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1999 Ecuador financial crisis
The 1999 Ecuador financial crisis was a banking, currency, and sovereign-debt collapse in which 14 banks failed and Ecuador became the first country to default on Brady and Eurobonds.
1999 F-117A shootdown
The 1999 F-117A shootdown, call sign Vega 31, was the destruction of a US stealth aircraft by a Yugoslav missile on 27 March 1999, the first stealth combat loss.
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup: fourth edition, first outside Saudi Arabia, held in Mexico 28 July–8 August 1999. Hosts Mexico beat Brazil 4-3 in the final; Ronaldinho won Golden Ball and Boot; record 970,000 attendance.
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, also called USA 99, was hosted by the United States, which won its second title by beating China on penalties.
1999 Formula One World Championship
1999 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 50th F1 season: Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) beat Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) 76-74 for the drivers' title at the final race, while Ferrari won the constructors' championship 128-124 after Michael Schumacher's Silverstone leg break.
1999 in chess
1999 in chess: Alexander Khalifman won the 100-player FIDE knockout world championship in Las Vegas; Kasparov beat 50,000 online opponents in the MSN 'Kasparov vs. the World' game, won Wijk aan Zee and Linares, and hit a 2851 peak rating.
1999 in film
1999 in film was a year widely regarded by critics as among the strongest in American film history, producing The Matrix, Fight Club, American Beauty, and The Sixth Sense.
1999 in music
1999 in music: the CD-era sales peak and chart year. Key facts: Napster launched June 1999, Cher's "Believe" topped Billboard's year-end Hot 100, the Latin pop explosion (Ricky Martin, Santana's "Smooth"), nu metal's peak, Lauryn Hill's Grammy sweep.
1999 Indian general election
The 1999 Indian general election elected 543 Lok Sabha members between 5 September and 3 October 1999, after Vajpayee's government lost a confidence vote by one vote; the NDA won 298 seats.
1999 Indonesian legislative election
The 1999 Indonesian legislative election, held on 7 June 1999, was Indonesia's first fully free election since 1955. Megawati Sukarnoputri's PDI-P won the most votes and seats.
1999 Istanbul earthquake
The 1999 Istanbul earthquake, known as the Kocaeli or İzmit earthquake, was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on 17 August 1999, killing 17,127 people.
1999 Ivorian coup d'état
The 1999 Ivorian coup d'état was the bloodless military overthrow of President Henri Konan Bédié on 24 December 1999, led by retired General Robert Guéï.
1999 İzmit earthquake
The 1999 İzmit earthquake, also called the Kocaeli earthquake, was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999, killing about 17,000 people.
1999 London nail bombings
The 1999 London nail bombings were three attacks by neo-Nazi David Copeland in April 1999, targeting Black, Asian, and LGBTQ+ communities and killing three people.
1999 Mulhall tornado
On May 3, 1999, the 1999 Mulhall tornado struck Mulhall, Oklahoma, as one of the strongest members of the Great Plains tornado outbreak that year.
1999 Nantou earthquake
The 1999 Nantou earthquake, known in Taiwan as the 921 earthquake or Chi-Chi earthquake, struck central Taiwan on September 21, 1999, killing 2,456 people and collapsing more than 10,000 buildings.
1999 NBA draft
1999 NBA draft, held June 30, 1999 at Washington's MCI Center; Chicago Bulls won the lottery (15.70%) and drafted Elton Brand first overall. 58 picks, 9 All-Stars, and second-round steal Manu Ginóbili.
1999 NBA Finals
1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 4-1 (June 16-25, 1999) for the franchise's first title; Tim Duncan was Finals MVP (27.4 ppg, 14.0 rpg) against the first No. 8 seed finalist, in a lockout-shortened 50-game season.
1999 NFL season
1999 NFL season, the league's 80th: St. Louis Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV 23-16 over Tennessee; Kurt Warner MVP; Jaguars 14-2 but 0-3 vs Titans; Browns returned as expansion team at 2-14.
1999 NHL entry draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft, the Sedin draft: 37th NHL draft, June 26, 1999, Boston, 272 picks. Patrik Stefan went first to Atlanta; Vancouver took Daniel and Henrik Sedin 2nd and 3rd; the class is ranked among the NHL's worst.
1999 Odisha cyclone
The 1999 Odisha cyclone, known as the Orissa super cyclone, was a super cyclonic storm that struck near Paradip, India, on 29 October 1999, killing nearly 10,000 people.
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak struck central Oklahoma and southern Kansas on May 3, 1999, producing 72 tornadoes, including an F5, and killing 48 people.
1999 Pakistani coup d'état
The 1999 Pakistani coup d'état: the October 12, 1999 bloodless military takeover in which General Pervez Musharraf overthrew Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, suspended the Constitution, and ruled as Chief Executive until 2007.
1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup, fourth men's rugby union World Cup, held 1 October to 6 November 1999 in Wales plus UK and France. First 20-team edition, five pools; Australia beat France 35-12 at the Millennium Stadium for a second title.
1999 Russian apartment bombings
September 1999 bombings of apartment buildings in Buynaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk that killed about 300 people, triggered the second Chechen war, and remain disputed over the Ryazan incident and FSB false-flag claims.
1999 Seattle WTO protests
The 1999 Seattle WTO protests, known as the "Battle in Seattle," were anti-globalization demonstrations in Seattle, Washington, that disrupted a World Trade Organization conference and collapsed the trade talks.
1999 South Dakota Learjet crash
The 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, known as the Payne Stewart plane crash, killed all six aboard near Aberdeen, South Dakota, on October 25, 1999, after crew incapacitation.
1999 St. Louis Rams season
1999 St. Louis Rams season: Dick Vermeil's 13-3 NFC West champions, called The Greatest Show on Turf, won Super Bowl XXXIV 23-16 over Tennessee behind MVP Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, and 526 points.
1999 Stanley Cup Finals
1999 Stanley Cup Finals: Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4-2 for their first Cup; Brett Hull's triple-overtime Game 6 goal with his skate in the crease, the "No Goal" controversy, and the rule changes that followed.
1999 Tajik constitutional referendum
The 1999 Tajik constitutional referendum, held on 26 September 1999, approved amendments extending the presidential term from five to seven years and creating a bicameral parliament.