Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. Date: October 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 12 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself. Date: October 11, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 11 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people. Date: October 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 5 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. Date: September 30, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 30 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
Qantas Flight 1 overruns a runway in Bangkok during a storm, causing minor injuries to some passengers. Date: September 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 23 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people. Date: September 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 21 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. Date: September 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 14 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The 6.0 Mw⯠Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800â1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless. Date: September 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 7 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
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 â đ Other events on August 31 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. Date: August 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 31 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)