Date: July 10, 1999
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed. Date: February 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Bill Clinton Cited for…
The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 484 ± 32 kilometres per hour (301 ± 20 mph). In meteorology, the term…
Outbreak of CIH computer virus. Date: April 26, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999India Chamoli District Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Kills 103, March 29, 1999Colombia Earthquake Kills 1,000 January 25, 1999Abdullah Öcalan Charged with…
One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting. Date: August 10, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Boris Yeltsin Fires Prime Minister and Cabinet August…
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Boris…
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Date: June 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More…