Revolts, massacres and attacks100
- Columbine High School massacreAttacks
- 1999 Russian apartment bombingsAttacks
- United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in BelgradeAttacks
- 1999 Armenian parliament shootingAttacks
- Račak massacreMassacres
- 1999 Pakistani coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 1999 Seattle WTO protestsRevolts & coups
- Ćuška massacreMassacres
- NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquartersAttacks
- 1999 Tashkent bombingsAttacks
- Izbica massacreMassacres
- Suva Reka massacreMassacres
- Grdelica train bombingAttacks
- Meja massacreMassacres
- Koriša bombingAttacks
- Velika Kruša massacreMassacres
- Kosheh massacres1999–2000 · Massacres
- Murder of Jessica LalMurders
- NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near GjakovaAttacks
- Podujevo massacreMassacres
- Shimonoseki Station massacreMassacres
- Cluster bombing of NišAttacks
- Varvarin bridge bombingAttacks
- Vushtrri massacreMassacres
- 1999 NATO bombing of Novi SadAttacks
- Alkhan-Yurt massacreMassacres
- Elistanzhi cluster bomb attackAttacks
- Freedom MarchRevolts & coups
- murder of Hae Min LeeMurders
- murder of Shiori InoMurders
- Odi massacreMassacres
- Staro Gračko massacreMassacres
- 1999 Comorian coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 1999 Khulna mosque bombingAttacks
- 1999 Latakia protestsRevolts & coups
- 1999 Vladikavkaz bombingAttacks
- killing of Amadou DialloMurders
- Staropromyslovsky massacreMassacres
- Suai Church massacreMassacres
- W. R. Myers High School shootingAttacks
+60 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires60
- EgyptAir Flight 990Accidents
- American Airlines Flight 1420Accidents
- Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509Accidents
- Vargas tragedyAccidents
- China Airlines Flight 642Accidents
- LAPA Flight 3142Accidents
- China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509Accidents
- Uni Air Flight 873Accidents
- fire of the Mont Blanc tunnelAccidents
- John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crashAccidents
- Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316Accidents
- 1999 South Dakota Learjet crashAccidents
- Qantas Flight 1Accidents
- Turkish Airlines flight 5904Accidents
- Ladbroke Grove rail crashAccidents
- Nyamiha disasterAccidents
- Britannia Airways Flight 226AAccidents
- Alitalia Flight 1553Accidents
- Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216Accidents
- Cubana de Aviación Flight 310Accidents
- 1999 Air Botswana incidentAccidents
- SATA Air Açores Flight 530MAccidents
- 1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accidentAccidents
- Sealand Youth Training Center FireFires & explosions
- TACV Flight 5002Accidents
- TAESA Flight 725Accidents
- Gaisal train disasterAccidents
- Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533Accidents
- Pakistan Naval Air Arm Atlantique shootdownAccidents
- Si Fly Flight 325Accidents
- 1999 Glasgow Airport Cessna 404 crashAccidents
- Necon Air Flight 128Accidents
- Via Giotto in Foggia building collapseAccidents
- 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois train accidentAccidents
- 1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crashAccidents
- 1999 incheon Beer Hope FireFires & explosions
- Asian Spirit Flight 100Accidents
- FedEx Express Flight 87Accidents
- Paju Fire StationFires & explosions
- Pocheon Fire StationFires & explosions
+20 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges57
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- NATO bombing of YugoslaviaWars & conflicts
- Kargil WarWars & conflicts
- War of DagestanWars & conflicts
- Second Liberian Civil War1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Insurgency in the Preševo Valley1999–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Grozny1999–2000 · Sieges
- Ituri conflict1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Batken ConflictWars & conflicts
- Battle of KoshareBattles
- Operation ArrowWars & conflicts
- Dubrava Prison MassacreWars & conflicts
- Grozny ballistic missile attackWars & conflicts
- Rogovo IncidentWars & conflicts
- Tukhchar massacreBattles
- Dinnieh clashes1999–2000 · Wars & conflicts
- Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National CemeteryWars & conflicts
- Kindermonument Kamp VughtWars & conflicts
- 1999 Burmese Embassy SiegeSieges
- Battle of AidabasalalaBattles
- Battle of Tiger HillBattles
- Indië-monumentWars & conflicts
- Oddusuddan offensiveWars & conflicts
- Solomon Islands civil war1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Afghanistan War MemorialWars & conflicts
- Battle for Donkey's Ear HeightBattles
- Battle of Duba-YurtBattles
- Battle of KaramakhiBattles
- Battle of TololingBattles
- Confederate veterans memorialWars & conflicts
- Disaster of the Armavir SpetsnazBattles
- DwangarbeidersWars & conflicts
- Indië-monument, HellendoornWars & conflicts
- Jurien Bay War MemorialWars & conflicts
- Memorial benchWars & conflicts
- Memorial on the Nové Sady1999–2010 · Wars & conflicts
- Monument for Marinus van der LubbeWars & conflicts
- Oorlogsmonument PernisWars & conflicts
- Operation Rana GosaWars & conflicts
- Parco delle RimbranzeWars & conflicts
+17 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters22
- 1999 İzmit earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Jiji earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Athens earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone AnatolNatural disasters
- 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornadoNatural disasters
- Düzce earthquake of 1999Natural disasters
- 1999 Chamoli earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1998 AcatlanNatural disasters
- 1999 Aïn Témouchent earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Hector Mine earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Oaxaca earthquakeNatural disasters
- Evolène avalancheNatural disasters
- 1999 Ambrym earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Dover–Hennessey tornadoNatural disasters
- 1999 Loyal Valley tornadoNatural disasters
- 1999 Luzon earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1999 Montroc avalancheNatural disasters
- 1999 Shreveport–Bossier City tornadoNatural disasters
- 1999 Aude floodsNatural disasters
- 1999 Haysville–Wichita tornadoNatural disasters
- Mount Abantos wildfireNatural disasters
Treaties, councils and politics6
- Kumanovo AgreementTreaties
- 1999 East Timorese crisis1999–2002 · Politics
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenTreaties
- Montreal ConventionTreaties
- International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of TerrorismTreaties
- Washington Agreement on GoldTreaties
Already under way in 199975
- Kosovo War1998–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Yugoslav Wars1991–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Congo War1998–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Angolan Civil War1975–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Treaty of Paris1951–2002 · Treaties
- Nepalese Civil War1996–2006 · Wars & conflicts
- Eritrean–Ethiopian War1998–2000 · Wars & conflicts
- Sierra Leone Civil War1991–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Sudanese Civil War1983–2005 · Wars & conflicts
- Algerian Civil War1992–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Afghan Civil War1996–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Siachen conflict1984–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Burundi Civil War1993–2005 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 199912
- Kosovo War1998–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Indonesian occupation of East Timor1975–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Bissau-Guinean Civil War1998–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Republic of the Congo civil war1997–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Drenica massacres1998–1999 · Massacres
- East Timor genocide1975–1999 · Massacres
- Semanggi shootings1998–1999 · Massacres
- Albanian-Yugoslav border conflict1998–1999 · Wars & conflicts
- Makobola massacre1998–1999 · Massacres
- VS011998–1999 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 1999184
- Burj al-ArabTowers
- State Farm ArenaSports venues
- Emirates Office TowerBuildings
- 4 Times SquareBuildings
- Millennium TowerBuildings
- Main TowerBuildings
- Mandalay BayHotels & shops
- Azrieli CenterBuildings
- Cavernas do Peruaçu National ParkMonuments
- Smoothie King CenterBuildings
- Warsaw Trade TowerTowers
- Cheung Kong CenterBuildings
- MamanMonuments
- Kursaal convention centreTheatres
- Tour ÉgéeBuildings
- Cinque Terre National ParkMonuments
- Het ZinnekeMonuments
- Suria KLCCHotels & shops
- Drents-Friese Wold National ParkProtected areas
- Perdana PutraPalaces
- Museum of Cultural HistoryMuseums & galleries
- SB CreativeBuildings
- Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert HallTheatres
- Seat of the European Parliament in StrasbourgGovernment
- IMPACT, Muang Thong ThaniSports venues
- Sail TowerTowers
- Empire TowerBuildings
- New York City Police MuseumMuseums & galleries
- Casablanca Twin CenterBuildings
- Hokkaido Prefectural Sports CenterSports venues
+154 more, on the globe.
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