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{{Events by month|1999}}
{{Events by month|1999}}
[[File:1999 Events Collage.png|right|Clockwise from top-left: the [[Death and state funeral of King Hussein|funeral procession]] of King [[Hussein of Jordan]] in [[Amman]]; an [[1999 İzmit earthquake|earthquake]] in [[İzmit]] kills over 17,000 people in [[Turkey]]; the [[Columbine High School massacre]], one of the first major [[List of school shootings in the United States by death toll|school shootings]] in the [[United States]]; the [[year 2000 problem]] ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year [[2000]]; the [[Millennium Dome]] (currently [[The O2 Arena]]) opens in [[London]]; online music downloading platform [[Napster]] is launched, soon a source of [[online piracy]]; [[NASA]] loses both the ''[[Mars Climate Orbiter]]'' and the [[Mars Polar Lander]]; a destroyed [[T-55]] [[tank]] near [[Prizren]] during the [[Kosovo War]].|335x335px|thumb]]
[[File:1999 Events Collage.png|right|Clockwise from top-left: the [[Death and state funeral of Hussein of Jordan|funeral procession]] of King [[Hussein of Jordan]] in [[Amman]]; an [[1999 İzmit earthquake|earthquake]] in [[İzmit]] kills over 17,000 people in [[Turkey]]; the [[Columbine High School massacre]], one of the first major [[List of school shootings in the United States by death toll|school shootings]] in the [[United States]]; the [[year 2000 problem]] ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year [[2000]]; the [[Millennium Dome]] (currently [[The O2 Arena]]) opens in [[London]]; online music downloading platform [[Napster]] is launched, soon a source of [[online piracy]]; [[NASA]] loses both the ''[[Mars Climate Orbiter]]'' and the [[Mars Polar Lander]]; a destroyed [[T-54/T-55|T-55]] [[tank]] near [[Prizren]] during the [[Kosovo War]].|300x300px|thumb]]
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===January===
===January===
* [[January 1]] – The [[euro]] currency is established and the [[European Central Bank]] assumes its full powers.
* [[January 1]] – The [[euro]] currency is established and the [[European Central Bank]] assumes its full powers.
* [[January 3]] &ndash; The [[Mars Polar Lander]] is launched by [[NASA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mars Polar Lander {{!}} United States space probe |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mars-Polar-Lander |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 3]] &ndash; The [[Mars Polar Lander]] is launched by [[NASA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mars Polar Lander {{!}} United States space probe |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mars-Polar-Lander |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 April 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427225014/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mars-Polar-Lander |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 25]] – The 6.2 {{M|w}} [[1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake|Armenia, Colombia earthquake]] hits western [[Colombia]], killing at least 1,900.
* [[January 25]] – The 6.2 {{M|w}} [[1999 Colombia earthquake|Colombia earthquake]] hits western [[Colombia]], killing at least 1,900.


===February===
===February===
* [[February 7]] – [[Abdullah II]] inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein]].
* [[February 7]] – [[Abdullah II of Jordan|Abdullah II]] inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein]].
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Pluto]] moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than [[Neptune]]. It had been nearer than Neptune since [[1979]], and will become again in [[23rd century|2231]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weintraub |first1=David A. |title=Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System |date=2014 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-5297-0 |page=250 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dW1_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA250 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Pluto]] moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than [[Neptune]]. It had been nearer than Neptune since [[1979]], and will become again in [[23rd century|2231]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weintraub |first1=David A. |title=Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System |date=2014 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-5297-0 |page=250 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dW1_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA250 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[February 12]] – U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] is acquitted in [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment proceedings]] in the [[United States Senate]].
* [[February 12]] – U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] is acquitted in [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment proceedings]] in the [[United States Senate]].
* [[February 16]]
* [[February 16]]
** In [[Uzbekistan]], an apparent [[assassination]] attempt against President [[Islam Karimov]] takes place at government headquarters.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cummings|first=Sally N.|year=2002|title=Power and change in Central Asia|url=https://archive.org/details/powerchangecentr00cumm|url-access=limited|page=[https://archive.org/details/powerchangecentr00cumm/page/n140 130]|isbn=9780415255851}}</ref>
** In [[Uzbekistan]], an apparent [[assassination]] attempt against President [[Islam Karimov]] takes place at government headquarters.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cummings|first=Sally N.|year=2002|title=Power and change in Central Asia|url=https://archive.org/details/powerchangecentr00cumm|url-access=limited|page=[https://archive.org/details/powerchangecentr00cumm/page/n140 130]|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415255851}}</ref>
** Across Europe, [[Kurd]]ish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after [[Turkey]] arrests one of their rebel leaders.
** Across Europe, [[Kurds|Kurdish]] protestors take over embassies and hold hostages after [[Turkey]] arrests one of their rebel leaders.
* [[February 23]]
* [[February 23]]
** [[Kurd]]ish rebel leader [[Abdullah Öcalan]] is charged with [[treason]] in [[Ankara]], Turkey.
** [[Kurds|Kurdish]] rebel leader [[Abdullah Öcalan]] is charged with [[treason]] in [[Ankara]], Turkey.
** [[1999 Galtür avalanche]]: An [[avalanche]] destroys the village of Galtür, Austria, killing 31.
** [[1999 Galtür avalanche]]: An [[avalanche]] destroys the village of [[Galtür]], Austria, killing 31.
* [[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 aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
* [[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 aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes.


===March===
===March===
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** One of four bombs detonated in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], destroys the [[Angola]]n Embassy.
** One of four bombs detonated in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], destroys the [[Angola]]n Embassy.
** [[Rwanda]]n [[Hutu]] rebels kill and dismember eight foreign tourists at the Buhoma homestead, [[Uganda]].
** [[Rwanda]]n [[Hutu]] rebels kill and dismember eight foreign tourists at the Buhoma homestead, [[Uganda]].
** The [[Ottawa Treaty|Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines]] comes into force.
** The [[Ottawa Treaty]] comes into force.
* [[March 12]] – Former [[Warsaw Pact]] members Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic join [[NATO]].
* [[March 12]] – Former [[Warsaw Pact]] members Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic join [[NATO]].
* [[March 15]] – The [[Santer Commission]] of the EU resigns over allegations of corruption.
* [[March 15]] – The [[Santer Commission]] of the EU resigns over allegations of corruption.
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** The [[71st Academy Awards]] are held at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in [[Los Angeles]] with ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' winning [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].
** The [[71st Academy Awards]] are held at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in [[Los Angeles]] with ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' winning [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].
* [[March 24]]
* [[March 24]]
** [[NATO]] launches [[1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|air strikes]] against the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign state.
** [[NATO]] launches [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|air strikes]] against the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign state.
** A [[Mont Blanc tunnel fire|fire]] in the [[Mont Blanc Tunnel]] kills 39 people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years.
** A [[Mont Blanc Tunnel fire|fire]] in the [[Mont Blanc Tunnel]] kills 39 people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years.
* [[March 26]] – The [[Melissa worm]] attacks the Internet.
* [[March 26]] – The [[Melissa (computer virus)|Melissa virus]] attacks the Internet.
* [[March 27]] – [[Kosovo War]]: A U.S. [[F-117 Nighthawk]] is shot down by Yugoslav forces.
* [[March 27]] – [[Kosovo War]]: A U.S. [[Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk]] is shot down by Yugoslav forces.
* [[March 29]] – For the first time, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78.
* [[March 29]] – For the first time, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78.


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** Two [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Libya]]ns suspected of bringing down [[Pan Am Flight 103]] in 1988 are handed over to Scottish authorities for eventual trial in the Netherlands. The [[United Nations]] suspends sanctions against Libya.
** Two [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Libya]]ns suspected of bringing down [[Pan Am Flight 103]] in 1988 are handed over to Scottish authorities for eventual trial in the Netherlands. The [[United Nations]] suspends sanctions against Libya.
** In [[Laramie, Wyoming]], Russell Henderson pleads guilty to [[kidnapping]] and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] conviction for the apparent [[hate crime]] killing of [[Matthew Shepard]].
** In [[Laramie, Wyoming]], Russell Henderson pleads guilty to [[kidnapping]] and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] conviction for the apparent [[hate crime]] killing of [[Matthew Shepard]].
* [[April 7]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[Kosovo]]'s main border crossings are closed by Yugoslav forces to prevent [[Kosovar Albanians]] from leaving.
* [[April 7]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[Kosovo]]'s main border crossings are closed by Yugoslav forces to prevent [[Kosovo Albanians]] from leaving.
* [[April 9]] – [[Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara]], president of [[Niger]], is assassinated.
* [[April 9]] – [[Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara]], president of [[Niger]], is assassinated.
* [[April 14]] – [[Kosovo War]]: NATO warplanes repeatedly [[NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Đakovica|bomb ethnic Albanian refugee convoys]] for 2 hours over a 12-mile stretch of road, after mistaking them for Yugoslav military trucks, between Đakovica and Dečani in western Kosovo, killing at least 73 refugees.
* [[April 14]] – [[Kosovo War]]: NATO warplanes repeatedly [[NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova|bomb ethnic Albanian refugee convoys]] for 2 hours over a 12-mile stretch of road, after mistaking them for Yugoslav military trucks, between [[Đakovica]] and [[Dečani]] in western Kosovo, killing at least 73 refugees.
* [[April 20]] – [[Columbine High School massacre]]: Two [[Littleton, Colorado]], teenagers, [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]], open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and 1 teacher, and then themselves.
* [[April 20]] – [[Columbine High School massacre]]: Two [[Littleton, Colorado]], teenagers, [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]], open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and 1 teacher, and then themselves.
* [[April 24]] – [[Namibian Economic Society]] is founded.
* [[April 24]] – [[Namibian Economic Society]] is founded.
* [[April 26]]
* [[April 26]]
** Sultan [[Salahuddin of Selangor]] becomes the 11th [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]].
** Sultan [[Salahuddin of Selangor]] becomes the 11th [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]].
** British TV presenter [[Jill Dando]], 37, is shot dead on the doorstep of her home in [[Fulham]], London.<ref name=Dando>{{cite web |title=Jill Dando {{!}} Jill Dando murder |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/news/1999/apr/27/guardianobituaries.jilldando |website=The Guardian |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
** British TV presenter [[Jill Dando]], 37, is shot dead on the doorstep of her home in [[Fulham]], London.<ref name=Dando>{{cite web |title=Jill Dando {{!}} Jill Dando murder |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/news/1999/apr/27/guardianobituaries.jilldando |website=The Guardian |access-date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427224207/https://amp.theguardian.com/news/1999/apr/27/guardianobituaries.jilldando |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 30]] – [[Cambodia]] joins the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN), bringing the total members to 10.
* [[April 30]] – [[Cambodia]] joins the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN), bringing the total members to 10.


===May===
===May===
* [[May 3]] &ndash; [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]: a [[1999 Bridge Creek &ndash; Moore tornado|devastating tornado]], rated F5 on the [[Fujita scale]], hits southern and eastern [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]], killing 36 people (and 5 indirectly) and producing the highest winds recorded on Earth: {{convert|301|±|20|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
* [[May 3]] &ndash; [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]: a [[1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado|devastating tornado]], rated F5 on the [[Fujita scale]], hits southern and eastern [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]], killing 36 people (and 5 indirectly) and producing the highest winds recorded on Earth: {{convert|301|±|20|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
* [[May 7]]
* [[May 7]]
** [[Kosovo War]]: in the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], [[United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade|three Chinese embassy workers are killed and twenty others wounded]] when a [[NATO]] [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 aircraft]] bombs the Chinese Embassy in [[Belgrade]].
** [[Kosovo War]]: in the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], [[United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade|three Chinese embassy workers are killed and twenty others wounded]] when a [[NATO]] [[Northrop B-2 Spirit|B-2 aircraft]] bombs the Chinese Embassy in [[Belgrade]].
** In [[Guinea-Bissau]], President [[João Bernardo Vieira]] is ousted in a military [[coup]].
** In [[Guinea-Bissau]], President [[João Bernardo Vieira]] is ousted in a military [[coup]].
* [[May 12]] – [[David Steel]] becomes the first Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the modern [[Scottish Parliament]].
* [[May 12]] – [[David Steel]] becomes the first Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the modern [[Scottish Parliament]].
* [[May 13]] – [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]] is elected President of Italy.
* [[May 13]] – [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]] is elected President of Italy.
* [[May 14]]–[[June 20]] – The [[1999 Cricket World Cup]] is held in England, (some matches in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands), with Australia defeating Pakistan in the final.
* [[May 17]] – [[Ehud Barak]] is elected prime minister of [[Israel]].
* [[May 17]] – [[Ehud Barak]] is elected prime minister of [[Israel]].
* [[May 26]]
* [[May 26]]
** The [[Indian Air Force]] launches an attack on intruding [[Pakistan]] Army troops and [[mujahideen]] militants in [[Kashmir]].
** The [[Indian Air Force]] launches an attack on intruding [[Pakistan]] Army troops and [[mujahideen]] militants in [[Kashmir]].
** The [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final]] takes place at the [[Camp Nou]] Stadium, [[Barcelona]], in which the English side [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeats the German side [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 2–1.
** The [[1999 UEFA Champions League final]] takes place at the [[Camp Nou]] Stadium, [[Barcelona]], in which the English side [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeats the German side [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 2–1.
* [[May 27]]
* [[May 27]] – The [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague|The Hague, Netherlands]] indicts [[Slobodan Milošević]] and four others for [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] committed in [[Kosovo]].
** The [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague|The Hague, Netherlands]] indicts [[Slobodan Milošević]] and four others for [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] committed in [[Kosovo]].
** [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-96]], the first shuttle mission to dock with the [[International Space Station]].<ref name="mission page">{{Cite web |last=Warnock |first=Lynda |title=STS-96 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-96.html |access-date=2020-06-15 |website=www.nasa.gov |publisher=NASA |language=en}}</ref>
* [[May 28]]
* [[May 28]]
** Two Swedish police officers are wounded by bank robbers armed with automatic firearms, and [[Malexander murders|later executed with their own service pistols]] in [[Malexander]], [[Sweden]].
** Two Swedish police officers are wounded by bank robbers armed with automatic firearms, and [[Malexander murders|later executed with their own service pistols]] in [[Malexander]], [[Sweden]].
** After 22 years of restoration work, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)|The Last Supper]]'' is placed back on display in [[Milan]], Italy.
** After 22 years of restoration work, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]]'' is placed back on display in [[Milan]], Italy.
* [[May 29]] – [[Nigeria]] terminates military rule, and the [[Fourth Nigerian Republic]] is established with [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] as [[President of Nigeria|president]].
* [[May 29]] – [[Nigeria]] terminates military rule, and the [[Fourth Nigerian Republic]] is established with [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] as [[President of Nigeria|president]].


===June===
===June===
* [[June 1]] – [[Napster]], a music downloading service, is created; it would later inspire other [[Peer-to-peer file sharing|file-sharing sites]] such as [[The Pirate Bay]], [[LimeWire]], [[Gnutella]], [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (software)|Morpheus]], [[BearShare]], and [[uTorrent]] 1999-2010 period which some called the "Second [[Golden Age of Piracy]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Abhimanyu|date=2018-12-28|title=A nostalgic look back at digital music piracy in the 2000s|url=https://thenextweb.com/insights/2018/12/28/a-nostalgic-look-back-at-digital-music-piracy-in-the-2000s/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=The Next Web|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Rise and Fall of LimeWire|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BwsMbrXqo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/e2BwsMbrXqo| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-03-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 1]] – [[Napster]], a music downloading service, is created; it would later inspire other [[Peer-to-peer file sharing|file-sharing sites]] such as [[The Pirate Bay]], [[LimeWire]], [[Gnutella]], [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (software)|Morpheus]], [[BearShare]], and [[ΜTorrent]] 1999-2010 period which some called the "Second [[Golden Age of Piracy]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Abhimanyu|date=2018-12-28|title=A nostalgic look back at digital music piracy in the 2000s|url=https://thenextweb.com/insights/2018/12/28/a-nostalgic-look-back-at-digital-music-piracy-in-the-2000s/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326175359/https://thenextweb.com/insights/2018/12/28/a-nostalgic-look-back-at-digital-music-piracy-in-the-2000s/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Rise and Fall of LimeWire| date=November 18, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BwsMbrXqo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/e2BwsMbrXqo| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-03-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 2]] – The [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck|King of Bhutan]] allows television transmissions to commence in [[Bhutan|the Kingdom]] for the first time, coinciding with the King's Silver Jubilee.
* [[June 2]] – The [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck|King of Bhutan]] allows television transmissions to commence in [[Bhutan|the Kingdom]] for the first time, coinciding with the King's Silver Jubilee.
* [[June 5]] – The [[Islamic Salvation Army]], the armed wing of the [[Islamic Salvation Front]], agrees in principle to disband in [[Algeria]].
* [[June 5]] – The [[Islamic Salvation Army]], the armed wing of the [[Islamic Salvation Front]], agrees in principle to disband in [[Algeria]].
* [[June 8]] – The government of [[Colombia]] announces it will include the estimated value of the country's [[illegal drug]] crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its [[gross national product]].
* [[June 8]] – The government of [[Colombia]] announces it will include the estimated value of the country's [[illegal drug]] crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its [[gross national product]].
* [[June 9]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]] and [[NATO]] sign a [[peace treaty]] to end their hostilities.
* [[June 9]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]] and [[NATO]] sign a [[peace treaty]] to end their hostilities.
* [[June 10]] – Kosovo War: [[NATO]] suspends its [[air strike]]s after [[Slobodan Milošević]] agrees to withdraw [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav]] [[Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro|forces]] from [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo]].
* [[June 10]] – Kosovo War: [[NATO]] suspends its [[Airstrike|airstrikes]] after [[Slobodan Milošević]] agrees to withdraw [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav]] [[Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro|forces]] from [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo]].
* [[June 12]] – Kosovo War: [[Operation Joint Guardian]]/''Operation Agricola'' begins: [[NATO]]-led [[United Nations]] peacekeeping forces [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] enter [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo, Yugoslavia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/06/24/marines-shoot-3-in-kosovo-firefight/6282cb80-2b47-4c3a-88b2-8de7966f529f/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190717052055/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/06/24/marines-shoot-3-in-kosovo-firefight/6282cb80-2b47-4c3a-88b2-8de7966f529f/?noredirect=on|url-status = dead|title=Marines Shoot 3 In Kosovo Firefight|date=June 24, 1999|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9F7Xxp46hI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-9F7Xxp46hI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Associated Press|title=KOSOVO: NATO PEACEKEEPING MISSION: US MARINES|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLETDU7VFjM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kLETDU7VFjM| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: GNJILANE: US MARINES ARRIVE|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 12]] – Kosovo War: [[Operation Joint Guardian]]/''Operation Agricola'' begins: [[NATO]]-led [[United Nations]] peacekeeping forces [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] enter [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo, Yugoslavia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/06/24/marines-shoot-3-in-kosovo-firefight/6282cb80-2b47-4c3a-88b2-8de7966f529f/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190717052055/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/06/24/marines-shoot-3-in-kosovo-firefight/6282cb80-2b47-4c3a-88b2-8de7966f529f/?noredirect=on|url-status = dead|title=Marines Shoot 3 In Kosovo Firefight|date=June 24, 1999|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9F7Xxp46hI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-9F7Xxp46hI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Associated Press|title=KOSOVO: NATO PEACEKEEPING MISSION: US MARINES|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLETDU7VFjM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kLETDU7VFjM| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: GNJILANE: US MARINES ARRIVE|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 16]] – [[Thabo Mbeki]] is inaugurated as the second [[president of South Africa]], marking the first [[peaceful transition of power|peaceful transfer of executive power]] in the country's post-democratization history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/president-thabo-mbeki-inaugurated-union-buildings|title=President Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings|date=March 16, 2011|website=South African History Online}}</ref>{{importance inline|reason=election and inauguration are usually the same event|date=June 2020}}
* [[June 16]] – [[Thabo Mbeki]] is inaugurated as the second [[president of South Africa]], marking the first [[peaceful transition of power|peaceful transfer of executive power]] in the country's post-democratization history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/president-thabo-mbeki-inaugurated-union-buildings|title=President Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings|date=March 16, 2011|website=South African History Online|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717052642/https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/president-thabo-mbeki-inaugurated-union-buildings|url-status=live}}</ref>{{importance inline|reason=election and inauguration are usually the same event|date=June 2020}}
* [[June 18]] – The [[Anti-globalization#J18|J18]] international anti-globalization protests are organized in dozens of cities around the world, some of which led to riots.
* [[June 18]] – The [[Anti-globalization#J18|J18]] international anti-globalization protests are organized in dozens of cities around the world, some of which led to riots.
* [[June 19]] – [[Turin]], Italy, is awarded the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].
* [[June 19]] – [[Turin]], Italy, is awarded the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].
* [[June 24]] – Kosovo War: NATO marines shoot three gunmen in [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo, Yugoslavia]] after being attacked by the latter, killing one of them and injuring the other two.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4OvttRDjI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Z_4OvttRDjI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Associated Press|title=KOSOVO: ZEGRA: US MARINES COME UNDER FIRE|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 24]] – Kosovo War: NATO marines shoot three gunmen in [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo, Yugoslavia]] after being attacked by the latter, killing one of them and injuring the other two.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4OvttRDjI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Z_4OvttRDjI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Associated Press|title=KOSOVO: ZEGRA: US MARINES COME UNDER FIRE|date=June 1999|access-date=July 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 25]] – [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] gets a [[National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina|new national anthem]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohr.int/decisions/statemattersdec/default.asp?content_id=354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709125629/http://www.ohr.int/decisions/statemattersdec/default.asp?content_id=354|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2003|date=June 25, 1999|title=Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH|first=Carlos|last=Westendorp|author-link=Carlos Westendorp|access-date=July 9, 2003|publisher=Office of the High Representative|location=Sarajevo|quote=In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force with immediate effect on an interim basis, until the House of Peoples adopts this law in due form, without amendments and no conditions attached.}}</ref>
* [[June 25]] – [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] gets a [[National anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina|new national anthem]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohr.int/decisions/statemattersdec/default.asp?content_id=354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709125629/http://www.ohr.int/decisions/statemattersdec/default.asp?content_id=354|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2003|date=June 25, 1999|title=Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH|first=Carlos|last=Westendorp|author-link=Carlos Westendorp|access-date=July 9, 2003|publisher=Office of the High Representative|location=Sarajevo|quote=In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force with immediate effect on an interim basis, until the House of Peoples adopts this law in due form, without amendments and no conditions attached.}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] – Twenty-three people die in a fire at the [[Sealand Youth Training Center Fire|Sealand Youth Training Center]] in South Korea.
* [[June 30]] – Twenty-three people die in a fire at the [[Sealand Youth Training Center Fire|Sealand Youth Training Center]] in South Korea.


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** [[Project Mercury|Mercury program]]: [[Mercury-Redstone 4|Liberty Bell 7]] – piloted by [[Gus Grissom]] in [[1961]] – is raised from the Atlantic Ocean.
** [[Project Mercury|Mercury program]]: [[Mercury-Redstone 4|Liberty Bell 7]] – piloted by [[Gus Grissom]] in [[1961]] – is raised from the Atlantic Ocean.
** [[Falun Gong]] is banned in the People's Republic of China under [[Jiang Zemin]].
** [[Falun Gong]] is banned in the People's Republic of China under [[Jiang Zemin]].
* [[July 22]]–[[July 25|25]] – [[Woodstock '99]] was held in [[Rome, New York]] at former [[Griffiss Air Force Base]], which was marred with difficult environmental conditions, poor sanitation, overpriced food and water, looting, violence, rapes, riots and several deaths.
* [[July 23]]
* [[July 23]]
** NASA's [[Chandra X-ray Observatory]] is launched.
** NASA's [[Chandra X-ray Observatory]] is launched.
** [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]] becomes king upon the death of his father [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]].
** [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]] becomes king upon the death of his father [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]].
**Fourteen [[Serbs|Kosovar Serb]] villagers are [[Staro Gračko massacre|killed]] by ethnic Albanian gunmen in the village of Staro Gračko.
**Fourteen [[Serbs|Kosovar Serb]] villagers are [[Staro Gracko massacre|killed]] by ethnic Albanian gunmen in the village of Staro Gračko.
* [[July 27]] – Twenty-one people die in a [[canyoning]] disaster at the [[Saxetenbach Gorge]] near [[Interlaken]], Switzerland.
* [[July 27]] – Twenty-one people die in a [[canyoning]] disaster at the [[Saxetenbach Gorge]] near [[Interlaken]], Switzerland.
* [[July 31]] – [[NASA]] intentionally crashes the [[Lunar Prospector]] [[spacecraft]] into the [[Moon]], thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the lunar surface.
* [[July 31]] – [[NASA]] intentionally crashes the [[Lunar Prospector]] [[spacecraft]] into the [[Moon]], thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the lunar surface.


===August===
===August===
* [[August 7]] – Hundreds of Chechen guerrillas invade the Russian republic of [[Dagestan]], triggering a [[War of Dagestan|short war]].
* [[August 7]] &ndash; Dagestan incursions: Hundreds of Chechen guerrillas invade the Russian republic of [[Dagestan]], triggering the [[War in Dagestan (1999)|short war]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lieven |first1=Anatol |title=Why Dagestan Needs the Russians |work=The New York Times |date=August 20, 1999 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/20/opinion/why-dagestan-needs-the-russians.html |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
* [[August 10]] – The [[Atlantique incident]] occurs as an intruding [[Pakistan Navy]] plane is shot down in India, sparking tensions between the two nations, coming just a month after the end of the [[Kargil War]].
* [[August 10]] &ndash; The [[1999 Pakistan Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown|Atlantique incident]] occurs as an intruding [[Pakistan Navy]] plane is shot down in India, sparking tensions between the two nations, a month after the end of the [[Kargil War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-10 |title=The Atlantique Incident — Part 1 of 2|url=http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/08/the-atlantique-incident/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=HistoricWings.com : A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and Adventurers}}</ref>
* [[August 11]] – A [[Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999|total solar eclipse]] is seen in Europe and Asia.
* [[August 11]] – A [[Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999|total solar eclipse]] is seen in Europe and Asia.
* [[August 16]] – [[State Duma]] approved Putin as Prime Minister
* [[August 17]] – The 7.6 {{M|w}} [[1999 İzmit earthquake|İzmit earthquake]] shakes northwestern [[Turkey]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), leaving more than 17,000 dead and around 50,000 injured.
* [[August 17]] – The 7.6 {{M|w}} [[1999 İzmit earthquake|İzmit earthquake]] shakes northwestern [[Turkey]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), leaving more than 17,000 dead and around 50,000 injured.
* [[August 19]] – In [[Belgrade]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav]]s rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]].
* [[August 19]] – In [[Belgrade]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav]]s rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]].
* [[August 26]] – The [[Second Chechen War]] begins
* [[August 30]] – [[East Timor]] votes for independence from [[Indonesia]] (which had invaded and occupied it since 1975) in [[1999 East Timorese independence referendum|a referendum]].
* [[August 30]] – [[East Timor]] votes for independence from [[Indonesia]] (which had invaded and occupied it since 1975) in [[1999 East Timorese independence referendum|a referendum]].


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* [[September 3]] – [[1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash]] occurs, involving 87 vehicles and killing 8.
* [[September 3]] – [[1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash]] occurs, involving 87 vehicles and killing 8.
* [[September 7]] – The 6.0 {{M|w}} [[1999 Athens earthquake|Athens earthquake]] hits with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
* [[September 7]] – The 6.0 {{M|w}} [[1999 Athens earthquake|Athens earthquake]] hits with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
* [[September 8]] – The first of a series of [[Russian apartment bombings]] occurs. Subsequent bombings occur on September 13 and 16, while a bombing on September 22 fails.
* [[September 8]] – The first of a series of [[1999 Russian apartment bombings|Russian apartment bombings]] occurs. Subsequent bombings occur on September 13 and 16, while a bombing on September 22 fails.
* [[September 12]] – Under international pressure to allow an international peacekeeping force, Indonesian president BJ Habibie announces that he will do so.
* [[September 12]] – Under international pressure to allow an international peacekeeping force, Indonesian president BJ Habibie announces that he will do so.
* [[September 14]] – [[Kiribati]], [[Nauru]] and [[Tonga]] join the [[United Nations]].
* [[September 14]] – [[Kiribati]], [[Nauru]] and [[Tonga]] join the [[United Nations]].
* [[September 20]] – Start of the [[Greek stock market crash of 1999]].
* [[September 20]] – Start of the [[1999 Greek stock market crash|Greek stock market crash of 1999]].
* [[September 21]] – The [[1999 Jiji earthquake|921 earthquake]], also known as the Jiji earthquake (magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale), kills about 2,400 people in [[Taiwan]].
* [[September 21]] – The [[1999 Jiji earthquake|921 earthquake]], also known as the Jiji earthquake (magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale), kills about 2,400 people in [[Taiwan]].


===October===
===October===
* October
* October
** [[Conacami]], a Peruvian indigenous rights organization is founded.<ref>[http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html CONACAMI Nuestra Historia] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416132600/http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html |date=16 April 2013 }}, retrieved on 11 March 2012.</ref>
** [[Conacami]] (National Confederation of [[Peru]]vian Communities Affected by Mining) is established to protect indigenous rights.<ref>[http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html CONACAMI Nuestra Historia] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416132600/http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html |date=16 April 2013 }}, retrieved on 11 March 2012.</ref>
** [[NASA]] loses one of its probes, the ''[[Mars Climate Orbiter]]''.
** [[NASA]] loses one of its probes, the ''[[Mars Climate Orbiter]]''.
* [[October 1]] – [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] opens in China, taking over all international flights from Hongqiao.
* [[October 1]] – [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] opens in China, taking over all international flights from Hongqiao.
* [[October 4]] – The first episode to the [[Documentary film|documentary]] series (produced by the [[BBC]]) of [[Walking With Dinosaurs]], ''New Blood'', is released, revolutionising the way people view [[television]], [[Nature documentary|nature documentaries]], and [[Extinction|extinct organisms]] as a whole.
* [[October 5]] – Thirty-one people die in the [[Ladbroke Grove rail crash]], west of London, England.
* [[October 5]] – Thirty-one people die in the [[Ladbroke Grove rail crash]], west of London, England.
* [[October 12]] – [[Pakistan]]i Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] attempts to dismiss Army Chief General [[Pervez Musharraf]], who is out of the country. The generals lead a [[coup d'état]], ousting Sharif's administration, and Musharraf takes control of the government.
* [[October 12]] – [[Pakistan]]i Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] attempts to dismiss Army Chief General [[Pervez Musharraf]], who is out of the country. The generals lead a [[coup d'état]], ousting Sharif's administration, and Musharraf takes control of the government.
* [[October 25]] &ndash; [[Telenovela]] ''[[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]'' debuts on [[RCN Televisión]] in [[Colombia]]. It will give rise to ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' and at least a dozen other versions worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3662430/Telenovelas-the-story-so-far.html|title=Telenovelas: the story so far|first=Alex|last=Bellos|authorlink=Alex Bellos|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=2007-01-07|access-date=July 2, 2023|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405210430/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3662430/Telenovelas-the-story-so-far.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 27]] – Gunmen [[1999 Armenian parliament shooting|open fire]] in the [[Armenia]]n Parliament, killing Prime Minister [[Vazgen Sargsyan]], Parliament Chairman [[Karen Demirchyan]], and six other members.
* [[October 27]] – [[Armenian parliament shooting]]: Gunmen open fire in the [[Armenia]]n Parliament, killing Prime Minister [[Vazgen Sargsyan]], Parliament Chairman [[Karen Demirchyan]], and six other members.
* [[October 29]] – [[1999 Odisha cyclone|A super cyclonic storm]] impacts Orissa, India, killing approximately 10,000 people.
* [[October 30]] – {{Interlanguage link|1999 Inchon bar fire|ko|인현동 호프집 화재 참사}}: A pub catches fire in Inchon, South Korea, killing 56 people.
* [[October 29]] – [[1999 Odisha cyclone]]: A super cyclonic storm impacts Orissa, India, killing approximately 10,000 people.
* [[October 30]] &ndash; {{Interlanguage link|1999 Incheon bar fire|ko|인현동 호프집 화재 참사}}: A bar catches fire in Incheon, South Korea, killing 56 people.
* [[October 31]]
* [[October 31]]
** [[EgyptAir Flight 990]], travelling from New York City to [[Cairo]], crashes off the coast of [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]], killing all 217 on board.
** [[EgyptAir Flight 990]], travelling from New York City to [[Cairo]], crashes off the coast of [[Nantucket]], Massachusetts killing all 217 on board.
** [[Roman Catholic Church]] and several [[Lutheran Church]] leaders sign the [[Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification]], attempting to resolve a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of [[faith]] and [[salvation]].
** The [[Catholic Church]] and several [[Lutheran Church]] leaders sign the [[Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification]], attempting to resolve a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of [[faith]] and [[salvation]].


===November===
===November===
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* [[November 23]] – The [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|National Assembly]] of [[Kuwait]] revokes a [[1985]] law that granted women's suffrage.
* [[November 23]] – The [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|National Assembly]] of [[Kuwait]] revokes a [[1985]] law that granted women's suffrage.
* [[November 26]] – The 7.5 {{M|w}} [[1999 Ambrym earthquake|Ambrym earthquake]] shakes [[Vanuatu]] and a destructive tsunami follows, killing 10 and injuring 40.
* [[November 26]] – The 7.5 {{M|w}} [[1999 Ambrym earthquake|Ambrym earthquake]] shakes [[Vanuatu]] and a destructive tsunami follows, killing 10 and injuring 40.
* [[November 27]] – The centre-left [[Labour Party (New Zealand)|Labour Party]] takes control of the [[New Zealand government]], with leader [[Helen Clark]] becoming the second female [[Prime Ministers of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] in New Zealand's history.
* [[November 27]] – The centre-left [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] takes control of the [[New Zealand Government]], with leader [[Helen Clark]] becoming the second female [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] in New Zealand's history.


===December===
===December===
* [[December 3]]
* [[December 3]]
** After rowing for 81 days and 5,486 kilometers (2,962 nautical miles), [[Tori Murden]] becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by [[rowboat]] alone, when she reaches [[Guadeloupe]] from the [[Canary Islands]].
** After rowing for 81 days and 5,486 kilometers (2,962 nautical miles), [[Tori Murden]] becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by [[rowboat]] alone, when she reaches [[Guadeloupe]] from the [[Canary Islands]].
** [[NASA]] loses radio contact with the [[Mars Polar Lander]], moments before the spacecraft enters the [[Mars|Martian]] atmosphere.
** [[NASA]] loses radio contact with the [[Mars Polar Lander]], moments before the spacecraft enters the [[Atmosphere of Mars|Martian atmosphere]].
* [[December 5]] – [[1999 Bolivian municipal elections|Bolivian municipal elections]], the first election contested by [[Evo Morales]]' [[Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)|Movement for Socialism]].
* [[December 5]] – [[1999 Bolivian municipal elections|Bolivian municipal elections]], the first election contested by [[Evo Morales]]' [[Movimiento al Socialismo]].
* [[December 18]] – NASA launches the Terra platform into orbit, carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including [[Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer|ASTER]], [[Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System|CERES]], [[MISR]], [[MODIS]] and [[MOPITT]].
* [[December 18]] – NASA launches the Terra platform into orbit, carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including [[Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer|ASTER]], [[Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System|CERES]], [[Multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer|MISR]], [[Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer|MODIS]] and [[MOPITT]].
* [[December 20]] – The [[sovereignty]] of [[Macau]] is [[Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau|transferred]] from the [[Portuguese Republic]] to the People's Republic of China after 442 years of Portuguese settlement.
* [[December 20]] – [[Handover of Macau]] from the [[Portuguese Republic]] to the People's Republic of China after 442 years of Portuguese rule in the settlement.
* [[December 26]] – [[Cyclone Lothar]] kills 140 people as it crossed France, southern Germany, and Switzerland.
* [[December 26]] – [[Cyclone Lothar]] kills 140 people as it crosses France, southern Germany, and Switzerland.
* [[December 27]] – A day after Cyclone Lothar, [[Cyclone Martin (1999)|Cyclone Martin]] causes additional damage throughout France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, including an emergency due to [[1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood|flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant]].
* [[December 27]] – A day after Cyclone Lothar, [[Cyclone Martin (1999)|Cyclone Martin]] causes additional damage throughout France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, including an emergency due to [[1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood|flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant]].
* [[December 31]] – [[Boris Yeltsin]] resigns as [[president of Russia]], leaving [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] as the acting president.
* [[December 31]] – [[Boris Yeltsin]] resigns as [[president of Russia]], leaving [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] as the acting president.
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==Nobel Prizes==
==Nobel Prizes==
[[File:Nobel medal.png|right|120px]]
[[File:Nobel medal.png|right|120px]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Gerardus 't Hooft]] and [[Martinus J. G. Veltman]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Gerard 't Hooft]] and [[Martinus J. G. Veltman]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Ahmed H. Zewail]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Ahmed Zewail]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[Günter Blobel]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[Günter Blobel]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Günter Grass]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Günter Grass]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]
* [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]] – [[Robert Mundell]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]] – [[Robert Mundell]]


==New English words and terms==
==New English words and terms==
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* ''vape''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/1999|title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 1999|website=merriam-webster.com|access-date=July 30, 2019|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171834/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/1999|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Clockwise from top-left: the funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; an earthquake in İzmit kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome (currently The O2 Arena) opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War.
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1999 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1999
MCMXCIX
Ab urbe condita2752
Armenian calendar1448
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Assyrian calendar6749
Baháʼí calendar155–156
Balinese saka calendar1920–1921
Bengali calendar1406
Berber calendar2949
British Regnal year47 Eliz. 2 – 48 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2543
Burmese calendar1361
Byzantine calendar7507–7508
Chinese calendar戊寅年 (Earth Tiger)
4696 or 4489
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己卯年 (Earth Rabbit)
4697 or 4490
Coptic calendar1715–1716
Discordian calendar3165
Ethiopian calendar1991–1992
Hebrew calendar5759–5760
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2055–2056
 - Shaka Samvat1920–1921
 - Kali Yuga5099–5100
Holocene calendar11999
Igbo calendar999–1000
Iranian calendar1377–1378
Islamic calendar1419–1420
Japanese calendarHeisei 11
(平成１１年)
Javanese calendar1931–1932
Juche calendar88
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4332
Minguo calendarROC 88
民國88年
Nanakshahi calendar531
Thai solar calendar2542
Tibetan calendar阳土虎年
(male Earth-Tiger)
2125 or 1744 or 972
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阴土兔年
(female Earth-Rabbit)
2126 or 1745 or 973
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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.

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Births and deaths

Main pages: Category:1999 births and Deaths in 1999

Nobel Prizes

New English words and terms

  • blog
  • carbon footprint
  • dashcam
  • epigenomics
  • metabolomics
  • texting
  • vape[18]

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  8. ^ a b "Marines Shoot 3 In Kosovo Firefight". June 24, 1999. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  9. ^ "KOSOVO: NATO PEACEKEEPING MISSION: US MARINES". Associated Press. June 1999. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2019 – via YouTube.
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  13. ^ Westendorp, Carlos (June 25, 1999). "Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH". Sarajevo: Office of the High Representative. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved July 9, 2003. In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force with immediate effect on an interim basis, until the House of Peoples adopts this law in due form, without amendments and no conditions attached.
  14. ^ Lieven, Anatol (August 20, 1999). "Why Dagestan Needs the Russians". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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  18. ^ "Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 1999". merriam-webster.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

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