Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones First Hot Air Balloon Earth Circumnavigation, March 21, 1999

American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. Date: June 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1999BMW…

Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. 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 1999CIH Computer Virus Outbreak April 26, 1999Labour Party Wins New Zealand Government,…

The 7.6 Mw  İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured. Date: August 17, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Milošević Indicted for…

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 1999Largest U.S. Coast Guard Cocaine Bust at Sea, January 21, 1999Alitalia…

The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. Date: May 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Russia Begins…