Date: December 31, 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 1999Kosovo War: Operation Joint…
Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Date: March 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Kosovo War: Serb Forces Kill 130 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica, March 28, 1999Space Shuttle Discovery First Docks…
A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. 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 1999Jesse Martin Returns to Melbourne…
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 lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. 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 1999Cubana Flight 1216 Runway Overrun…
Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. Date: February 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NASA Intentionally Crashes Lunar Prospector on Moon July 31, 1999George Mallory…