Date: January 21, 1999
Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 19 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Date: February 4, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)…
During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, an American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle shoots a passenger train, killing between 20 and 60 people. Date: April 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Legoland California…
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. Date: January 22, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Euro Currency Introduced…
The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held. Date: May 6, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999British Aerospace Acquires GE Defence Subsidiary, BAE Systems Formed January 19, 1999Kosovo…
Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. Date: February 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Pluto Crosses Neptune’s Orbit, Ends 20-Year Sun-Nearest Period – February 11,…
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 1999First Scottish Parliament…