Date: September 7, 1999
Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. Date: May 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NASA Launches Mars…
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 Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory. 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…
United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. Date: February 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-96, First ISS Docking May…
In women's association football, the United States defeats China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event. Date: July 10, 1999 Read…
Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 19 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Date: February 4, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)…