Date: December 21, 1999
The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history. Date: November 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble. 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 1999Turkish Airlines Flight…
The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia. Date: October 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Düzce Earthquake in Turkey Kills 845, Injures 5,000 – November 12, 1999CIH Computer…
The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor. Date: December 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Dow Jones Closes Above…
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…
The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. Date: January 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Ambrym Earthquake and Destructive Tsunami Hits Vanuatu, November 26, 1999Pope John Paul II…