Date: May 29, 1999
British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999. Date: January 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999David Copeland Admiral Duncan Nail Bombing…
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. Date: January 22, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Olusegun Obasanjo Becomes…
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 1999Los Angeles Jewish Community Center…
NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed. Date: April 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Amadou Diallo Shot by NYC Police, Race Relations Inflamed,…
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 1999Russia Begins Second Chechen…
War on drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. Date: January 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This…