January 1999
January 1999 was the first month of that common year. The month, which began on a Friday, ended on a Sunday after 31 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 1999.
| Current events of January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01) (Friday) |
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| Current events of January 2, 1999 (1999-01-02) (Saturday) |
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- A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, 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.
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| Current events of January 4, 1999 (1999-01-04) (Monday) |
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- Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque killing 16 people and injuring 25.
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| Current events of January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05) (Tuesday) |
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| Current events of January 6, 1999 (1999-01-06) (Wednesday) |
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| Current events of January 7, 1999 (1999-01-07) (Thursday) |
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| Current events of January 8, 1999 (1999-01-08) (Friday) |
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- 3.4 million copies of the film The Rescuers are recalled after a photo of a topless woman was discovered in two of the 110,000 frames of the movie.
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| Current events of January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11) (Monday) |
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| Current events of January 12, 1999 (1999-01-12) (Tuesday) |
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| Current events of January 13, 1999 (1999-01-13) (Wednesday) |
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- After thirteen years of playing NBA basketball, NBA superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from basketball.
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| Current events of January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20) (Wednesday) |
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| Current events of January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21) (Thursday) |
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| Current events of January 25, 1999 (1999-01-25) (Monday) |
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| Current events of January 31, 1999 (1999-01-31) (Sunday) |
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