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Events from the year 1999 in the United States .
Incumbents Federal government
Governors and lieutenant governors
Governors
Governor of Alabama : Fob James (Republican ) (until January 18), Don Siegelman (Democratic ) (starting January 18)Governor of Alaska : Tony Knowles (Democratic )Governor of Arizona : Jane Dee Hull (Republican )Governor of Arkansas : Mike Huckabee (Republican )Governor of California : Pete Wilson (Republican ) (until January 4), Gray Davis (Democratic ) (starting January 4)Governor of Colorado : Roy Romer (Democratic ) (until January 12), Bill Owens (Republican ) (starting January 12)Governor of Connecticut : John G. Rowland (Republican )Governor of Delaware : Thomas R. Carper (Democratic )Governor of Florida : Buddy MacKay (Democratic ) (until January 5), Jeb Bush (Republican ) (starting January 5)Governor of Georgia : Zell Miller (Democratic ) (until January 11), Roy Barnes (Democratic ) (starting January 11)Governor of Hawaii : Ben Cayetano (Democratic )Governor of Idaho : Phil Batt (Republican ) (until January 4), Dirk Kempthorne (Republican ) (starting January 4)Governor of Illinois : Jim Edgar (Republican ) (until January 11), George Ryan (Republican ) (starting January 11)Governor of Indiana : Frank O'Bannon (Democratic )Governor of Iowa : Terry E. Branstad (Republican ) (until January 15), Tom Vilsack (Democratic ) (starting January 15)Governor of Kansas : Bill Graves (Republican )Governor of Kentucky : Paul E. Patton (Democratic )Governor of Louisiana : Murphy J. Foster Jr. (Republican )Governor of Maine : Angus King (Independent )Governor of Maryland : Parris N. Glendening (Democratic )Governor of Massachusetts : Paul Cellucci (Republican )Governor of Michigan : John Engler (Republican )Governor of Minnesota : Arne H. Carlson (Republican ) (until January 4), Jesse Ventura (Independence ) (starting January 4)Governor of Mississippi : Kirk Fordice (Republican )Governor of Missouri : Mel Carnahan (Democratic )Governor of Montana : Marc Racicot (Republican )Governor of Nebraska : Ben Nelson (Democratic ) (until January 7), Mike Johanns (Republican ) (starting January 7)Governor of Nevada : Bob Miller (Democratic ) (until January 4), Kenny Guinn (Republican ) (starting January 4)Governor of New Hampshire : Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic )Governor of New Jersey : Christine Todd Whitman (Republican )Governor of New Mexico : Gary Johnson (Republican )Governor of New York : George Pataki (Republican )Governor of North Carolina : Jim Hunt (Democratic )Governor of North Dakota : Ed Schafer (Republican )Governor of Ohio : Nancy Hollister (Republican ) (until January 11), Bob Taft (Republican ) (starting January 11)Governor of Oklahoma : Frank Keating (Republican )Governor of Oregon : John Kitzhaber (Democratic )Governor of Pennsylvania : Tom Ridge (Republican )Governor of Rhode Island : Lincoln C. Almond (Republican )Governor of South Carolina : David Beasley (Republican ) (until January 13), Jim Hodges (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Governor of South Dakota : William J. Janklow (Republican )Governor of Tennessee : Don Sundquist (Republican )Governor of Texas : George W. Bush (Republican )Governor of Utah : Mike Leavitt (Republican )Governor of Vermont : Howard Dean (Democratic )Governor of Virginia : Jim Gilmore (Republican )Governor of Washington : Gary Locke (Democratic )Governor of West Virginia : Cecil H. Underwood (Republican )Governor of Wisconsin : Tommy Thompson (Republican )Governor of Wyoming : Jim Geringer (Republican )
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama : Don Siegelman (Democratic ) (until January 18), Steve Windom (Republican ) (starting January 18)Lieutenant Governor of Alaska : Fran Ulmer (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas : Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of California : Gray Davis (Democratic ) (until January 4), Cruz Bustamante (Democratic ) (starting January 4)Lieutenant Governor of Colorado : Gail Schoettler (Democratic ) (until January 12), Joe Rogers (Republican ) (starting January 12)Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut : Jodi Rell (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Delaware : Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Florida : vacant (until January 5), Frank Brogan (Republican ) (starting January 5)Lieutenant Governor of Georgia : Pierre Howard (Democratic ) (until January 11), Mark Taylor (Democratic ) (starting January 11)Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii : Mazie Hirono (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Idaho : Butch Otter (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Illinois : vacant (until January 11), Corinne Wood (Republican ) (starting January 11)Lieutenant Governor of Indiana : Joe E. Kernan (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Iowa : Joy Corning (Republican ) (until January 15), Sally Pederson (Democratic ) (starting January 15)Lieutenant Governor of Kansas : Gary Sherrer (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky : Steve Henry (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana : Kathleen Blanco (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Maryland : Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts : Paul Cellucci (Republican ) (until January 7), Jane Swift (Republican ) (starting January 7)Lieutenant Governor of Michigan : Connie Binsfeld (Republican ) (until January 1), Dick Posthumus (Republican ) (starting January 1)Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota : Joanne E. Benson (Republican ) (until January 4), Mae Schunk (Independence ) (starting January 4)Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi : Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Missouri : Roger B. Wilson (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Montana : Judy Martz (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska : Kim M. Robak (Democratic ) (until January 7), David I. Maurstad (Republican ) (starting January 7)Lieutenant Governor of Nevada : Lonnie Hammargren (Republican ) (until January 4), Lorraine Hunt (Republican ) (starting January 4)Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico : Walter Dwight Bradley (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of New York : Mary Donohue (Republican ) (starting January 1)Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina : Dennis A. Wicker (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota : Rosemarie Myrdal (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Ohio : vacant (until January 11), Maureen O'Connor (Republican ) (starting January 11)Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma : Mary Fallin (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania : Mark S. Schweiker (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island : Bernard Jackvony (Republican ) (until January 2), Charles J. Fogarty (Democratic ) (starting January 2)Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina : Bob Peeler (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota : Carole Hillard (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee : John S. Wilder (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Texas : Bob Bullock (Democratic ) (until January 19), Rick Perry (Republican ) (starting January 19)Lieutenant Governor of Utah : Olene S. Walker (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Vermont : Doug Racine (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Virginia : John H. Hager (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Washington : Brad Owen (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin : Scott McCallum (Republican )
Events January February February 12: President Clinton acquitted by the Senate March March 2 – The brand new Mandalay Bay hotel and casino opens on the Las Vegas Strip .
March 3 – Walter LaGrand is executed in the gas chamber in Arizona .
March 4 – In a military court, United States Marine Corps Captain Richard J. Ashby is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps , when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable .
March 8 – The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing .
March 11 – Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
March 17 – The Roth IRA is introduced by U.S. Senator William V. Roth Jr.
March 20 – Legoland California , the only Legoland outside of Europe , opens in Carlsbad, California .
March 21 – The 71st Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Shakespeare in Love Best Picture .
March 25 – Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada , population 200.
March 26 – A Michigan jury finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
March 27 – Kosovo War : A U.S. F-117 Nighthawk is shot down by Serbian forces.
March 29 – For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78. April April 1: ATC traffic with Korean Air Lines Flight 36 and Air China Flight 9018 as they nearly collide zat O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. April 1 – Air China Flight 9018, a Boeing 747 , taxis onto an active runway at O'Hare International Airport during the takeoff of Korean Air Flight 36, another Boeing 747 , nearly resulting in a crash. Flight 36 averted a collision by taking off early and missing the Air China aircraft by 75 feet. There were 8 people on the Air China cargo plane and 379 on the Korean Air flight.[2]
April 5 – In Laramie, Wyoming , Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the killing of Matthew Shepard .
April 7 – The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.[3]
April 8 – Bill Gates ' personal fortune exceeds US$100 billion, due to the increased value of Microsoft stock.
April 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit .
April 15 – Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz are exonerated of the rape and murder of Debbie Carter and released from prison. Both had spent 11 years in prison, with Williamson on death row, and having come within five days of execution.[4]
April 20 – Columbine High School massacre : Two Littleton, Colorado teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold , open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and one teacher, and then themselves. It would be the deadliest shooting at a high school in U.S. history at the time. The shooting sparks debate on school bullying, gun control and violence in the media. May May 3 – 6: 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak June July July 2
July 5 – July 6 – U.S. Army Pfc. Barry Winchell is bludgeoned in his sleep at Fort Campbell , Kentucky by fellow soldiers; he dies the next day from his injuries.July 8 – A major flash flood in Las Vegas swamps hundreds of cars, smashes mobile homes and kills two people.
July 10 – U.S. soccer player Brandi Chastain scores the game winning penalty kick against China in the FIFA Women's World Cup .
July 16 – Off the coast of Martha's Vineyard , a plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. crashes , killing him and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy , and her sister, Lauren Bessette .
July 20 – Mercury program : Liberty Bell 7 is raised from the Atlantic Ocean .
July 22 – The first version of MSN Messenger is released by Microsoft .
July 23–25 – The Woodstock '99 festival is held in New York .
July 25 – Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France .
July 26 – The last Checker taxi cab is retired in New York City and auctioned off for approximately $135,000.
July 29
Mark O. Barton kills his family. He then went on a murder spree at the trading firm he worked at, killing a total of 12 people in Atlanta, Georgia . He later committed suicide at a gas station when cornered by police.NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector Moon , thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the lunar surface. August September October November November 18: Aggie Bonfire collapse November 30: WTO protests in Seattle December December – The unemployment rate drops to 4%, the lowest level since January 1970.
December 3 – NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander , moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
December 7 – The Recording Industry Association of America files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client, alleging copyright infringement .
December 16 – Walt Disney Pictures ' 38th feature film, Fantasia 2000 Fantasia Carnegie Hall , with an IMAX release on New Years Day 2000 and a general theatrical release later in June.
December 18 – NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform, carrying 5 Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER , CERES , MISR , MODIS and MOPITT .
December 31 – The U.S. turns over complete administration of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian government, as stipulated in the Torrijos–Carter Treaties of 1977. Ongoing
Births January February March April May June July August September October November December Full date unknown
Deaths January Susan Strasberg February Gene Siskel Glenn T. Seaborg February 1 – Paul Mellon , American philanthropist (b. 1907 )February 6 – Jimmy Roberts , American singer (b. 1924 )February 7 – Bobby Troup , American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (b. 1918 )February 14
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February 20 – Gene Siskel , American film critic (b. 1946 )February 21 – Gertrude B. Elion , American scientist (b. 1918 )February 22 – William Bronk , American poet (b. 1918 )February 24
February 25 – Glenn T. Seaborg , American chemist (b. 1912 )February 28 – Bill Talbert , American tennis player (b. 1918 )March File:KubrickForLook (cropped).jpg Stanley Kubrick Joe DiMaggio April Faith Domergue Rory Calhoun May May 8 – Dana Plato , American actress (b. 1964 )May 10 – Shel Silverstein , American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books (b. 1930 )May 13 – Gene Sarazen , American golfer (b. 1902 )May 17 – Henry Jones , American actor (b. 1912 )May 18 – Betty Robinson , American athlete (b. 1911 )May 19 – Candy Candido , American voice actor (b. 1913 )[ May 23] - Owen Hart, Canadian Professional Wrestler (b. [1965])
May 23 – John T. Hayward , American admiral (b. 1908 )May 26 – Waldo Semon , American inventor (b. 1898 )June DeForest Kelley July Pete Conrad John F. Kennedy Jr. July 1
July 2 – Mario Puzo , American author (b. 1920 )July 3 – Mark Sandman , American rock musician and artist (b. 1952 )July 6 – Carl Gunter Jr. , American farmer and politician (b. 1938 )July 7 – Julie Campbell Tatham , American writer (b. 1908 )July 8 – Pete Conrad , American astronaut, naval aviator, and aeronautical engineer (b. 1930 )July 9 – James Farmer , American civil rights leader (b. 1920 )July 11 – Helen Forrest , American jazz singer (b. 1917 )July 16
July 20 – Sandra Gould , American actress (b. 1916 )July 22 – Gar Samuelson , American drummer (b. 1958 )July 29 – Anita Carter , American singer (b. 1933 )August Victor Mature September George C. Scott October Art Farmer Wilt Chamberlain October 2
October 3 – Paul Burris , American baseball player (b. 1923 )October 4 – Art Farmer , American jazz trumpeter (b. 1928 )October 5 – Alex Lowe , American mountaineer (b. 1958 )October 6 – Gorilla Monsoon , American professional wrestler and announcer (b. 1937 )October 7
October 8 – John McLendon , American basketball coach (b. 1915 )October 9 – Milt Jackson , American musician (b. 1923 )October 10 – George Forrest , American writer (b. 1915 )October 12 – Wilt Chamberlain , American basketball player (b. 1936 )October 19 – James C. Murray , American politician (b. 1917 )October 24 – John Chafee , American politician (b. 1922 )October 25 – Payne Stewart , American golfer (b. 1957 )October 26 – Abraham Polonsky , American screenwriter and director (b. 1910 )October 27
November Gene Rayburn November 1
November 4 – Daisy Bates , American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer (b. 1914 )November 9 – Mabel King , American actress and singer (b. 1932 )November 11 – Mary Kay Bergman , American voice actress (b. 1961 )November 15 – Gene Levitt , American television writer, producer, and director (b. 1920 )November 16 – Daniel Nathans , American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1928 )November 18
November 29 – Gene Rayburn , American television personality (b. 1917 )December Madeline Kahn Hank Snow Curtis Mayfield See also References External links
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