Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface. Date: July 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. Date: July 26, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air Fiji flight 121 crashes while en route to Nadi, Fiji, killing all 17 people on board. Date: July 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa. Date: July 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide. Date: July 20, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. Date: July 16, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On…
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…
Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. Date: July 9, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)