1999

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century20th century21st century
Decades: 1960s  1970s  1980s 1990s 2000s  2010s  2020s
Years: 1996 1997 199819992000 2001 2002

Events

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February

Countries adopting the Euro in 1999/2002
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Orbit of Pluto – polar view.
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Map of Nunavut
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June

the iBook G3
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September

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October

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November

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  • November 6 – Australians defeat a referendum proposing the replacement of The Queen and The Governor General with a President to make Australia a republic.
  • November 9TAESA Flight 725, covering the route TijuanaGuadalajaraUruapanMexico City, crashes a few minutes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport, killing 18 people on board. This event causes the bankruptcy of the Mexican airline a few months later.
  • November 12 – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Duzce and northwestern Turkey, killing 845 and injuring 4,948.
  • November 18 – The Aggie Bonfire collapses in College Station, TX, killing 12.
  • November 19Mikhail Gorbachev proposes that the UN create an International Men's Day, which is now commemorated every year on this same date.
  • November 19 – Every digit in this date is an odd number (19/11/1999). This hitherto common event will not happen again until the year 3111.
  • November 20 – The People's Republic of China launches the first Shenzhou spacecraft.
  • November 26 – An earthquake and tsunami strike Vanuatu.
  • November 27 – The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government, with leader Helen Clark becoming the second female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
  • November 30 – The ExxonMobil Corporation merger is completed, forming the largest company in the world.

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Deaths

January

Susan Strasberg

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Raisa Gorbachyova

October

November

December

Movies released

Hit songs

New books

Video games released.

References

  1. "Chávez' changes benefit Venezuelans. - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  2. THE DIALLO VERDICT: THE OVERVIEW; 4 OFFICERS IN DIALLO SHOOTING ARE ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES The New York Times
  3. Cummings, Sally N. (2002). Power and change in Central Asia. p. 130. ISBN 9780415255851.
  4. "1999: Dozens injured in Soho nail bomb". BBC Website. 30 April 1999. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. "Apple launches iBook". BBC Website. July 21, 1999. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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