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 - 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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This is a telephone interview which took place just prior to Drunvalo's travels to Europe in March 1999. Because Drunvalo was excited about so many things we chose to focus on one of Drunvalo's favorite subjects...children.

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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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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Political Islam • Jihad Liberal Islam

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A Calculus of Angels is the second book in Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason series. It was initially published by Del Rey on March 30, 1999. A followup to Newton's Cannon, the book is set in 1722 and continues the alternate history where Isaac Newton discovers that alchemy works, and a powerful science is built upon it. A Calculus of Angels - Known ISBNs. ISBN 0330419986 ISBN 0345406087 ...

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Wassy or Wassy-sur-Blaise is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. Population (1999): 3,294. Wassy - History. On March 1, 1562, a faction of the Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise attacked a Huguenot service in Wassy, marking the start of the First War of Religion in France. ...

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Cruel Intentions is a 1999 feature film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Selma Blair, and Reese Witherspoon. It was based on the 18th century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, but unlike other modern film versions of the novel (such as Dangerous Liaisons and Valmont), Cruel Intentions was set in the present and played with teenagers. The film was released on March 5, 1999. The plot concerns a bet made between Kathryn Merteuil (played by Gellar) and her stepbrother Sebastian ...

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Adam Powell is the co-founder of Neopets. He and Donna Williams jointly launched the website in November 15, 1999, starting from an idea he had in 1997. Prior to founding Neopets, he also was involved in Shout! Advertising, a UK-based advertising company which operated the third largest click-through program on the Internet by mid-1999. He also founded Powlex in July 1999, which focused on web page design, and Netmagic in March 1997, which designed and sold online banner advertising. Mr. Powell currently focuses on the technical and programming aspects of the Neopets website. Adam's Neopets acco ...

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Carol Harris-Shapiro is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Gratz College (Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, USA) and as of 2005 serves as coordinator of the graduate program in Jewish Communal Service at Gratz. She has written a highly controversial book on Messianic Judaism, a group of loosely linked groups that seek to combine Christianity with Judaism. Carol Harris-Shapiro is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Gratz College, and coordinator of the graduate program in Jewish Communal Service ...

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Cardinal Basil Hume OSB OM (2 March 1923 - 17 June 1999) was the Archbishop of Westminster and Primate of the Catholic Church in England and Wales from 1976-1999. Cardinal Hume was until his death the spiritual leader of English and Welsh Catholics. Basil Cardinal Hume - Early life. Cardinal Hume was born George Finlayson Hume in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1923. His father was a doctor and a Border Scot, his mother a French Catholic, daughter of an army officer. He had two sisters. ...

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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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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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1999 in South Africa - March. 20 March - The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), the underground military wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC), disbands 1999 in South Africa - June. 2 June - The second democratic elections is held and is won by the African National Congress 10 June - George Bizos is awarded the Order for Meritorious Service Class II medal from President Nelson Mandela 16 June - Thabo Mbeki b ...

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1999 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union. 19 June - South Africa (Springboks) beats Italy 101-0 1999 in South Africa - Football Soccer. 10 April - South Africa's national soccer team, Bafana Bafana loses 1 - 0 against Gabon at the Odi stadium in a African Nations Cup qualifier game 5 June - Bafana Bafana beats Mauritius 2-0 in a home game 27 November - Bafana Bafana beats Sweden 1-0 in the Nelson Mandela Cha ...

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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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The Qur'an does not address this issue directly; relevant precedents are therefore sought for in the hadith, the traditions attributed to Muhammad. The only hadith that unequivocally states that women may not lead mixed congregations is Ibn Majah (Kitab iqamat is-salat was-sunnati fiha) #1134, narrated through Jabir ibn Abdullah: "A woman may not lead a man in Prayer, nor may a Bedouin lead a believer of the Muhajirun or a corrupt person lead a committed Muslim in Prayer." However, Qatar-based scholar, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, [1] st ...

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