February 11 –Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun thanNeptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since1979, and will become again in2231.[5]
February 27 – While trying to circumnavigate the world in ahot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
TwoLibyans suspected of bringing downPan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over to Scottish authorities for eventual trial in the Netherlands. TheUnited Nations suspends sanctions against Libya.
May 14–June 20 – The1999 Cricket World Cup is held in England, (some matches in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands), with Australia defeating Pakistan in the final.
May 23 – The WWF pay-per-view eventOver the Edge takes place atKemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The event is tragically remembered for the accidental death of wrestlerOwen Hart during a stunt.
June 24 – Kosovo War: NATO marines shoot three gunmen inKosovo, Yugoslavia after being attacked by the latter, killing one of them and injuring the other two.[15][19]
July 22–25 –Woodstock '99 was held inRome, New York at formerGriffiss Air Force Base, which was marred with difficult environmental conditions, poor sanitation, overpriced food and water, looting, violence, rapes, riots and several deaths.
September 8 – The first of a series ofRussian apartment bombings occurs. Subsequent bombings occur on September 13 and 16, while a bombing on September 22 fails.
September 12 – Under international pressure to allow an international peacekeeping force, Indonesian president BJ Habibie announces that he will do so.
September 21 – The 7.7 Mw921 earthquake (also known as the Jiji earthquake) affects central Taiwan with a maximum Mercali intensity of X (Extreme) leaving 2,400 people dead and more than 11,000 injured.
October
October
Conacami (National Confederation ofPeruvian Communities Affected by Mining) is established to protect indigenous rights.[24]
Pakistani Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif attempts to dismiss Army Chief GeneralPervez Musharraf, who is out of the country. The generals lead acoup d'état, ousting Sharif's administration, and Musharraf takes control of the government.
November 6 – Australians defeat areferendum proposing the replacement of the Queen and the Governor General with a President to make Australia a republic.
After rowing for 81 days and 5,486 kilometers (2,962 nautical miles),Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean byrowboat alone, when she reachesGuadeloupe from theCanary Islands.
^Westendorp, Carlos (June 25, 1999)."Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH". Sarajevo: Office of the High Representative. Archived fromthe original on July 9, 2003. RetrievedJuly 9, 2003.In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force with immediate effect on an interim basis, until the House of Peoples adopts this law in due form, without amendments and no conditions attached.
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