Date: December 27, 1999
A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground. Date: August 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Seattle WTO Protests Disrupt…
Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Date: April 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Guinea-Bissau President João Bernardo…
The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured. Date: November 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. Date: August 9, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian Begins…
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Date: July 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Gunmen Assassinate Paraguay Vice President Luis María Argaña, March 23,…
The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan. Date: August 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Indian Airlines Flight 814 Hijacking in Indian Airspace December 24, 1999Pope John Paul II Visits Romania, First…