Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash Kills 31 in West London, October 5, 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 1999David Copeland Admiral Duncan Nail Bombing…

Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Date: April 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Czech Republic, Hungary, and…

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…

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 United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. Date: May 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NASA Launches…

In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. Date: May 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999John Carpenter Wins First Millionaire Prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?…