Date: December 22, 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…
ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa. Date: July 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999U.S. House Releases Cox Report on China Nuclear Espionage, May 25, 1999Nunavut Established as…
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 1999NASA Launches Terra Earth Observation Satellite with Five Instruments, December 18, 1999Columbia STS-93 Launch, First Female Shuttle Commander, Chandra Observatory,…
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. 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 1999Luzon Earthquake Kills Six, Causes Manila Power Outages December 12, 1999NATO Bombs Radio…
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Date: December 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NATO Bombs Radio Television of Serbia Headquarters, April 23, 1999Helen Clark…
The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. In Wales, the powers of the Welsh Secretary are transferred to the National Assembly. Date: July 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia…