April 1999 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1999 Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
• 05 Apr 1999 In Laramie, Wyoming, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the apparent hate crime killing of Matthew Shepard
• 07 Apr 1999 The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.
• 08 Apr 1999 Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
• 13 Apr 1999 Tercentenary celebrations of the creation of the Sikh Khalsa are held.
• 14 Apr 1999 NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees : Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed.
• 18 Apr 1999 "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky plays his final game in the NHL.
• 19 Apr 1999 The US Navy kills a civilian guard in the Naval Base at Vieques, an island east of Puerto Rico which the Navy has used since 1943. The death of the civilian officer sparks off a civil disobedience campaign throughout the island of Puerto Rico to protest the presence of the Navy on the island.
• 20 Apr 1999 Two Littleton, Colorado teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, open fire on their Columbine High School teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and one teacher, and then themselves.
• 25 Apr 1999 British T.V presenter Jill Dando, 37, is shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, London.
• 26 Apr 1999 British TV presenter Jill Dando is shot dead outside her home in Fulham, West London.(BBC)
• 29 Apr 1999 The Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
• 30 Apr 1999 Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the number of members to 10.

Famous Birthday

• Carly Rose Sonenclar
• Isaac Hempstead-Wright

  TV Actor.

• Isaac Hempstead Wright
• Denis Shapovalov
• Justin Johnes

  YouTube Star.

• Sophie Reynolds

  TV Actress.

• Fabio Quartararo

  French young prodigy, Grand Prix motorcycle rider.

• Tessa Brooks

  Dancer.

• Jairus Aquino

  TV Actor.

• Sharlene San Pedro

  TV Actress.

• hte jarod

  Vine Star.

• Conner Rayburn

  TV Actor.

• Chris Jauregui

  Family Member.

• Kristen Hancher

  Musical.

• Akai Osei

  Dancer.

• Daniel Seavey

  Pop Singer.

• Karina Rae

  Pop Singer.

• Anthony DeMartino

  Family Member.

• Liam Attridge

  Pop Singer.

• LandonMC

  YouTube Star.

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Famous Deaths

• Dylan Klebold

  American homicide with his partner, Eric Harris, shooting and bombing Columbine High School.

• Rory Calhoun

  American actor on-screen from 1944 in feature films, including "River of No Return" and "Black Spurs.

• Al Hirt

  New Orleans, Louisiana -- Jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World).

• Rick Rude

  American professional wrestler (Born 1958).

• Ellen Corby

  American character actress, onscreen from 1933.

• Red Norvo

  American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999).

• Faith Domergue

  American actress (d. 1999).

• Boxcar Willie

  American country music singer, real name Lecil Travis Martin, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face,...

• Adrian Borland

  English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (The Sound and The Outsiders) (d. 1999).

• Harvey Postlethwaite

  British engineer and racing car designer (Born 1944).

• Skip Spence

  Canadian-American singer-songwriter drummer and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape) (d. 1999).

• Willi Stoph

  German engineer and politician 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (d. 1999).

• Hermine Braunsteiner

  Austrian concentration and extermination camp guard (d. 1999).

• Lionel Bart

  English composer (Oliver!) (Born 1930).

• Marion Pruett

  American spree killer (Born 1949).

• Cassie Bernall

  Columbine High School massacre victim (Born 1981).

• Jill Dando

  British television presenter (Born 1961).

• Paul David

  Canadian cardiologist and politician founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999).

• Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

  American actor and musician (Born 1904).

• Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat

  German-born biochemist (Born 1910).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Cher - Believe
2. TLC - No Scrubs
3. Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel
4. Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
5. Sugar Ray - Every Morning

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Mr Oizo - Flat Beat
2. Westlife - Swear It Again
3. Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment
4. TLC - No Scrubs
5. The Cartoons - Witch Doctor