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Historical Event(s)
– The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
– British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– Mont Blanc Tunnel fire kills 38 people
– First elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly held.
– The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People’s Republic of China’s nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
– Wolverhampton, England is hit by storms which include a tornado. The area is hit again with severe storms on August 1.
– Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector – NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the moon’s surface.
– Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
– Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, a Boeing 747-200F crashes shortly after take-off from London Stansted Airport due to pilot error. All 4 crew members are killed.
Who Were Born On ?
– Marc Yu, American musician
– Wiktoria Gąsiewska, Polish actress
– Tatum McCann, American actress
– Nathan Chen, American figure skater
– Joey King, American actress
– Dakota Goyo, Canadian Actor
– Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Danish royalty
– Tallan Latz, American blues guitarist
– Bailee Madison, American child actress
– Bryce Robinson, American actor