the 6 billionth living human in the world is born
"Believe" is a song by the American singer Cher from her 22nd studio album, Believe (1998). It was released as the lead single on October 19, 1998, by Warner Bros. Records.
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has...
Actress Linda Hamilton (43) divorces director James Cameron (45) due to irreconcilable differences after 2 years of marriage
A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 78 people are killed
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota
The 1998–99 NBA lockout was the third lockout of four in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
NBA Board of Governors unanimously ratifies a new 6-year collective bargaining agreement between the league and the National Basketball Players Association
Martin Edward Schottenheimer (September 23, 1943 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21...
Mel Lastman, Mayor of Toronto, calls in the Army to help with snow removal and emergency medical evacuations after major snowstorm hits the city
The Racak incident: 45 Albanians in the Kosovo village of Racak are killed by Yugoslav security forces
The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the US Coast Guard intercepts a ship carrying 4,300 kg of cocaine
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games.
In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived.
MV New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon
Hussein bin Talal al-Hashimi (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999.
Pluto moves further away from the sun than Neptune regaining its status as solar system's outermost planet, a title it will retain for 228 years
Kurdish rebels take over Greek and Kenyan embassies across Europe and hold hostages after the two countries helped Turkey arrest one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Öcalan [1]
Toronto Maple Leafs play their first NHL home game at Air Canada Centre; Steve Thomas scores overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens
On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, an avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, one of the mountains above Rigopiano, impacting and destroying the four-star Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola,...
The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2, the EFL Trophy...
Daryll Cullinan scores South African cricket record 275no in the drawn 1st Test against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland; Gary Kirsten 128
"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell.
Paul Okalik is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk to have been called to the Nunavut Bar.
Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The Warsaw Pact (WP), formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (TFCMA), was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other...
Legoland (trademarked in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family amusement parks focusing on the Lego building toy brand.
"Amazed" is a song by American country music group Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999).
Craig Kilborn becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2004
Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars becomes 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with the same team and one of 8 to play 1,000 games with his only team; scores 18 points in 107-75 rout of Chicago Bulls
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End; transfers twice to other venues; run interrupted by COVID-19 in March of 2020
The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas
The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India.
General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination in 1999.
A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$1.7 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history
Timothy Scott Couch is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Cleveland Browns.
German Reichstag reopens with new glass dome by architect Norman Foster
Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims) apprehended
BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old [1]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is slammed by an F5 tornado killing forty-two people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado was one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was a Bissau-Guinean politician and military officer who served as President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005...
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021.
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected 10th President of Italy
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system.
52nd Cannes Film Festival: "Rosetta" directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne wins the Palme d'Or
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a...
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report detailing People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over prior two decades
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule
Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion & dropped goal for the winners
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The show did not have a formal host.
The Military Technical Agreement, also known as the Kumanovo Agreement, signed between the International Security Force (KFOR) and the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the...
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins - a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Former Mpumalanga premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu causes a storm within political circles with his now infamous statement, "It is acceptable for politicians to lie", South Africa
The 1999 NHL entry draft was the 37th NHL entry draft. It was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston.
"9 PM (Till I Come)" is a song by German DJ and producer ATB from his debut studio album, Movin' Melodies (1999). It was co-written by ATB, Angel Ferrerons, Julio Posadas and Yolanda Rivera.
The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C.
The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the day powers are transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh
U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams
FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: US beats China 5-4 on penalties; 0-0 a.e.t; US wins second World Cup
Scientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah's disappearance 100 years later; The SS Waratah was a luxury steamer which did not reach its destination in 1909, and no trace of the wreckage was ever found
New York Yankees' David Cone becomes 15th pitcher to throw a perfect game (6-0 vs Montreal)
Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a new religious movement founded in China in the early 1990s by Li Hongzhi, whom adherents view as a god-like figure.
On July 23, 1999, an All Nippon Airways Boeing 747-481D with 503 passengers on Flight 61, including 14 children and 14 crew members on board, took off from Tokyo Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan...
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu...
Deadliest mass shooting in Georgia, USA, history; gunman targets Atlanta-area day trading firms, killing 12 and injuring 13 others
Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector - NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface
Charles Kennedy wins the race to succeed Paddy Ashdown as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the UK
American rock group "KISS" receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
New Zealand wins their third Tri Nations Rugby Series as South Africa edges Australia 10-9 in Cape Town; the All Blacks' only defeat comes in the final round dead rubber, 28-7 against the Wallabies in Sydney
Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; approximately 29 people are killed at a fake roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000
Michael Johnson breaks the 400 m world record with a time of 43.18 seconds
An independence referendum was held in Indonesian-occupied East Timor on 30 August 1999, organised by United Nations Mission in East Timor.
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Athens and ruptures a previously unknown fault, killing 143, injuring over 500, and leaving 50,000 people homeless
Pedro Jaime Martínez is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009 for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox...
Bomb explodes in Moscow, Russia, killing at least 119 people
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia sub-region of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean.
14.8 inches (37.6 cm) of rainfall from Hurricane Floyd at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (state record)
Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead
NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter
Japan's worst nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility occurs in Tōkai-mura, northeast of Tokyo
Atlanta Thrashers play their first regular-season game in franchise history, a 4-1 loss to the visiting NJ Devils before a crowd of 18,545 at Philips Arena; Kelly Buchberger scores the first goal in Thrashers history
Boston's Ray Bourque becomes the highest goal-scoring defenseman in NHL history with his 386th career goal in the Bruins' 3-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes, moving him one ahead of Paul Coffey
Chelsea scores a massive upset when they humble English Premier League champions Manchester United 5-0 at Stamford Bridge; Gus Poyet sets the tone by scoring after just 27 seconds; Nicky Butt is sent off for United
St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire hits his 65th home run of the season in a rain-shortened 9-5 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium and wins his second straight home run title over Sammy Sosa, who hits his 63rd home run in the same game
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains passenger train passed a signal at...
Beginning of a new era of the Coligny calendar, the oldest known material Celtic calendar
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed...
Pat LaFontaine formally retires from the NHL due to lingering concussion problems
Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France.
NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr wins his 400th career game (vs Florida Panthers)
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six other members
Deadliest Indian Ocean tropical super cyclone hits Odisha, India, with wind speeds of 260 km/h (160 mph), killing 9,885
EgyptAir Flight 990, traveling from New York City to Cairo, crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board
LA Lakers debut at the Staples Center with a 103-88 win against the Vancouver Grizzlies; Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn co-host a ceremony unveiling the Lakers' retired jerseys and championship banners in the new building
4th Rugby World Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wallabies fullback Matt Burke lands 7 penalties and 2 conversions as Australia beats France, 35-12
Dale Arnold Jarrett is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC.
TAESA Flight 725 crashes a few minutes after leaving Uruapan Airport en route to Mexico City, killing 18 people
Last upside-down date until January 1, 6000
Düzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7.2, killing 845 people and causing widespread destruction
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet.
In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when a massive bonfire under construction collapses.
Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the nation's crewed space program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized.
Elian Gonzalez, Cuban boy at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, departs from Cuba with his mother
Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( EYE-zər-mən; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who is currently the executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings,...
British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth-largest aerospace firm in the world
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region.
NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere
Napster was an American proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution.
65th Heisman Trophy Award: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (RB)
Flash floods in Venezuela after torrential rainfall results in the deaths of thousands of people and causes a total collapse in the state's infrastructure
Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and goaltender Byron Dafoe records his 100th NHL victory in Boston Bruin's 3-1 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta
Environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill ends her protest after 738 days of living in a redwood tree in Humboldt County
The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC) officially occurred at midnight on 20 December 1999.
The Spanish Civil Guard finds near Calatayud (Zaragoza) another van loaded by ETA with 750 kg of explosives (see related event on December 21, 1999).
Pope John Paul II personally opens the Holy Doors of St. John Lateran in Rome to mark the Jubilee
Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid
Joseph Steven Sakic born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player.
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the...
Khalid [Donnel Robinson], American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1999-02-11.
Margo Hayes is born
Amanda Gorman poet and activist, known for american poet and activist, was born on 1999-03-07.
Jack Harlow, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-03-13. Jackman Thomas Harlow is an American rapper and singer.
Elle Fanning, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1999-04-09. Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress.
MrBeast, American youtuber, known for american youtuber, was born on 1999-05-07. James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, media personality and businessman.
Jaden Smith, American rapper and actor, known for american rapper and actor, was born on 1999-07-08. Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American rapper, singer, and actor.
Jalen Hurts, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1999-08-07.
Shawn Mendes, Canadian musician, known for canadian singer, was born on 1999-08-08. Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician.
Rashid Khan, Afghan athlete, known for afghan cricketer, was born on 1999-09-20. Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I…
Roddy Ricch musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-10-22. Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper.
Conan Gray, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1999-12-05. Conan Lee Gray is an American singer, songwriter and former YouTuber.
Dylan Wang, Chinese actor, known for chinese actor, was born on 1999-12-20. Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer.
Kylian Mbappé, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1999-12-20.
Jim Peters dies
Harry Blackmun dies
Stanley Kubrick, American filmmaker and photographer, known for american filmmaker and photographer, died on 1999-03-07.
Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1999-03-08.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist; co-inventor of the laser, known for american physicist; co-inventor of the laser, died on 1999-04-28.
Mario Puzo, American author, screenwriter, and journalist, known for american author, screenwriter, and journalist, died on 1999-07-02. Mario Francis Puzo was an American author and screenwriter.
John F. Kennedy Jr. attorney and magazine publisher, known for american attorney and magazine publisher, died on 1999-07-16. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
Akio Morita, Japanese entrepreneur, known for japanese entrepreneur, died on 1999-10-03.
The European Currency Unit (French: Unité de compte européenne, Spanish: Unidad Monetaria Europea, German: Europäische Währungseinheit ; ⟨₠⟩, ECU, or XEU) was a unit of account used by the European...
President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks.
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
The impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, began in the U.S. Senate on January 7, 1999, and concluded with his acquittal on February 12.
American singer Prince Rogers Nelson (40) divorces belly dancer Mayte Garcia (25) after 2 years of marriage
NATO commences an air bombardment against Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War, the first attack by NATO on a sovereign country
Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market is a book published in September 1999 by conservative syndicated columnist James K.
Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado
World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stephen Hendry of Scotland defeats Welshman Mark Williams 18-11 for a record seventh world crown
"Millennium" 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released - one of the best-selling albums of all time with over 30 million copies sold
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch (68) divorces journalist Anna Torv (55) after 31 years of marriage
Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900" (a 2½-revolution aerial spin) at the X Games in San Francisco, California
86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins the first of seven consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for doping
"Fly," the 5th studio album by the Dixie Chicks is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album 2000, Billboard Album of the Year 2000)
The Day of Six Billion is proclaimed as the 6 billionth living human in the world is born
"Believe" is a song by the American singer Cher from her 22nd studio album, Believe (1998). It was released as the lead single on October 19, 1998, by Warner Bros. Records.
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has...
Actress Linda Hamilton (43) divorces director James Cameron (45) due to irreconcilable differences after 2 years of marriage
A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 78 people are killed
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota
The 1998–99 NBA lockout was the third lockout of four in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
NBA Board of Governors unanimously ratifies a new 6-year collective bargaining agreement between the league and the National Basketball Players Association
Martin Edward Schottenheimer (September 23, 1943 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21...
Mel Lastman, Mayor of Toronto, calls in the Army to help with snow removal and emergency medical evacuations after major snowstorm hits the city
The Racak incident: 45 Albanians in the Kosovo village of Racak are killed by Yugoslav security forces
The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the US Coast Guard intercepts a ship carrying 4,300 kg of cocaine
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games.
In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived.
MV New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon
Hussein bin Talal al-Hashimi (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999.
Pluto moves further away from the sun than Neptune regaining its status as solar system's outermost planet, a title it will retain for 228 years
Kurdish rebels take over Greek and Kenyan embassies across Europe and hold hostages after the two countries helped Turkey arrest one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Öcalan [1]
Toronto Maple Leafs play their first NHL home game at Air Canada Centre; Steve Thomas scores overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens
On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, an avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, one of the mountains above Rigopiano, impacting and destroying the four-star Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola,...
The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2, the EFL Trophy...
Daryll Cullinan scores South African cricket record 275no in the drawn 1st Test against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland; Gary Kirsten 128
"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell.
Paul Okalik is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk to have been called to the Nunavut Bar.
Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The Warsaw Pact (WP), formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (TFCMA), was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other...
Legoland (trademarked in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family amusement parks focusing on the Lego building toy brand.
"Amazed" is a song by American country music group Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999).
Craig Kilborn becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2004
Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars becomes 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with the same team and one of 8 to play 1,000 games with his only team; scores 18 points in 107-75 rout of Chicago Bulls
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End; transfers twice to other venues; run interrupted by COVID-19 in March of 2020
The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas
The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India.
General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination in 1999.
A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$1.7 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history
Timothy Scott Couch is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Cleveland Browns.
German Reichstag reopens with new glass dome by architect Norman Foster
Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims) apprehended
BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old [1]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is slammed by an F5 tornado killing forty-two people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado was one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was a Bissau-Guinean politician and military officer who served as President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005...
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021.
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected 10th President of Italy
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system.
52nd Cannes Film Festival: "Rosetta" directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne wins the Palme d'Or
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a...
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report detailing People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over prior two decades
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule
Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion & dropped goal for the winners
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The show did not have a formal host.
The Military Technical Agreement, also known as the Kumanovo Agreement, signed between the International Security Force (KFOR) and the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the...
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins - a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Former Mpumalanga premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu causes a storm within political circles with his now infamous statement, "It is acceptable for politicians to lie", South Africa
The 1999 NHL entry draft was the 37th NHL entry draft. It was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston.
"9 PM (Till I Come)" is a song by German DJ and producer ATB from his debut studio album, Movin' Melodies (1999). It was co-written by ATB, Angel Ferrerons, Julio Posadas and Yolanda Rivera.
The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C.
The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the day powers are transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh
U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams
FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: US beats China 5-4 on penalties; 0-0 a.e.t; US wins second World Cup
Scientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah's disappearance 100 years later; The SS Waratah was a luxury steamer which did not reach its destination in 1909, and no trace of the wreckage was ever found
New York Yankees' David Cone becomes 15th pitcher to throw a perfect game (6-0 vs Montreal)
Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a new religious movement founded in China in the early 1990s by Li Hongzhi, whom adherents view as a god-like figure.
On July 23, 1999, an All Nippon Airways Boeing 747-481D with 503 passengers on Flight 61, including 14 children and 14 crew members on board, took off from Tokyo Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan...
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu...
Deadliest mass shooting in Georgia, USA, history; gunman targets Atlanta-area day trading firms, killing 12 and injuring 13 others
Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector - NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface
Charles Kennedy wins the race to succeed Paddy Ashdown as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the UK
American rock group "KISS" receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
New Zealand wins their third Tri Nations Rugby Series as South Africa edges Australia 10-9 in Cape Town; the All Blacks' only defeat comes in the final round dead rubber, 28-7 against the Wallabies in Sydney
Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; approximately 29 people are killed at a fake roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000
Michael Johnson breaks the 400 m world record with a time of 43.18 seconds
An independence referendum was held in Indonesian-occupied East Timor on 30 August 1999, organised by United Nations Mission in East Timor.
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Athens and ruptures a previously unknown fault, killing 143, injuring over 500, and leaving 50,000 people homeless
Pedro Jaime Martínez is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009 for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox...
Bomb explodes in Moscow, Russia, killing at least 119 people
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia sub-region of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean.
14.8 inches (37.6 cm) of rainfall from Hurricane Floyd at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (state record)
Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead
NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter
Japan's worst nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility occurs in Tōkai-mura, northeast of Tokyo
Atlanta Thrashers play their first regular-season game in franchise history, a 4-1 loss to the visiting NJ Devils before a crowd of 18,545 at Philips Arena; Kelly Buchberger scores the first goal in Thrashers history
Boston's Ray Bourque becomes the highest goal-scoring defenseman in NHL history with his 386th career goal in the Bruins' 3-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes, moving him one ahead of Paul Coffey
Chelsea scores a massive upset when they humble English Premier League champions Manchester United 5-0 at Stamford Bridge; Gus Poyet sets the tone by scoring after just 27 seconds; Nicky Butt is sent off for United
St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire hits his 65th home run of the season in a rain-shortened 9-5 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium and wins his second straight home run title over Sammy Sosa, who hits his 63rd home run in the same game
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains passenger train passed a signal at...
Beginning of a new era of the Coligny calendar, the oldest known material Celtic calendar
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed...
Pat LaFontaine formally retires from the NHL due to lingering concussion problems
Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France.
NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr wins his 400th career game (vs Florida Panthers)
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six other members
Deadliest Indian Ocean tropical super cyclone hits Odisha, India, with wind speeds of 260 km/h (160 mph), killing 9,885
EgyptAir Flight 990, traveling from New York City to Cairo, crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board
LA Lakers debut at the Staples Center with a 103-88 win against the Vancouver Grizzlies; Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn co-host a ceremony unveiling the Lakers' retired jerseys and championship banners in the new building
4th Rugby World Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wallabies fullback Matt Burke lands 7 penalties and 2 conversions as Australia beats France, 35-12
Dale Arnold Jarrett is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC.
TAESA Flight 725 crashes a few minutes after leaving Uruapan Airport en route to Mexico City, killing 18 people
Last upside-down date until January 1, 6000
Düzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7.2, killing 845 people and causing widespread destruction
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet.
In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when a massive bonfire under construction collapses.
Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the nation's crewed space program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized.
Elian Gonzalez, Cuban boy at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, departs from Cuba with his mother
Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( EYE-zər-mən; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who is currently the executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings,...
British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth-largest aerospace firm in the world
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region.
NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere
Napster was an American proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution.
65th Heisman Trophy Award: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (RB)
Flash floods in Venezuela after torrential rainfall results in the deaths of thousands of people and causes a total collapse in the state's infrastructure
Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and goaltender Byron Dafoe records his 100th NHL victory in Boston Bruin's 3-1 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta
Environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill ends her protest after 738 days of living in a redwood tree in Humboldt County
The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC) officially occurred at midnight on 20 December 1999.
The Spanish Civil Guard finds near Calatayud (Zaragoza) another van loaded by ETA with 750 kg of explosives (see related event on December 21, 1999).
Pope John Paul II personally opens the Holy Doors of St. John Lateran in Rome to mark the Jubilee
Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid
Joseph Steven Sakic born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player.
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the...
Khalid [Donnel Robinson], American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1999-02-11.
Margo Hayes is born
Amanda Gorman poet and activist, known for american poet and activist, was born on 1999-03-07.
Jack Harlow, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-03-13. Jackman Thomas Harlow is an American rapper and singer.
Elle Fanning, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1999-04-09. Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress.
MrBeast, American youtuber, known for american youtuber, was born on 1999-05-07. James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, media personality and businessman.
Jaden Smith, American rapper and actor, known for american rapper and actor, was born on 1999-07-08. Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American rapper, singer, and actor.
Jalen Hurts, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1999-08-07.
Shawn Mendes, Canadian musician, known for canadian singer, was born on 1999-08-08. Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician.
Rashid Khan, Afghan athlete, known for afghan cricketer, was born on 1999-09-20. Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I…
Roddy Ricch musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-10-22. Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper.
Conan Gray, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1999-12-05. Conan Lee Gray is an American singer, songwriter and former YouTuber.
Dylan Wang, Chinese actor, known for chinese actor, was born on 1999-12-20. Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer.
Kylian Mbappé, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1999-12-20.
Jim Peters dies
Harry Blackmun dies
Stanley Kubrick, American filmmaker and photographer, known for american filmmaker and photographer, died on 1999-03-07.
Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1999-03-08.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist; co-inventor of the laser, known for american physicist; co-inventor of the laser, died on 1999-04-28.
Mario Puzo, American author, screenwriter, and journalist, known for american author, screenwriter, and journalist, died on 1999-07-02. Mario Francis Puzo was an American author and screenwriter.
John F. Kennedy Jr. attorney and magazine publisher, known for american attorney and magazine publisher, died on 1999-07-16. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
Akio Morita, Japanese entrepreneur, known for japanese entrepreneur, died on 1999-10-03.