Date: March 24, 1999
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…
Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 crashes near Ceyhan in southern Turkey, killing six people. Date: April 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Gunmen Assassinate Paraguay Vice President Luis María Argaña, March 23, 1999First Hot…
A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elián González, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast. Date: November 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Chinese Communist Party Launches Falun…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble. Date: March 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Seattle WTO Protests…
The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor. Date: December 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Euro Currency Introduced in…
China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more. Date: August 22, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Gunmen Assassinate Paraguay Vice President Luis María Argaña,…