The BEST of '99 (from what I've seen.)
The year of when Stanley Kubrick died aged 70 in his sleep after suffering a heart attack. WWF pro wrestler Owen Hart fell to his death aged 34 from the rafters of the Kemper Arena during his entrance at the WWF's Over the Edge pay-per-view event. American film critic Gene Siskel died aged 53 of complications from brain surgery. Woodstock '99 marked the 30th anniversary & became known as "the day the 90's died." Serial killer Luis Garavito, "the Beast," was apprehended. "WWF's Friday Night SmackDown!" 1st aired on UPN. "Freaks and Geeks" 1st aired on NBC. "Downtown" 1st aired on MTV. "Mission Hill" 1st aired on The WB. "Spaced" 1st aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. "Courage the Cowardly Dog" officially premiered on Cartoon Network. Les Rythmes Digitales released "Darkdancer." MF DOOM released his debut studio album, "Operation: Doomsday." InfoWars was founded by Alex Jones.
World population reached 6 billion inhabitants. Oklahoma tornado outbreak. Southern Brazil blackout. Vargas tragedy. Cyclones Martin, Lothar, and Odisha. Athens, Düzce, Jiji, İzmit, and Armenia, Colombia earthquakes.
John F. Kennedy Jr. (aged 38), son of the former 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy, his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (aged 33), and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette (aged 34) died in a plane crash piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed.
Shooting of unarmed 23-year-old Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo by 4 New York City Police Officers.
Sealand Youth Training Center & Mont Blanc Tunnel fires. Armenian Parliament shooting. NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Columbine High School massacre. Series of London Nail bombings. 2nd Kosheh massacre began.
President Bill Clinton was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial. President of Guinea-Bissau João Bernardo Vieira was overthrown in a military coup ďétat. President of Niger Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was assassinated aged 49 in a military coup ďétat. Vice President of Paraguay Luis María Argaña was assassinated aged 66, which was never resolved. Guinea-Bissau Civil War ended. Kosovo War ended. Kargil War. Ituri Conflict began. 3rd Battle of Grozny began. 2nd Liberian Civil War began. Series of 4 Russian Apartment bombings & the Invasion of Dagestan triggered the 2nd Chechen War.
World population reached 6 billion inhabitants. Oklahoma tornado outbreak. Southern Brazil blackout. Vargas tragedy. Cyclones Martin, Lothar, and Odisha. Athens, Düzce, Jiji, İzmit, and Armenia, Colombia earthquakes.
John F. Kennedy Jr. (aged 38), son of the former 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy, his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (aged 33), and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette (aged 34) died in a plane crash piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed.
Shooting of unarmed 23-year-old Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo by 4 New York City Police Officers.
Sealand Youth Training Center & Mont Blanc Tunnel fires. Armenian Parliament shooting. NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Columbine High School massacre. Series of London Nail bombings. 2nd Kosheh massacre began.
President Bill Clinton was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial. President of Guinea-Bissau João Bernardo Vieira was overthrown in a military coup ďétat. President of Niger Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was assassinated aged 49 in a military coup ďétat. Vice President of Paraguay Luis María Argaña was assassinated aged 66, which was never resolved. Guinea-Bissau Civil War ended. Kosovo War ended. Kargil War. Ituri Conflict began. 3rd Battle of Grozny began. 2nd Liberian Civil War began. Series of 4 Russian Apartment bombings & the Invasion of Dagestan triggered the 2nd Chechen War.
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