Date: November 8, 1999
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…
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103. Date: March 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999World’s First Internet Murder: Bruce Miller Killed Near Flint, Michigan,…
Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Date: March 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NATO…
Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. Date: December 10, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Turkish…
The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage. Date: November 11, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Dow Jones…
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement. Date: December 6, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Panama Elects First Female…