1999

The year 1999 (MCMXCIX) of the Gregorian Calendar began on a Friday and ended in wild end of millennium celebrations worldwide on a Thursday. During the year, The Euro currency became legal tender in 11 countries, the Kosovo war raged in former Yugoslavia, 13 were killed in the Columbine High School massacre, the Izmit earthquake killed 17,000 in Turkey, the world human population reached 6 billion.

Microsoft released Windows 98 (a little late!), the subsequently controversial internet service Napster launched, the 1st version of MSN Messenger was released, the Melissa Worm virus wreaked havoc on countless internet users. Exxon and Mobil merged to become the largest company in the world, Macau was transferred to China after 422 years of Portuguese rule, Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia and was replaced by Vladimir Putin.

January 1999

January 1: 11 European Union countries make the Euro their official currency.

January 7: The Impeachment Trial of Bill Clinton begins.

January 13 1999

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January 13: Michael Jordan retired for the second time from the Chicago Bulls, he previously retired in 1993. He would return to the NBA in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

February 1999

February 12: During the Bill Clinton Impeachment trial The Senate voted to acquit Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

February 27: In Nigeria 15 years of military rule ends after voters vote in a civilian president Olusegun Obasanjo.

February 24 1999

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February 24: Lauryn Hill sets a Grammy Awards record by winning 5 awards, the most by any female artist. She also performed with Carlos Santana at the awards.

March 1999

March 12: The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland joined NATO.

March 23: Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña is assassinated.

March 24: Yugoslavia is bombed by NATO forces.

April 1999

April 12 :US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving false statements intentionally in a sexual harassment suit.

April 9:President of Niger, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara is assassinated.

May 1999

May 3: For the first time in history, The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 at 11,014.70.

May 27: Slobodan Milosevic is indicted by a United Nations tribunal for crimes against humanity.

May 29: Space Shuttle Discovery is the first shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.

June 1999

June 2: The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time.

June 19: Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex married Sophie Rhys-Jones in Windsor, England.

June 20: 99th US Golf Open at Pinehurst.

July 1999

July 16: John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, and her sister died when his plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

July 18: David Cone of the New York Yankees pitched the 14th perfect game in modern MLB history.

September 1999

September 7: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Athens. It ruptured a preciously unknown fault. 500 were injured, 143 were killed, and 50,000 were left homeless.