Date: May 29, 1999
A Learjet 35 crashes in Mina near Aberdeen, South Dakota, killing all six people on board, including PGA golfer Payne Stewart and golf course designer Bruce Borland. Date: October 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 484 ± 32 kilometres per hour (301 ± 20 mph). In meteorology, the term…
Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. 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 1999Los Angeles Jewish…
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…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Kosovo War: Operation Joint…
Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. Date: April 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Helen Clark Sworn In as New Zealand Prime…