WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1999
Find out what all happened January to May 1999

Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. (7. February 1999)

Legoland California, the only Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. (20. March 1999)

Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. (7. May 1999)

Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city. (14. January 1999)

War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. (21. January 1999)

Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. (2. May 1999)

Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. (1. April 1999)

The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés. (20. January 1999)

In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov. (16. February 1999)

Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO. (12. March 1999)

In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. (7. May 1999)

The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924. (1. May 1999)

Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress. (8. April 1999)

British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999. (19. January 1999)

The Mars Polar Lander is launched. (3. January 1999)

The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden). (1. January 1999)

United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. (12. February 1999)

Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. (11. March 1999)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the internet boom. (29. March 1999)

The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national convicted of murder during a botched bank robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him. (24. February 1999)