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The year 1999 was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. In its Proclamation on Aging the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security It was the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. The Rabbit ( 兔) is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.

Events of 1999

January

• January 2 - A snowstorm leaves 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, killing 68. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold Temperatures such as Snow or Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshiping in a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 16 and injuring 25. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• January 6 - Dennis Hastert becomes Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King See also Illinois's 14th congressional district special election 2008 John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives.
• January 10 - A large piece of the chalk cliff at Beachy Head collapses into the sea. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Beachy Head is a Chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex,
• January 20 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafes. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The China News Service (中国新闻社 is the second largest news agency in the People's Republic of China, trailing the Xinhua News Agency. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• January 21 - In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 3 tons) of cocaine aboard, headed for Houston, Texas. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant
• January 25 - A 6. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate 0 Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,000. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• January 31 - The Denver Broncos win their second Super Bowl in a row, defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Florida to decide the Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

February

Orbit of Pluto - polar view.

• February 2 - Hugo Chávez becomes President of Venezuela. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the
• February 4 - Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by NYC police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Amadou Bailo Diallo ( September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea
• February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer, and his son Abdullah II inherits the throne. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Abdullah II bin al-Hussein King of Jordan ( الملك عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين al-Malik ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī bin al-Ḥusayn born 30
• February 10 - Avalanches in the French Alps near Geneva kill at least 10. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking
• February 11 - Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The 23rd century of the Anno Domini ( common) era will span the years 2201&ndash2300 of the Gregorian calendar.
• February 16 - In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islom Karimov takes place at government headquarters. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Islom Abdug‘aniyevich Karimov (in Cyrillic Uzbek: Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов; in Russian: Ислам Абдуганиевич
• February 16 - Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• February 21 - The Albertinkatu shootings in Helsinki, Finland: Three men are killed and 1 wounded at a shooting range. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• February 22 - Moderate Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr is assassinated. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr ( Arabic: محمد محمّد صادق الصدر; Muḥammad
• February 23 - Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Abdullah "Apo" Öcalan ( born April 4 1948 is the founding leader of the Kurdish party Kurdistan Workers Party In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• February 23 - White supremacist John William King is found guilty of kidnapping and killing African American James Byrd Jr. by dragging him behind a truck for 2 miles (3 km). Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell
• February 23 - An avalanche destroys the village of Galtür, Austria, killing 31. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• February 24 - LaGrand Case: The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Federal Republic of Germany v United States, ( per curiam) was a case in The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Federal Republic of Germany v United States, ( per curiam) was a case in Karl's brother Walter is executed a week later, in spite of Germany's legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save him. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour
• February 27 - While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology

March

• March 1 - One of 4 bombs detonated in Lusaka, Zambia, destroys the Angolan Embassy. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country at an elevation The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in
• March 1 - Rwandan Hutu rebels kill and dismember 8 foreign tourists at the Buhoma homestead, Uganda. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.
• March 1 - The Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines comes into force. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Ottawa Treaty or the Mine Ban Treaty, formally the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use Stockpiling Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their
• March 3 - Walter LaGrand is executed in the gas chamber. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Federal Republic of Germany v United States, ( per curiam) was a case in A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced
• March 4 - In a military court, United States Marine Corps Captain Richard Ashby is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps, when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth A Gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing Boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have
• March 12 - Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic join NATO. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The North Atlantic Treaty
• March 15 - In Brussels, Belgium, the Santer Commission resigns over allegations of corruption. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Santer Commission was the European Commission in office between 23 January 1995 and 15 March
• March 17 - The Roth IRA is introduced by U. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger A Roth IRA is an Individual Retirement Account (IRA allowed under the Tax law of the United States. S. Senator William V. Roth, Jr.
• March 20 - Serbs launch an offensive in Kosovo. For the United States Trade Representative see William M Roth. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia,
• March 21 - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Dr Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss Psychiatrist and balloonist. Brian Jones (born 27 March 1947 in Bristol, England) is an English balloonist. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology
• March 21 - The 71st Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Shakespeare in Love winning Best Picture. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The 71st Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working
• March 23 - Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro (born October 9, 1932 in Asunción, Paraguay, died March 23, 1999
• March 24 - NATO launches air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which refused to sign a peace treaty. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland The North Atlantic Treaty The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state This marks the first time NATO attacked a sovereign country.
• March 24 - Fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel kills 39 people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a Road Tunnel in the Alps under the Mont Blanc mountain linking Chamonix, Haute-Savoie,
• March 25 - Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada, population 200. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Silver Peak (also Silverpeak) is an unincorporated community in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.
• March 26 - The Melissa worm attacks the Internet. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Melissa worm, also known as "Mailissa" " Simpsons " " Kwyjibo " or "Kwejeebo" is a mass-mailing macro virus, The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• March 26 - A Michigan jury finds Dr. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man. Jack Kevorkian (kɛˈvɔrkiːɛn (born on May 26, 1928) is an Armenian-American
• March 27 - Kosovo War: A U. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 S. F-117 Nighthawk is shot down by Serbian forces.
• March 29 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 78.

April

Map of Nunavut

• April 1 - Nunavut, an Inuit homeland, is created from the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories to become Canada's third territory. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area.
• April 5 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over to Scottish authorities for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The United Nations suspends sanctions against Libya. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
• April 5 - In Laramie, Wyoming, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the apparent hate crime killing of Matthew Shepard. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Laramie is a city in and the County seat of Albany County in the U In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1 1976 – October 12 1998 was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie
• April 7 - Kosovo War: Kosovo's main border crossings are closed by Serbian forces to prevent ethnic Albanians from leaving. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.
• April 7 - A bomb explodes at the Valley of the Fallen Church in Spain; GRAPO claims responsibility. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The Valle de los Caídos (in English Valley of the Fallen) is a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Antifascist Resistance Groups October First (in Spanish: Grupos de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre, generally known by its abbreviation GRAPO
• April 9 - Ibrahim Baré Maînassara, president of Niger, is assassinated. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara ( May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River.
• April 13 - Tercentenary celebrations of the creation of the Sikh, Khalsa. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. For the village in Azerbaijan see Xəlsə. Khalsa ( Punjabi: pa ਖਾਲਸਾ literally "Pure" refers to the collective
• April 17 - A nail bomb explodes in the middle of a busy market in Brixton, South London. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• April 20 - Columbine High School massacre: Two Littleton, Colorado teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and 1 teacher, and then themselves. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, The City of Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson Eric David Harris (April 9 1981 – April 20 1999 and Dylan Bennet Klebold (September 11 1981 – April 20 1999 were the High school seniors who committed

Columbine High School massacre

• April 25 - The term of Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman as the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ends. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, GCB (born July 19, 1922) in Klang, Selangor was the The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
• April 26 - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor, becomes the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ( March 8, 1926 - November 21, 2001 Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Selangor ( Jawi script: سلاڠور population 72 million is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
• April 26 - British T. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located V presenter Jill Dando, 37, is shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, London. Jill Wendy Dando ( 9 November 1961 &ndash 26 April 1999) was an English journalist and television presenter who worked Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• April 30 - Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), bringing the total members to 10. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language
• April 30 - A third nail bomb (see April 17) explodes in the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street, Soho, London, killing a pregnant woman and two friends and injuring 70 others, including her husband. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The Admiral Duncan is a Pub in Old Compton Street, Soho in the heart of London 's gay district. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. This is part of a hate campaign against ethnic minorities and gay people by David Copeland. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. David John Copeland (born May 15 1976) is a former member of the British neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement, who became known as the "London nailbomber"

May

• May 2 - Norman J. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz in Weimar, Texas. Angel Maturino Reséndiz aka The Railway Killer/The Railroad Killer (August 1 1959 – June 27 2006 was a Convicted Serial killer, executed in the Weimar is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States. The population was 1981 at the 2000 census
• May 3 - 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak: A F5 tornado slams into Moore, Oklahoma, killing 38 people - the second strongest tornado ever recorded in United States history. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a Severe weather event that lasted from May 3 until May 6, 1999 and brought violent storms to Oklahoma The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Moore is a sprawling residential city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area
• May 3 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time, at 11,014. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 70.
• May 6 - Elections are held in Scotland and Wales for the new Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales.
• May 7 - A jury finds The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Bros. liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure, after the show deceived Jonathan Schmitz into appearing on a secret same-sex crush episode. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime Tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and
• May 7 - Kosovo War: In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 3 Chinese embassy workers are killed and 20 wounded, when a NATO aircraft mistakenly bombs the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The North Atlantic Treaty Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
• May 7 - In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (born 27 April 1939) has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005.
• May 8 - Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Nancy Mace was the first female Cadet to graduate from The Citadel; she graduated on May 8, 1999. History On December 20, 1842, the South Carolina Legislature passed an act establishing the South Carolina Military Academy with the original mission
• May 12 - David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. David Martin Scott Steel Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral
• May 13 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected President of Italy. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. (born 9 December 1920) is an Italian politician and banker He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and was President from 1999 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• May 17 - Ehud Barak is elected prime minister of Israel. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• May 26 - The Indian Air Force launches an attack on intruding Pakistan Army troops and mujahadeen militants in Kashmir. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir
• May 26 - The first Welsh Assembly in over 600 years opens in Cardiff. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales.
• May 26 - Manchester United wins the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp stadium, Barcelona, beating Bayern Munich. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Camp Nou (kam ˈnɔw Catalan for "new field" often erroneously called the Nou Camp in both Spanish and English) is a football Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern
• May 27 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of
• May 28 - Swedish police officers Robert Karlström and Olov Borén are wounded by three bank robbers armed with automatic weapons and later executed with their own service pistols in Malexander. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force.
• May 28 - After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo de Vinci’s "The Last Supper" is placed back on display in Milan, Italy. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer The Last Supper (Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a 15th century Mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• May 29 - Cathy O'Dowd, a South African mountaineer, becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest from both the north and south sides. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Cathy O'Dowd (born in 1969 is a South African Rock climber, Mountaineer, author and Motivational speaker, famous for being the first woman to Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
• May 29 - Nigeria terminates military rule, and the Nigerian Fourth Republic is established with Olusegun Obasanjo as president. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. General (rtd Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo, GCFR (Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́ (born circa March History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from

June

the iBook G3

• June 1 - Napster debuts. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating
• June 2 - After decades of fighting off outside technological influences like television, the King of Bhutan allows television transmissions to commence in the Kingdom for the first time, coinciding with the King's Silver Jubilee (see Bhutan Broadcasting Service). Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Jigme Singye Wangchuck (born November 11, 1955) was the fourth Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006 The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. The Bhutan Broadcasting Service is the national Radio and Television service in Bhutan.
• June 5 - The Islamic Salvation Army, the armed wing of the Islamic Salvation Front, agrees in principle to disband in Algeria. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The Islamic Salvation Front ( Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh) (Front Islamique du Salut is an outlawed The Islamic Salvation Front ( Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh) (Front Islamique du Salut is an outlawed Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• June 6 - In Brazil, 345 prisoners escape from Putim prison through the front gate. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Putim prison is a Prison in Brazil. Escapes On Sunday June 6, 1999 345 out of 456 prisoners escaped from Putin prison a record for
• June 8 - The government of Colombia announces it will include the estimated value of the country's illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion US dollars, in its gross national product. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• June 9 - Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state The North Atlantic Treaty A peace treaty is an agreement between two hostile parties usually countries or governments that formally ends an armed conflict
• June 10 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The North Atlantic Treaty An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
• June 12 - Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins - NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping forces KFOR enter the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The North Atlantic Treaty The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Kosovo Force ( KFOR) is a NATO -led international force responsible for establishing a safe and secure environment in Kosovo, the self-proclaimed independent The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state
• June 12 - Texas Governor George W. Bush announces he will seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• June 18 - The J18 international anti-globalization protests are organized in dozens of cities around the world, some of which lead to riots. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries " Anti-globalization " is a term that encompasses a number of related ideas
• June 19 - Turin, Italy awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics
• June 19 - Stephen King is hit in a car accident on Route 5 in North Lovell, Maine by Bryan Smith. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Bryan E Smith ( July 16, 1957 &ndash September 21, 2000) was the driver of a van that hit author Stephen King on June 19
• June 21 - Apple Computer releases the first iBook. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics The iBook is a line of Laptop computer that was developed and sold by Apple Computer Inc
• June 23 - Phillips explosion of 1999 kills 2 and injures 3 in Pasadena, Texas. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Two contractors were killed and three men were injured in an explosion on the morning of Wednesday June 23 1999 at Phillips Petroleum Company 's K-Resin plant in its chemical complex Pasadena ( is a City south of Houston in Harris County Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area

July

NASA's Lunar Prospector

• July 2 - Benjamin Nathaniel Smith begins a 3-day killing spree targeting racial and ethnic minorities in Illinois and Indiana, USA. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Benjamin Nathaniel Smith ( 1978 - July 4, 1999) was a Spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random Drive-by
• July 5 - U. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. S. Army Pfc. Barry Winchell is bludgeoned in his sleep at Fort Campbell, Kentucky by fellow soldiers; he dies the next day from his injuries. Barry Winchell ( 31 August 1977 – 6 July 1999) was an Infantry Soldier in the United States Army, whose murder Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee, and is home The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America.
• July 7 - In Rome, Hicham El Guerrouj runs the fastest mile ever recorded - at 3:43. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Hicham El Guerrouj ( Arabic: هشام الكروج born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a Moroccan former middle distance 13.
• July 8 - A major flash flood in Las Vegas swamps hundreds of cars, smashes mobile homes and kills two people. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000

• July 11 - India recaptures Kargil, forcing the Pakistan Army to retreat. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Kargil ( Hindi: कारगील; kərɡɪl is a district of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India announces victory ending the two-month conflict.
• July 16 - Off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, a plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. crashes, killing him and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy ( January 7 1966 &ndash July 16 1999) née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette, was the wife of John F Lauren Gail Bessette ( November 5, 1964 &ndash July 16, 1999) was an American Investment banker and the sister of
• July 18 - David Cone pitches a perfect game, the 16th in history, as the Yankees defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-0, to celebrate Yogi Berra Day. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who pitched for the A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of
• July 20 - Mercury program: Liberty Bell 7 is raised from the Atlantic Ocean. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Mercury-Redstone 4 was a Mercury program Manned space mission launched on July 21, 1961 using a Redstone rocket.
• July 22 - Persecution of Falun Gong begins. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Falun Gong was introduced to the general public by Li Hongzhi (李洪志 in Changchun, China, in 1992 Falun Gong was banned in the People's Republic of China under Jiang Zemin. Falun Gong ( or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi （李洪志） in 1992 Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Jiang Zemin ( born 17 August 1926 was the "core of the third generation " of Communist Party of China leaders serving as General Secretary of
• July 22 - The first version of MSN Messenger is released by Microsoft. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of MSN (The M icro' s' oft N etwork is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer
• July 23 - ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. All Nippon Airways Flight 61 is a flight from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, to New officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
• July 23 - Mohammed VI of Morocco becomes king upon the death of his father Hassan II. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. King Hassan II (صاحب الجلالة الملك الحسن الثاني class
• July 23-July 25 - The Woodstock 99 festival is held in New York. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Woodstock 1999, held July 23 - 25, 1999 was the second large-scale Music festival (after Woodstock '94) that attempted to emulate the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• July 25 - Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France
• July 26 - The last Checker taxi cab is retired in New York City and auctioned off for approximately $135,000. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Checker Taxi (Checker Cab was the iconic American taxi produced by the Checker Motors Company of Kalamazoo Michigan. The City of New York
• July 27 - Twenty-one people die in a canyoning disaster near Interlaken, Switzerland. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Canyoning (known as canyoneering in the US is traveling in Canyons using a variety of techniques that may include Walking, Scrambling, Interlaken is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
• July 31 - Mark O. Barton kills 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Mark Orrin Barton (1955 &ndash July 29, 1999) was a Spree killer from Stockbridge Georgia, who on July 29, 1999
• July 31 - NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the lunar surface. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Lunar Prospector mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight.

August

• August 7 - Hundreds of Chechen guerrillas invade the Russian republic of Dagestan, triggering a short war. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republic of Dagestan dæɡɪˈstɑːn (IntEng ˈdeɪɡəstæn (AmEng (Респу́блика Дагеста́н Дагъистанлъул ДжумхIурият Daɣistanłul
• August 8 - The first Callatis Festival, the largest music & culture festival in Romania, is held. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Callatis Festival is the largest music and culture festival held in Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• August 9 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (Серге́й Вади́мович Степа́шин (born March 2 1952, Lüshunkou China) is a Russian
• August 10 - Buford O. Furrow, Jr. wounds 5 and kills 1 during the August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Buford O'Neal Furrow Jr (born November 25 1961) perpetrated the August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting on August 10, The August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting occurred on August 10, 1999, at around 1050 a
• August 10 - The Atlantique Incident occurs as an intruding Pakistan Navy plane is shot down in India. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire The Atlantique Incident was an event in which a Pakistan Navy Breguet Atlantique patrol plane carrying 16 people on board was shot down by the Indian Air Force Pakistan Navy ( Urdu: پاک بحریہ) is the naval branch of the Military of Pakistan. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The incident sparks tensions between the 2 nations, coming just a month after the end of the Kargil War. The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July
• August 11 - A total solar eclipse is seen in Europe and Asia. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one Celestial object moves into the shadow of another On August 11, 1999, a total eclipse of the Sun, with an eclipse magnitude of 1
• August 11 - Salt Lake City Tornado - A very rare F2 tornado strikes Salt Lake City, killing one. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation The Salt Lake City Tornado was a very rare Tornado that occurred in Salt Lake City Utah on August 11, 1999, during an unusually strong
• August 17 - 1999 İzmit earthquake: A 7. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli The 1999 İzmit Earthquake was an approximately 76 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999 6-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit and levels much of northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000. İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches This is the first of a long series of unrelated but frequent earthquakes throughout the world during the years 1999 and 2000.
• August 19 - In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state
• August 22 - Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 crashes in Hong Kong. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. China Airlines Flight 642 was a flight that flew from Old Bangkok International Airport (now Don Mueang International Airport) in Bangkok to Hong Kong International Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
• August 31 - Apple Computer releases the Power Macintosh G4. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics

September

Sega Dreamcast

• September 7 - A magnitude 5. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. 9 earthquake hits Athens, killing 143 and injuring more than 2,000. The 1999 Athens earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 5 Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• September 7 - Viacom-CBS merger
• September 8 - The first of a series of Russian apartment bombings occurs. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The Russian apartment bombings were a series of explosions that hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk Subsequent bombings occur on September 13 and 16, while a bombing on September 22 fails.
• September 14 - Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, is an Island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• September 21 - The Chi-Chi earthquake with magnitude 7. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Chichi earthquake ( also known as the 921 earthquake ( occurred at 14715 6 on the Richter scale kills about 2,400 people in central Taiwan. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

October

• October 1 - Pudong International Airport opens in Shanghai, China, taking over all international flights to Hongqiao. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Shanghai Pudong International Airport ( ( is a major Aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the East Asian region and is the primary international Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million

Mars Climate Orbiter during tests

• October - NASA loses one of its probes, the Mars Climate Orbiter. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter was one of two spacecraft in the Mars Surveyor '98 program, the other being the Mars Polar Lander
• October 5 - Thirty-one people die in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash, west of London, England. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash (also known as the Paddington train crash) was a Rail accident which occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• October 10 - Elections are held in Portugal. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• October 12 - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempts to dismiss Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf and install ISI director Ziauddin Butt in his place. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also known as Nawaz Sharif ( Urdu:) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of History After independence in 1947 two new intelligence agencies were created in Pakistan called the Intelligence Bureau (IB and Military Intelligence Lieutenant General Ziauddin Butt is the former head of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI who was nominated for the post of Pakistan Army chief Senior Army generals refuse to accept the dismissal. Musharraf, who was out of the country, attempts to return in a commercial airliner. Sharif orders the Karachi airport to not allow the plane to land. The generals lead a coup d'état, ousting Sharif's administration and taking over the airport. The plane lands with only a few minutes of fuel to spare, and Musharraf takes control of the government.
• October 12 - World population reached 6 billion people, as the six billionth person (according to the UN) is born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
• October 13 - The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT bans all nuclear explosions in all environments for military or civilian purposes
• October 15 - A National Geographic Society press conference reveals the fossil of Archaeoraptor (which is later found to be a forgery). Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural "Archaeoraptor" is the generic name informally assigned in 1999 to a Fossil from China in an article published in ''National Geographic''
• October 27 - Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and 6 other members. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. 1999 Armenian parliament shooting was an attack on the Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999 at 515 p Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Vazgen Sargsyan (Վազգեն Սարգսյան March 5, 1959 &ndash October 27 1999; also written Vasgen Sarkisyan Sarkissian or Sarkisyan Karen Demirchyan ( Armenian: hy Կարեն Սերոբի Դեմիրճյան Russian: ru Карен Серобович Демирчян ( April 17
• October 27 - The New York Yankees complete a 4-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to win their second consecutive World Series. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• October 31 - EgyptAir Flight 990 travelling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse EgyptAir Flight 990 (MSR990 was a regularly-scheduled Los Angeles - New York - Cairo flight The City of New York Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. When the pilot leaves the cockpit, the co-pilot causes the Boeing 767 to enter a steep dive, resulting in impact with the Atlantic Ocean. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• October 31 - Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church leaders sign the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, ending a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of faith and salvation. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is a document created by and agreed to by clerical representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Faith is a Belief in the trustworthiness of an Idea. Formal usage of the word "faith" is usually reserved for concepts of Religion, as in In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of

November

Helen Clark

• November 1 - Suffolk County, New York was given the area code 631. Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Suffolk County may refer to one of several counties: Suffolk, a county of England Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• November 9 - TAESA Flight 725 covering the route Tijuana- Guadalajara-Uruapan-Mexico City crashed a few minutes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport killing 18 people on board. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all TAESA (Transportes Aéreos Ejecutivos SA was a discount Airline based in Mexico and owned by Alberto Abed Schekaiban. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality Uruapan is a city and municipality in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Lic y Gen Ignacio López Rayón International Airport, also known as Uruapan International Airport, serves the Mexican city of Uruapan, and is the This event caused the bankrutpcy of the Mexican airline a few months later.
• November 12 - A 7. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days 2-magnitude earthquake strikes Duzce and northwestern Turkey, killing 845 and injuring 4,948. Düzce is the capital City of Düzce Province in Turkey. Overview Area 1065 km²Population 156 Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• November 13 - Seventy-one killed, six-story apartment building collapsed at Foggia, Apulia, Italy. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Foggia is a city of Puglia, Italy, capital of the Province of Foggia. Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• November 20 - The People's Republic of China launches the first Shenzhou spacecraft. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES History Development began in 1992 under the name of Project 921-1.
• November 26 - An earthquake and tsunami strike Vanuatu. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island
• November 27 - The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand.
• November 28 - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Calgary Stampeders 32-21 to win the 87th Grey Cup at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats (32 - TD's Ronald Williams, Darren Flutie (2 FG's Paul Osbaldiston (3 cons Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal
• November 30 - Exxonmobil Corporation merger was completed, and formed the largest company in the world. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D

December

The Millennium Dome opens in London. The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large Dome -shaped building originally used to house

• December 3 - After rowing for 81 days and 2,962 nautical miles (5486 km), Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone, when she reaches Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Tori Murden is the first woman to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone With regard to Watercraft, rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of Oars in the water Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish
• December 3 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander, moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Mars Polar Lander was part of the NASA Mars Surveyor '98 program, which consisted of two spacecraft launched separately the Mars Climate
• December 18 - NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the ASTER ( Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is one of five remote sensory devices on board the Terra satellite launched into Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System ( CERES) is NASA climatological experiment from Earth orbit. MISR ( Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) is a scientific instrument on the Terra satellite launched by NASA on December 18, 1999 MODIS ( Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999 on board MOPITT ( Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth Orbit by NASA on
• December 20 - Sovereignty of Macau is transferred from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China after 422 years of Portuguese rule. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC occurred on December 20, Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• December 31 - US turns over complete administration of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian Government as stipulated in the Torrijos-Carter Treaty of 1977. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the

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• Computer Age: Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media reporting. Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was a notable Computer bug resulting

Births

• March 13 - Wiktoria Gąsiewska, Polish actress
• March 19 - Tatum McCann, American actress
• May 25 - Maisy McLeod-Riera, New Zealand actress
• July 1 - Charles Armstrong-Jones
• August 28 - Prince Nikolai of Denmark
• September 29 - Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón, grandson of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Wiktoria Gąsiewska (born March 13 1999) is a Polish Child actress, who has appeared in the Movie Jasminum. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Tatum Danielle McCann (born March 25 1999 in Riverside California) is an American Child actress. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones (born 1 July 1999 is the son of Viscount Linley and Viscountess Linley. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Titles styles honours and arms Title 28 August 1999 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Early life Juan Carlos was born in Rome, where his grandfather Alfonso XIII of Spain lived in exile after the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• October 15 - Bailee Madison, American actress

Deaths

January-June

• January 11 - Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Bailee Madison (born October 15, 1999) is an American child actress. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Brian Moore ( Christian name pronounced Bree-an) ( 25 August 1921 &ndash 11 January 1999) was an Irish novelist 1921)
• January 11 - Fabrizio de André, Italian singer and songwriter (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Fabrizio De André (February 18 1940 - January 11 1999 was an Italian Singer-songwriter. 1940)
• January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Jerzy Grotowski (11 August 1933 Rzeszów, Poland - 14 January 1999 Pontedera, Italy) was a Polish theatre director who developed 1933)
• January 17 - Samantha Reid, American high school student and drug overdose victim (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Samantha Reid ( January 4, 1984 &ndash January 17, 1999) was a young woman who grew up in the Detroit Michigan Metropolitan Area 1984)
• January 21 - Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Susan Elizabeth Strasberg ( May 22, 1938 &ndash January 21, 1999) was an American Actress. 1938)
• January 22 - Graham Staines, Australian missionary (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Graham Stuart Staines (1941-January 1999 was an Australian Missionary who was burnt to death along with his two sons Philip (aged 9 and Timothy (aged 7 while sleeping 1941)
• January 25 - Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Theodore A (Ted Mallie (b June 3, 1924, Brooklyn New York  – d 1924)
• January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Robert Shaw ( April 30, 1916 – January 25 1916)
• January 28 - Markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Markey Robinson ( in Belfast, Northern Ireland &ndash, Belfast was a prolific Irish painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style 1918)
• January 31 - Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Norbert Henry Zauchin ( November 17, 1929 - January 31, 1999) was a First baseman in Major League Baseball who played for 1929)
• February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Paul Mellon KBE ( June 11 1907 &ndash February 1 1999) was an American Philanthropist, Thoroughbred racehorse 1907)
• February 1 - Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television personality (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Barış Manço (also spelt Baris Mancho in some European album releases ( January 2, 1943 - February 1, 1999) was a Turkish 1943)
• February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Wassily Wassilyovitch Leontief (Василий Васильевич Леонтьев August 5, 1905, Munich, Germany February 5 The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1906)
• February 6 - Jimmy Roberts, American singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Jimmy Roberts ( April 6, 1924 &ndash February 6, 1999) was an American singer 1924)
• February 6 - Don Dunstan, Australian politician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Donald Allan Dunstan, AC, QC (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999 was an Australian Politician. 1926)
• February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was 1935)
• February 8 - Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE ( 15 July 1919 &ndash 8 February 1999) was a Dublin -born writer and philosopher 1919)
• February 12 - Toni Fisher, American pop singer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Toni Fisher (born 1931 - 12 February 1999, in Los Angeles, California) was an American pop Singer 1931)
• February 14 - Buddy Knox, American singer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Buddy Wayne Knox ( July 20, 1933 - February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 Rockabilly 1933)
• February 15 - Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Henry Way Kendall ( December 9, 1926 &ndash February 15, 1999) was an American physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1926)
• February 15 - Big L, American rapper (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Lamont Coleman ( May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999) also known by his Stage name Big L, was an American 1974)
• February 17 - Sunshine Parker, American actor (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Lloyd "Sunshine" Olen Parker was an American actor (born on June 10, 1927 in Lawn Texas) 1927)
• February 18 - Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Noam Pitlik ( November 4, 1932 &ndash February 18, 1999) was an Emmy - SAG Award, and Golden Globe -winning 1932)
• February 18 - Michael Larson, American game show celebrity (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Paul Michael Larson ( May 10, 1949 &ndash February 16, 1999) was a contestant on the United States Television 1949)
• February 20 - Sarah Kane, English playwright (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Sarah Kane ( February 3, 1971 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an English Playwright. 1971)
• February 20 - Gene Siskel, American film critic (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic. 1946)
• February 21 - Gertrude B. Elion, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23 1918 &ndash February 21 1999 was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, and a 1988 recipient of the Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1918)
• February 22 - William Bronk, American poet (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne William Bronk ( 1918-02-17 - 1999-02-22) was an American poet. 1918)
• February 24 - Andre Dubus, American short-story writer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Andre Dubus ( August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American Short story writer Essayist, and autobiographer 1936)
• February 24 - Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Virginia Foster Durr ( August 6 1903 - February 24 1999) was an American and a white Civil rights activist and lobbyist 1903)
• February 25 - Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Glenn Theodore Seaborg ( Glenn Teodor Sjöberg) ( April 19, 1912 &ndash February 25, 1999) won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1912)
• March 1 - Ann Corio, American dancer and actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Ann Corio ( November 29, 1914 – March 1, 1999) was a prominent American Burlesque ecdysiast and 1914)
• March 2 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield 1939)
• March 3 - Gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Gerhard Herzberg, PC, CC, FRSC, FRS ( December 25, 1904 &ndash March 3, 1999) was a pioneering The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1904)
• March 4 - Ingrid Washinawatok, American activist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa (also known as O'Peqtaw-Metamoh and Flying Eagle Woman) (July 31 1957- February 1999 was a member of the Menominee Nation 1957)
• March 4 - Harry Blackmun, American judge (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Harry Andrew Blackmun ( November 12, 1908 &ndash March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1908)
• March 4 - Del Close, American actor, writer, and teacher (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Del Close ( March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) along with Keith Johnstone, Paul Sills, Dudley Riggs and Viola 1934)
• March 5 - Richard Kiley, American actor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Richard Paul Kiley ( March 31, 1922 &ndash March 5, 1999) was an American stage, Television, and Film 1922)
• March 7 - Sidney Gottlieb, American Central Intelligence Agency official (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Sidney Gottlieb ( August 3, 1918 – March 7, 1999) was an American Military psychiatrist 1918)
• March 7 - Stanley Kubrick, American film director and producer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 1928)
• March 8 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe 1914)
• March 12 - Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Yehudi Menuhin Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22 1916 – March 12 1999 was an American -born Violinist and conductor who spent 1916)
• March 18 - Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentine writer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Adolfo Bioy Casares (September 15 1914 – March 8 1999 was an Argentine fiction writer 1914)
• March 18 - Rod Hull, British entertainer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Rodney Stephen Hull ( 13 August 1935 – 17 March 1999) better known as Rod Hull, was a popular entertainer on British 1935)
• March 21 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Ernest Wiseman OBE ( 27 November 1925 &ndash 21 March 1999) better known by his stage name of Ernie Wise, was an 1925)
• March 22 - David Strickland, American actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. David Gordon Strickland Jr ( October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American Actor, best known for his role 1969)
• March 24 - Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts ( November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American Catcher, manager 1912)
• March 25 - Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. For his son of the same name see Cal Ripken Jr Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr 1935)
• March 29 - Joe Williams, American singer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Joe Williams ( December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was a well-known Jazz vocalist and an elegant and sophisticated baritone 1918)
• March 31 - Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist and epigrapher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (alternatively Knorosov; Russian Юрий Валентинович Кнорозов; b 1922)
• April 4 - Faith Domergue, American actress (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Faith Domergue ( June 16, 1924 - April 4, 1999) was a film actress 1924)
• April 10 - Jean Vander Pyl, American television actress (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Jean Vander Pyl ( October 11, 1919 &ndash April 10 1999) was an actress on radio television and movies 1919)
• April 12 - Boxcar Willie, American country music singer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Boxcar Willie ( September 1 1931 &ndash April 12 1999) was an American "hobo music" singer 1931)
• April 14 - Ellen Corby, American actress (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Ellen Corby ( June 3, 1911 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an American Academy Award -nominated Actor. 1911)
• April 14 - Anthony Newley, English actor, singer and songwriter (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and 1931)
• April 20 - Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" 1958)
• April 20 - Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Señor Wences ( April 17, 1896 &ndash April 20, 1999) was a prominent 20th century Ventriloquist whose popularity grew with his frequent 1896)
• April 25 - Lord Killanin, Irish journalist and Olympic official (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. 1914)
• April 25 - Herman Miller, American screenwriter and producer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Herman Miller ( November 10, 1919 - April 18, 1999) was a Hollywood writer and producer 1919)
• April 25 - Roger Troutman, American musician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Roger Troutman ( November 29 1951 &ndash April 25 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped to pave the way for 1951)
• April 26 - Jill Dando, British journalist and television presenter (murdered) (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Jill Wendy Dando ( 9 November 1961 &ndash 26 April 1999) was an English journalist and television presenter who worked 1961)
• April 27 - Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Cyril Washbrook ( 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire – 27 April 1999 in Sale, 1914)
• April 28 - Rory Calhoun, American television and film actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Rory Calhoun ( August 8, 1922 &ndash April 28, 1999) was an American television and film Actor, Screenwriter 1922)
• April 28 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Arthur Leonard Schawlow ( May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1921)
• April 30 - Sir Alf Ramsey, 1966 English football manager (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 1920)
• May 2 - Oliver Reed, English actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence 1938)
• May 3 - Steve Chiasson, Canadian hockey player (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Steven Chiasson ( April 14, 1967 &ndash May 3, 1999) was a Canadian Ice hockey defenseman with the NHL 's 1967)
• May 8 - Sir Dirk Bogarde, English actor (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde ( 28 March, 1921  &ndash 8 May, 1999) better known by his Stage name 1921)
• May 8 - Dana Plato, American actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Dana Michelle Plato (November 7 1964 &ndash May 8 1999 was an American actress who became famous playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U 1963)
• May 10 - Shel Silverstein, American author and poet (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25 1930 &ndash May 10 1999 was an American poet songwriter musician composer cartoonist screenwriter and author 1930)
• May 12 - Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born cartoonist (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. This page is about the artist there is also an Investor named Saul Steinberg. 1914)
• May 13 - Gene Sarazen, American golfer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. PGA Tour wins (39 1922 (3 Southern (Spring Open US Open, PGA Championship 1923 (1 PGA Championship 1902)
• May 18 - Betty Robinson, American athlete (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. This article is about the Olympic athlete For the 1928 national spelling bee champion go to Scripps National Spelling Bee#Champions and winning words. 1911)
• May 21 - Karnail Pitts, American rapper (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Karnail Paul Pitts (January 5 1978 &ndash May 21 1999 better known as Bugz, was a former member of the American hip hop group D12. 1978)
• May 23 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him 1965)
• May 26 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Paul Sacher ( 28 April 1906 &ndash 26 May 1999) was a Swiss conductor, Patron and Impresario. 1906)
• June 5 - Mel Torme, American singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Melvin Howard Tormé ( September 13, 1925 &ndash June 5, 1999) nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician known as 1925)
• June 6 - Anne Haddy, Australian actress (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Anne Haddy was an Australian film and television actress. Biography Born in Quorn South Australia, she is probably most famous for 1930)
• June 7 - Francisco Stanley, Mexican TV anchor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Francisco "Paco" Jorge Stanley Albaitero ( July 3 1942 - June 7, 1999) was a Mexican television entertainer and a politician 1942)
• June 8 - Christina Foyle, British bookshop owner (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Christina Agnes Lilian Foyle ( 30 January 1911 &ndash June 8, 1999) was an English bookseller and owner of Foyles bookshop 1911)
• June 9 - Maurice Journeau, French composer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Maurice Journeau ( November 17, 1898 - June 9, 1999) was a French Composer born in Biarritz. 1898)
• June 11 - DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr 1920)
• June 16 - Screaming Lord Sutch, English politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash 1940)
• June 21 - Kami, Japanese drummer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Kami was the drummer for the Japanese band Malice Mizer. He was born in the city of Ibaraki, Japan on February 1. 1973)
• June 27 - Jorgos Papadopoulos, military ruler of Greece (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Georgios Papadopoulos (Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ( May 5, 1919 June 27, 1999) was the head of the military Coup d'état 1919)

July-December

• July 1 - Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American film director (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood 1908)
• July 1 - Guy Mitchell, American singer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Guy Mitchell ( February 22, 1927 - July 1, 1999) was a Croatian-American pop Singer, was successful in his homeland 1927)
• July 2 - Mario Puzo, American author (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American 1920)
• July 3 - Mark Sandman, American musician and artist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Mark Sandman ( September 24 1952 – July 3 1999) was an American singer songwriter Musical instrument inventor and multi-instrumentalist 1952)
• July 6 - Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England } Carl Newton Gunter Jr ( October 16, 1938 - July 6, 1999) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1938)
• July 6 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre ( 22 November 1901 &ndash 6 July 1999) was a composer of classical music 1901)
• July 8 - Charles Conrad, American astronaut (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr ( June 2, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1999) was an American Astronaut and the third 1930)
• July 11 - Helen Forrest, American jazz singer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Helen Forrest ( April 12, 1917 &ndash July 11, 1999) was one of the most popular female Jazz vocalists during America's Big 1917)
• July 12 - Bill Owen, English actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Bill Owen may refer to Bill Owen (actor (1914–1999 English actor and songwriter Bill Owen (American football, former American 1914)
• July 16 - John F. Kennedy, Jr., American publisher (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F 1960)
• July 16 - Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and was a founding member of Hello! Project group Country Musume. 1979)
• July 20 - Sandra Gould, American actress (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Sandra Gould ( July 23, 1916 - July 20, 1999) was an American Actress. 1916)
• July 23 - King Hassan II of Morocco (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. King Hassan II (صاحب الجلالة الملك الحسن الثاني class 1929)
• July 26 - Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Trygve Magnus Haavelmo ( 13 December 1911 – 26 July 1999) was an Economist with main research interests centered on the fields The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1911)
• July 29 - Anita Carter, American singer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Ina Anita Carter ( March 31 1933 in Maces Spring Virginia – July 29 1999 in Goodlettsville Tennessee, age 66 was the 1933)
• July 29 - Rajendra Kumar, Indian film actor, producer and director (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Rajendra Kumar ( 20 July 1929 - 12 July 1999) was an Indian movie Actor, who acted in Bollywood films 1929)
• August 1 - Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Bengali writer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Nirad C Chaudhuri ( Bangla: নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri) ( 23 November 1897 &ndash 1897)
• August 3 - Leroy Vinnegar, American musician (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Leroy Vinnegar ( July 13 1928 – August 3 1999) was an American Jazz bassist. 1928)
• August 4 - Victor Mature, American actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. 1913)
• August 13 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Jaime Garzón Forero (born October 24, 1960 in Bogotá, Colombia &mdash Died August 13, 1999 in Bogotá was a Colombian 1960)
• August 14 - Lane Kirkland, American union leader (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Joseph Lane Kirkland ( March 12 1922 &ndash August 14 1999) was a US labor union leader who served as President 1922)
• August 23 - Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Norman Wexler ( 6 August, 1926 – 23 August, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever 1926)
• August 23 - James White, Irish writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire James White ( April 7, 1928 - August 23, 1999) was a prolific Northern Irish author of Science fiction Novellas short 1928)
• September 6 - Allen Funt, American television personality (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Allen Funt ( September 16, 1914 &ndash September 5 1999) was an American producer-director best known as the creator and host of 1914)
• September 10 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (24 September 1927 – 10 September 1999 was a distinguished 1927)
• September 11 - Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguyan race car driver (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul See also Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez Gonzalo Gonchi Rodríguez (born January 22, 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay 1972)
• September 17 - Frankie Vaughan, British traditional pop recording artist (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Frankie Vaughan, CBE ( 3 February 1928 - 17 September 1999) was a Singer of Traditional pop music in the 1928)
• September 20 - Raisa Gorbachev, Soviet first lady (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova (Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва born Titarenko (Титаре́нко ( 5 January, 1932 – 1932)
• September 22 - George C. Scott, American actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. 1927)
• September 23 - Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Ivan Goff ( April 17 1910 - September 23 1999) was an Australian Screenwriter. 1910)
• September 26 - Jesse Dirkhising, American murder victim (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Jesse William Dirkhising (May 24 1986 – September 26 1999 also known as Jesse Yates, was an American teenager from Prairie Grove, Arkansas who was 1986)
• October 6 - Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler and announcer (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon 1937)
• October 8 - John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses John B McLendon Jr ( April 15, 1915 &ndash October 8, 1999) was an American Basketball coach 1915)
• October 9 - Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani pioneer in microcredit and microfinance (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Akhtar Hameed Khan (اختر حمید خان əxt̪əɾ hɐmiːd xɑːn (15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999 was a Pakistani development activist and Social scientist This article is specific to small loans For financial services to the poor see Microfinance. Microfinance refers to the provision of financial services to poor or low-income clients including consumers and the self-employed 1914)
• October 11 - Rafi' Daham Al-Tikriti, Director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Rafi' Dahham Mejwel Al-Tikriti (رافع دحام مجول التكريتي Saddam Hussein 's second cousin Member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council Director 1937)
• October 12 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards 1936)
• October 14 - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Julius Kambarage Nyerere ( April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika This page contains a list of presidents of Tanzania. Last elections Presidents of Tanzania 1964-present Political Affiliation 1922)
• October 15 - Lena Zavaroni, Scottish entertainer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Lena Zavaroni ( November 4, 1963 - October 1, 1999) was a Scottish child singer and a television show host 1963)
• October 18 - Paddi Edwards, American actress (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Paddi Edwards ( December 9, 1931 &ndash October 18, 1999) was an American Actress. 1931)
• October 19 - Harry Bannink, Dutch composer and musician (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Harry Bannink ( July 10, 1929, Enschede - October 19, 1999, Bosch en Duin) was a Dutch Composer, 1929)
• October 19 - James C. Murray, American politician (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. James Cunningham Murray ( May 16 1917 - October 19 1999) was a U 1917)
• October 20 - Jack Lynch, Prime Minister of Ireland (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony John Mary "Jack" Lynch ( Irish: Seán Ó Loinsigh; 15 August 1917 &ndash 20 October 1999 was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the 1917)
• October 24 - John Chafee, American politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat John Lester Hubbard Chafee (ˈtʃeɪ fiː CHAY-fee) ( October 22 1922 October 24 1999) was an American Politician 1922)
• October 25 - Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Golfing life Stewart failed to earn a PGA Tour card at Qualifying School in his graduation year so he played on the Asian Tour for a couple of years 1957)
• October 26 - Rex Gildo, German singer (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Rex Gildo ( July 2 1936 - October 26 1999) was a German Singer of Schlager ballads who reached the 1939)
• October 26 - Hoyt Axton, American actor and singer-songwriter (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Hoyt Wayne Axton ( March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American Country music Singer - Songwriter, 1938)
• October 27 - Robert Mills, American physicist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Robert L Mills ( April 15, 1927 - October 27, 1999) was a Physicist, specializing in Quantum field theory, the theory 1927)
• October 31 - Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Greg Moore ( April 22, 1975 &mdash October 31, 1999) was a Canadian Racecar driver who competed in the Indy Lights and CART 1975)
• November 1 - Walter Payton, American football player (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Walter Jerry Payton (July 25 1954 – November 1 1999 was an American football player who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League 1954)
• November 11 - Mary Kay Bergman, American actress (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Mary Kay Bergman ( June 5, 1961 &ndash November 11, 1999) was an American voice actress with numerous roles and bit parts 1961)
• November 15 - Gene Levitt, American television writer, producer, and director (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Eugene Levitt ( May 28 1920, New York City &ndash November 15 1999, Los Angeles) was an American television writer producer 1920)
• November 16 - Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Daniel Nathans ( October 30, 1928 &ndash November 16, 1999) was an American Microbiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1928)
• November 18 - Paul Bowles, American novelist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Paul Frederic Bowles ( December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999) was an American Expatriate Composer, Author, 1910)
• November 18 - Doug Sahm, American musician (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Douglas Wayne Sahm ( November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was a Musician from Texas. 1941)
• November 21 - Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz () also known as Bin Baaz, was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999 This page is about the title and persons carrying the title For the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (from 1921-1948 see Mohammad Amin al-Husayni The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
• November 29 - Gene Rayburn, American television personality (b. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Gene Rayburn ( December 22, 1917 &ndash November 29, 1999) was an American Radio and Television personality 1917)
• November 29 - Iwamoto Kaoru, Japanese professional Go player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe also known as Honinbo Kunwa, was a Japanese professional Go player who achieved the rank of 9-dan 1902)
• November 30 - Charlie Byrd, American Jazz musician and classical guitarist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Charlie Lee Byrd ( September 16, 1925 – November 30, 1999) was a famous American Jazz and Classical guitarist born in 1925)
• December 3 - Scatman John, American musician (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French John Paul Larkin ( March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999) better known as Scatman John (sometimes credited as Scatman 1942)
• December 3 - Jarl Wahlström, Salvation Army general (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Jarl Holger Wahlström ( July 9, 1918 - December 3, 1999) was the 12th General of The Salvation Army (1981 - 1986 1918)
• December 3 - Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles 1942)
• December 4 - Rose Bird, American judge (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Rose Elizabeth Bird ( November 2, 1936 &ndash December 4, 1999) served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice (and first female Justice & only 1936)
• December 8 - Péter Kuczka, Hungarian author (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Péter Kuczka ( March 1, 1923 - December 8, 1999) was a Hungarian writer poet and Science Fiction editor 1923)
• December 10 - Rick Danko, Canadian musician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Richard Clare "Rick" Danko ( December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer best known as a 1943)
• December 11 - Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Franjo Tuđman ( May 14, 1922 - December 10, 1999. Tuđman was elected to the position of President of Croatia by the Parliament The President of Croatia is the Head of state. Croatia is a Parliamentary democracy where the President's main role is leading the armed forces 1922)
• December 12 - Joseph Heller, American novelist (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Joseph Heller (May 1 1923 – December 12 1999 was an American Satirical novelist Short story writer and playwright 1923)
• December 17 - Rex Allen, American actor, singer, and songwriter
• December 17 - Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Rex Allen ( December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American Actor, Singer, and Songwriter Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Grover Washington Jr (December 12 1943 &ndash December 17 1999 was an American Jazz-funk / Soul-jazz Saxophonist. 1943)
• December 18 - Robert Bresson, French Filmmaker (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Robert Bresson (ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛˈsɔ̃ in French ( September 25, 1901 &ndash December 18, 1999) was a French Film director 1901)
• December 19 - Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn ( 12 September 1914 &mdash 19 December 1999 who was a Coal mining engineer 1914)
• December 20 - Hank Snow, Canadian musician (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Clarence Eugene Snow ( May 9, 1914 &ndash December 20, 1999) better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame Country music 1914)
• December 23 - John P. Davies, American diplomat (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city 1908)
• December 24 - Tito Guízar, Mexican singer and film actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino ( April 8 1908 - December 24 1999) was a Mexican Singer and Actor. 1908)
• December 26 - Curtis Mayfield, American musician and composer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk 1942)
• December 27 - Leonard Goldenson, American television executive (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Leonard H Goldenson ( December 7 1905 &ndash December 27 1999) was President of ABC. 1905)
• December 28 - Clayton Moore, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Clayton Moore ( September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American Actor best known for playing the fictional 1914)
• December 30 - Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Fritz Leonhardt ( July 12 1909 - December 30 1999) was a German Structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th century 1909)
• December 30 - Sarah Knauss, American oldest living person (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Sarah DeRemer Clark Knauss ( September 24, 1880 – December 30, 1999) was an American Supercentenarian considered The longest unambiguously documented lifespan of a person is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997 who died aged 122 years and 164 days 1880)

Unknown dates

• Craig Atkinson, drummer with garage-rock group The Count Five (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Count Five was a 1960s Garage rock band from San Jose California, best known for their Top 10 single " Psychotic Reaction " 1947)

Templeton Prize

• Ian Barbour

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Gerardus 't Hooft, Martinus J.G. Veltman
• Chemistry - Ahmed H. Zewail
• Physiology or Medicine - Günter Blobel
• Literature - Günter Grass
• Peace - Médecins Sans Frontières
• Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Robert Mundell

Fictional

The year 1999 in fiction and popular culture:

• Computer/video games:
  • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Castlevania series, 2003): Julius Belmont is finally able to defeat Dracula for good and seal away his Castle. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Graeme Barbour (b 1923 Beijing, China) is an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gerardus 't Hooft (xeːrɑrt ət hoːft (born July 5, 1946, Den Helder) is a professor in Theoretical physics at Utrecht University Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman (born June 27, 1931 in Waalwijk) is a Dutch theoretical physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Ahmed Hassan Zewail (أحمد حسن زويل (born February 26 1946 in Damanhur, Egypt) is an Egyptian American scientist and the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German American Biologist. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Günter Wilhelm Grass (born 16 October 1927 is a Nobel Prize -winning German Author and Playwright. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced) or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid Non-governmental organization best known The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Robert Alexander Mundell CC (born October 24, 1932) is a professor of economics at Columbia University. is an Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance. Castlevania is a Video game series created and developed by Konami. This is a list of characters of Konami 's Action-adventure games Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, part of whose full name is Dracula Vlad Tepes, is a fictional Vampire from the multi-platform Castlevania Video game series
  • Chrono Trigger (1995): The apocalyptic Day of Lavos takes place. is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in
  • Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) is set in 1999. is a Stealth game that was written and directed by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami.
  • Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette (2000): The first stage takes place in 1999. Silent Scope Dark Silhouette is an arcade light gun shooting game that is the sequel to the popular arcade game Silent Scope. The remainder of the game is set in 2000.
  • The Extraterrestrial Combat Unit, known as X-COM is founded following a meeting on December 11th 1998, going fully operational on January 1st 1999. X-COM is a series of Computer games started by Mythos Games and MicroProse in 1993. This sets the stage for the events depicted in UFO: Enemy Unknown.
• Film:
  • Released after 1999 and set in the historical year:
    • Blood Diamond (2006)
    • Alpha Dog (2006)
  • Released in 1999 and stated to take place in that year:
    • Entrapment (1999): The film takes place during the week leading up to December 31. Blood Diamond is an Academy Award nominated 2006 adventure Drama film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick and Alpha Dog is a 2006 Crime drama film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, and released on January 27, 2006. Entrapment ( 1999) is an American Film directed by Jon Amiel, and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • End of Days (1999): The film involves Satan's plot to conquer the earth on New Year's Eve of '99
    • The Matrix (1999): The year within the Matrix is said to be 1999. End of Days is a 1999 action / horror / fantasy Film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Peter Hyams. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and
    • Fight Club (1999) The year within Fight Club is said to be 1999, just before the

beginning of the Millennium. Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk, chronicling the experiences of an anonymous Protagonist who is struggling with a growing discomfort

• • Released before 1999 and set in the "future" year:
    • Strange Days (1995): The film takes place leading up to New Year's Eve, 1999. Strange Days is the title of a 1995 Science fiction Film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron
    • Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)
    • Until the End of the World (1991)
    • Class of 1999 (1990)
    • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
    • Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) (1968): The first scenes of the future takes place in the year 1999. Until the End of the World ( Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 Film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the Screenplay also known as The Last Days of Planet Earth or Catastrophe 1999 is an experimental 1974 feature film by Toshio Masuda, inspired For the 1970's anti-rock band see Destroy All Monsters (band. 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C
• Music:
  • Prince's 1982 song "1999" is about "party like it's 1999. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 " 1999 " is one of Prince 's most well-known songs and a defining moment in his rise to superstar status "
• Television:
  • Futurama ("Space Pilot 3000," 1999): Philip J. Fry is cryogenically frozen at 11:59 P. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and " Space Pilot 3000 " is the pilot episode of Futurama, which originally aired in North Cryogenics is often used incorrectly to refer to Cryonics, cryopreserving humans or animals M. , December 31. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
  • Space: 1999 (1975-1977): A huge explosion sends the Moon hurtling out of Earth's orbit on September 13. Space 1999 ( ITC Entertainment and RAI, 1975-77 is a British science-fiction television series Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982-1983): A huge spaceship appears high above Earth and crashes into an island in the Pacific, triggering a world war. is an Anime Television series According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles"
  • Three Super Sentai series — Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991-1992), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995-1996), and Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V (1999-2000) — take place in 1999. translated into English as Birdman Squadron Jetman, was the fifteenth entry of the Super Sentai television series translated into English as Super-Powered Squadron Ohranger, is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series translated into English as Rescue Squadron Go Go-V ("V" as in the Roman numeral for "five" is the twenty-third entry of the long running
  • Hunter x Hunter (TV Anime Series) (1999-2001) Gon Freecs, a young boy, is aiming to become a Hunter to search for his father. pronounced "Hunter Hunter" is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi with an Anime adaptation He meets some new friends during the Exam, and the struggles he must face on his quest will be beyond anything he's ever imagined.
  • In Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006-2007), 1999 is the year in which a meteor struck the city of shibuya and also spawned the Worm, an alien race that forms the main antagonist in the series. is a Japanese Tokusatsu Superhero Television series It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs In the movie based on the show, the meteor was much bigger and also dried up the oceans, resulting in a post-apocalyptic world

• • In the TV series of Quantum Leap (1988-1993) project Quantum Leap is said to be launched in New Mexico, 1999. In Physics, a quantum leap or quantum jump is a change of an Electron from one energy state to another within an Atom.

See also

• 20th century

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