Chi-Chi Earthquake Strikes Central Taiwan, Kills 2,400 – September 21, 1999

Burger King and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order a recall of plastic Poké Ball containers after they are determined to be a choking hazard. Date: December 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924. Date: May 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999SATA Air Açores Flight 530M Crashes…

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 Crashes Near Bejuma, 22 Killed, December 25, 1999Nunavut…

53 people are killed in a stampede at the Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus. Date: May 30, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999First Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly Elections Held May 6,…

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) More events…