BMW Wins 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans – June 13, 1999
Date: June 13, 1999
Date: June 13, 1999
Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. 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 1999NASA…
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…
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. Date: May 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1999Nunavut Established as Canadian Territory from…
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 1999King Abdullah Becomes King…
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. Date: March 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Alitalia Flight 1553 Crashes at Genoa Airport, Killing…