1999 - January-April. January 11 - Brian Moore, Northern Irish-born writer (b. 1921) January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933) January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916) January 28 - Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (b. 1918) January 31 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (b. 1929) February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907) February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 190 ...

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1999 - January. January 1 - Euro currency introduced. January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq in far northern Quebec, killing nine. January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern USA, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported. January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Musl ...

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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. 1999 - Events. Kosovo War Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media over-reporting. The human population of the world surpassed six billion. The United Nations Population Fund designated October 12 as the approximate date for this event. 1999 - January. J ...

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1999 in baseball - January-March. January 5 - Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It is the first time since 1936 that three players are elected simultaneously on their first try. Carlton Fisk finishes 4th in the voting, missing election by 43 votes. February 15 - The Cincinnati Reds announce that they are dropping their long-standing policy of no facial hair for players. The change is the resu ...

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1999 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0); Mariano Rivera, MVP American League Championship Series: New York Yankees over Boston Red Sox (4-1); Orlando Hernández, MVP American League Division Series: New York Yankees (East) over Texas Rangers (West) (3-0); Boston Red Sox (Wild Card) over Cleveland Indians (Central) (3-2) National League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves over New York Mets (4-2); Eddie Pérez, ...

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See also: 1998 in music, 1999 in British music, other events of 1999, 2000 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1999 in music - Events. January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. Paul McCartney attends the premiere of his step-daughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia. January 11 - During the American Music Awards, Billy Joel is awarded the Special Award of ...

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This is a list of television-related events in 1999. 1998 in film 1999 in film 2000 in film 1998 in home video 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 1998 in television 1999 in television 2000 in television 1999 in television - Events. January 1 - On Coronation Street, four-decade resident Alf Roberts dies of a heart attack, just one month before ...

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This is a list of television-related events in 2000. 1999 in film 2000 in film 2001 in film 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 2001 in home video 1999 in television 2000 in television 2001 in television 2000 in television - Events. January 17 - Robin Givens replaces Mother Love as host of the talk show Forgive or Forget. January - Ta ...

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West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie; German: Westpommern; Latin: Pomerania Occidentalis) or Zachodnie Pomorze Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Lubusz, Wielkopolska and Pomorze voivodships. It was established January 1, 1999, out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of other, neighboring, voivodships pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name ...

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1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1987 - Events. 1987 - January. January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999, it will become the capital of Nunavut. January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 - An Amtrak train en route from Washington, DC to Boston collides with Conrail engines killing 16. ...

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1999 in rail transport - January events. January 25 - The New York City Transit Authority installs the first MetroCard Vending Machines at two subway stations in the city.[1] 1999 in rail transport - March events. March 15 - In the Bourbonnais train accident, the southbound Amtrak train 59, City of New Orleans, strikes a loaded semi-truck on a grade crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois; all but three of the passeng ...

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NFL playoffs 1998-99 - January 9 1999. at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: Indoors (Domed stadium) TV announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen Atlanta running back Jamal Anderson scored two touchdowns and the Falcons intercepted three passes as they barely escaped with a victory. Scoring ATL - J. Anderson 2 run (M. Andersen kick) ATL - J. Anderson 34 run ...

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NFL playoffs 1998-99 - January 2 1999. at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 80 °F (Partly cloudy) TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, and Boomer Esiason The Dolphins forced five Bills turnovers, including Buffalo quarterback Doug Flutie's fumble at the Miami 5-yard line with 17 seconds left in the game. Scoring MIA - FG Mare 31 MIA - FG Mare 40< ...

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NFL playoffs 1999-2000 - January 8 2000. at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 58 °F (Cloudy) TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter) This game is remembered for the "Music City Miracle", where Kevin Dyson took a lateral from Frank Wycheck on a kickoff to score the game-winning touchdown with under 15 seconds left.

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Mineriad - 28 January. After the National Salvation Front's decision to transform itself into a party, an anti-Communist manifestation took place in Bucharest's Victoria Square (Piaţa Victoriei), organised by the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNŢCD), National Liberal Party (PNL), and other smaller parties. The manifestation was mainly aimed at Ion Iliescu, protesters waving banners reading "He who spent five years with the Russians, cannot think like Bush", "We don't want neoco ...

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Less than a month after the January mineriad, another anti-Communist manifestation took place in Bucharest (February 28). Despite the demonstrators' pleas to non-violence, several persons started throwing stones into the Government building. Riot police and army forces intervened to restore order, and on the same night, 4,000 miners rushed into Bucharest. Their "services" weren't needed any more, but they threatened they will return in force whenever somebody opposed the government. Opposition leaders and independent media speculated that the d ...

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In this case, the Romanian miners of Jiu Valley were called by the newly-elected power to Bucharest to end the riots that broke up on 13 June 1990. As Ion Iliescu put it, the miners were called to save the "besieged democratic regime" and restore order and democracy in Bucharest. A democracy and order disturbed by a months long demonstration labelled in the same parodic style Hooliganiad (Golaniada in Romanian and the participants were called golani (rascals) or huligani (hooligans)), happening in University Square and trying t ...

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