What Happened in 1999
56 historical events, 20 notable births, and 13 notable deaths in 1999.
Major Events
January 1999
1999 — year
Kargil War — 1999 conflict between India and Pakistan
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 — 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1999 Formula One World Championship — sports season
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup — 1999 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup — 4th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Mexico
1999 Copa América — 1999 edition of the Copa América association football competition
1999 in film — overview of the events of 1999 in film
1999–2000 UEFA Cup — 29th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
1999 World Men's Handball Championship — 1999 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
EuroBasket 1999 — 1999 edition of the Eurobasket
Chavism — left-wing political ideology
1999 World Women's Handball Championship — 1999 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
1999 Asian Winter Games — Multi-sport event in Gangwon, South Korea
1999 Cricket World Cup — 1999 One Day International cricket tournament in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands
1999 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
deaths in 1999 — Wikimedia list article
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships — 1999 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships
1999 Intercontinental Cup — football match
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship — International football competition
1999 in literature — overview of literature-related events during the year of 1999
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship — International football competition
1999 Australian Open — 1999 Australian Open Tennis Championships
1999 in music — overview of music-related events during the year of 1999
April 1999
Columbine High School massacre — school shooting at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States on April 20, 1999
1999 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
March 1999
71st Academy Awards — Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best films of 1998
Ultra Music Festival — electronic music festival
1999 Australian Grand Prix — 631th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
August 1999
1999 İzmit earthquake — August 1999 earthquake in Turkey
1999 World Championships in Athletics — 1999 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 — solar eclipse
1999 German Grand Prix — Formula One car race
1999 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race
May 1999
1999 champions league final — 1999 football final between Manchester United and Bayern München
United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade — May 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
1999 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
September 1999
1999 Russian apartment bombings — series of explosions
1999 Jiji earthquake — earthquake in Chi-chi, Nantou, Taiwan
1999 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
February 1999
Bolivarian Revolution — political process in Venezuela led by the late Hugo Chávez
October 1999
EgyptAir Flight 990 — 1999 plane crash of an EgyptAir Boeing 767 in the Atlantic Ocean
1999 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
June 1999
Kumanovo Agreement — agreement that concluded the Kosovo war
1999 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
American Airlines Flight 1420 — June 1999 runway overrun and crash in Arkansas, US
1999 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
December 1999
Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking — aircraft hijacking
July 1999
1999 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999
1999 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race