1999 events

Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Date: March 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US. Date: March 20, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO. Date: March 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. Date: February 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

An avalanche buries the town of Galtür, Austria, killing 31. Date: February 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. Date: February 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231. Date: February 11, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅…