1999

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. 1999 was the year of Cancer, the Crab in traditional astrology. In the Chinese Calendar it is the Year of the Hare. more...

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Kosovo War; Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media over-reporting.; The human population of the world surpassed six billion. The United Nations Population Fund designated October 12 as the approximate date for this event.;

January

January 1 - The Euro currency is introduced.; January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, killing 9.; January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported.; January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 16 people and injuring 25.; January 5 - Apple Computer releases the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White).; January 10 - A large piece of the chalk cliff at Beachy Head collapses into the sea.; January 13 - After 13 years of playing NBA basketball, superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from basketball.; January 20 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafes.; January 21 - War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4.3 t) of cocaine aboard, headed for Houston, Texas.; January 25 - A 6.0 Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,000.; January 31 - Super Bowl XXXIII: The Denver Broncos win their second consecutive Super Bowl, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19.;

February

February 4 - Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by 4 plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city.; February 5 - Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year's imprisonment, fined $5,000, and ordered to serve 2 years probation and perform 200 hours of community service for the August 31, 1998 assault on 2 people after a car accident.; February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer, and his son Abdullah II inherits the throne.; February 10 - Avalanches in the French Alps near Geneva kill at least 10.; February 11 - Pluto, a dwarf planet with an eccentric orbit, moves further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231.; February 12 - President of the United States Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.; February 16 - In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters, in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov.; February 16 - Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Öcalan.; February 16 - In Jasper, Texas, testimony begins in the trial of John William King who is accused of dragging African American James Byrd Jr. to death in an apparent hate crime. King is later convicted and sentenced to the death penalty.; February 21 - The Albertinkatu shootings in Helsinki, Finland: Three men are killed and 1 wounded at a shooting range.; February 22 - Moderate Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr is assassinated.; February 22 - Apple Computer and Abdul Traya begin the domain name dispute over applimac.com.; February 23 - Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.; February 23 - White supremacist John William King is found guilty of kidnapping and killing African American James Byrd Jr. by dragging him behind a truck for 2 miles (3 km).; February 23 - An avalanche destroys the village of Galtür, Austria, killing 31.; February 23 - The first episode of the groundbreaking U.K. drama Queer as Folk is aired on Channel 4.; February 24 - LaGrand Case: The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Karl's brother Walter is executed a week later, in spite of Germany's legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save him.; February 27 - While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being in a hot air balloon for 233 hours and 55 minutes.; February 27 - Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria's first elected president since mid-1983.;

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