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May 1999 was the fifth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01) (Saturday) Three spectators were killed and eight others were injured at Lowe's Motor Speedway during an IRL race when a tire went into the grandstand. Current events of May 2, 1999 (1999-05-02) (Sunday) Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by Angel Maturino Resendiz in a parsonage in Weimar, Texas. They were his fourth and fifth victims in his fourth incident. Current events of May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03) (Monday) Photo driver licences and banknotes made out of polymer substrate are introduced to New Zealand. An F5 tornado slams into Oklahoma City, Oklahoma killing 38 people. This was the second strongest tornado ever recorded in United States history. (See 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak). A possible tornado outbreak that has a similar force to it will take place sometime in the next 250-500 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time. It closes at 11,014.70. Current events of May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05) (Wednesday) Microsoft releases Windows 98 Second Edition. Current events of May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06) (Thursday) Elections are held in Scotland and Wales for the new Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. Current events of May 7, 1999 (1999-05-07) (Friday) A jury finds The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Bros. liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure after the show purposely deceived Jonathan Schmitz to appear on a secret same-sex crush episode. Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese embassy workers are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft mistakenly bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. Current events of May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08) (Saturday) Goalkeeper Jimmy Glass saved Carlisle United from certain relegation when he scored last minute goal against Plymouth Argyle and relegate Scarborough instead. Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina. Actress Dana Plato commits suicide the day after appearing on Howard Stern. Current events of May 11, 1999 (1999-05-11) (Tuesday) Starting late on May 10 and continuing through the early hours of May 12, NASA's ACE and Wind spacecraft each observed that the density of the solar wind dropped by more than 98%. (NASA Science) Current events of May 12, 1999 (1999-05-12) (Wednesday) David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament. Current events of May 13, 1999 (1999-05-13) (Thursday) In Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected President of the republic. Current events of May 17, 1999 (1999-05-17) (Monday) Ehud Barak is elected prime minister of Israel. Current events of May 18, 1999 (1999-05-18) (Tuesday) The Backstreet Boys release their album, Millennium. Current events of May 19, 1999 (1999-05-19) (Wednesday) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is released in theaters. Current events of May 23, 1999 (1999-05-23) (Sunday) Bluetooth is announced. Current events of May 23, 1999 (1999-05-23) (Sunday) Kansas City, Missouri, wrestler Owen Hart (Blue Blazer) falls 78 feet (24 m) to his death while being lowered into a World Wrestling Federation ring during WWF Over the Edge. Current events of May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26) (Wednesday) Indian Air Force launches attack on intruding Pakistan backed militants in Kashmir sparking the Kargil War. Manchester United win the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp stadium, Barcelona, beating Bayern Munich to lift their third major trophy in their unprecedented Treble, after winning the English Premier League and FA Cup. Madejczyk Massacre Averted, Bridgman, Michigan school shooting plot. The first Welsh Assembly for over 600 years opens in Cardiff. India wins the cricket match against Sri Lanka in the 1999 Cricket World Cup by 157 runs. Current events of May 27, 1999 (1999-05-27) (Thursday) The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. Current events of May 28, 1999 (1999-05-28) (Friday) In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's newly-restored masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display. Current events of May 31, 1999 (1999-05-31) (Monday) Olusegun Obasanjo is elected President of Nigeria.

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