NATO Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, 3 Killed, May 7, 1999
Date: May 7, 1999
Date: May 7, 1999
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed. Date: February 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NASA Launches Terra Earth…
Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. Date: December 10, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1999British…
NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. Date: December 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 3 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19996.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Western Colombia, Kills 1,000+…
Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231. Date: February 11, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 11 π Events on this day in 1999 π …
Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco. Date: August 15, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 15 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1999USA…
The 7.5 Mwβ― Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. Date: November 26, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 26 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Sydney Hailstorm Causes A$2.3 Billion…