Cubana de Aviación Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Bejuma, Carabobo State, Venezuela, killing 22 people. Date: December 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed). Date: December 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events…
Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board. Date: December 22, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18. Date: December 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain. Date: December 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Macau is handed over to China by Portugal. Date: December 20, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Date: December 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. Date: December 18, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. Date: December 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day…
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Philippines's main island of Luzon, killing six people, injuring 40, and causing power outages that affected the capital Manila. Date: December 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)