China Airlines Flight 642 Crashes at Hong Kong Airport, 3 Killed, 208 Injured, August 22, 1999
Date: August 22, 1999
Date: August 22, 1999
A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history. Date: April 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Paraguay Vice President Luis María Argaña…
A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. Date: March 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999British Aerospace and Marconi Merge…
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) More events from 1999NATO Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, 3 Killed, May 7, 1999Soyuz…
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević. Date: August 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Senate Trial Begins in…
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000. Date: January 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Senate Trial Begins in Bill Clinton Impeachment January 7, 1999Kosovo War: F-117A Nighthawk Shot…
War on drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. Date: January 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This…