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  • Russia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Chechen conflict entered a new phase

    Russia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999

    The Chechen conflict entered a new phase on 1 October 1999, when Russia's new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared the authority of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov and his parliament illegitimate.




  • Serbia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999
    Kosovo War

    Operation Rapid Guardian

    Serbia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999

    On 1 October 1999, approximately 150 paratroopers from Alpha Company, 1/508th Airborne Battalion Combat Team from Vicenza, Italy parachuted into Uroševac as part of Operation Rapid Guardian.




  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Oct, 1999
    Christine Lagarde

    The Company's first female chairman

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Oct, 1999

    She joined the Executive Committee in 1995 and was elected the company's first female chairman in October 1999.




  • Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Russian troops entered Chechnya

    Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Oct 1, 1999

    On 1 October, Russian troops entered Chechnya.




  • Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Oct 2, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations admitted that 78,000 people had fled the air strikes in Chechnya

    Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Oct 2, 1999

    On 2 October 1999, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations admitted that 78,000 people had fled the air strikes in Chechnya; most of them went to Ingushetia, where they were arrived at a rate of 5,000 to 6,000 a day.




  • Tokyo, Japan
    Sunday Oct 3, 1999
    Akio Morita

    Death

    Tokyo, Japan
    Sunday Oct 3, 1999

    On October 3, 1999, Morita died of pneumonia at the age of 78.




  • Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 5, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    The Russian army moved with ease in the wide open spaces of northern Chechnya

    Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 5, 1999

    The Russian army moved with ease in the wide open spaces of northern Chechnya and reached the Terek River on 5 October 1999.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Sunday Oct 10, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Maskhadov outlined a peace plan offering a crackdown on renegade warlords

    Chechnya, Russia
    Sunday Oct 10, 1999

    On 10 October 1999, Maskhadov outlined a peace plan offering a crackdown on renegade warlords; the offer was rejected by the Russian side. He also appealed to NATO to help end fighting between his forces and Russian troops, without effect.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 12, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    The Russian forces crossed the Terek and began a two-pronged advance on the capital Grozny to the south

    Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 12, 1999

    On 12 October 1999, the Russian forces crossed the Terek and began a two-pronged advance on the capital Grozny to the south. Hoping to avoid the significant casualties that plagued the first Chechen War, the Russians advanced slowly and in force, making extensive use of artillery and air power in an attempt to soften Chechen defenses.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 12, 1999
    Dwayne Johnson

    Rock and Mankind Won the Tag Titles for Final Time

    U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 12, 1999

    Rock and Mankind would win the tag titles for the third and final time after beating the New Age Outlaws on the October 12, 1999 episode of SmackDown!.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Oct 15, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Russian forces took control of a strategic ridge within artillery range of the Chechen capital Grozny

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Oct 15, 1999

    On 15 October 1999, Russian forces took control of a strategic ridge within artillery range of the Chechen capital Grozny after mounting an intense tank and artillery barrage against Chechen fighters.


  • Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
    Monday Oct 18, 1999
    Dwayne Johnson

    Rock and Mankind Lost the Titles

    Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
    Monday Oct 18, 1999

    Rock and Mankind lost the titles for last time to The Holly Cousins on the October 18, 1999 episode of Raw is War.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Thursday Oct 21, 1999
    Second Chechen War

    Russian Scud short-range ballistic missile strike on the central Grozny marketplace

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Thursday Oct 21, 1999

    On 21 October 1999, a Russian Scud short-range ballistic missile strike on the central Grozny marketplace killed more than 140 people, including many women and children, and left hundreds more wounded. A Russian spokesman said the busy market was targeted because it was used by separatists as an arms bazaar.


  • The Atlantic Ocean
    Sunday Oct 31, 1999
    Plane Accidents

    EgyptAir Flight 990

    The Atlantic Ocean
    Sunday Oct 31, 1999

    Boeing 767-366ER, EgyptAir Flight 990, flying from Los Angeles International Airport, United States, to Cairo International Airport, Egypt, with a stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, killing all 203 passengers and 14 crewmembers. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the crash was a deliberate action by the relief first officer in response to his removal from international service within Egyptair, a finding disputed by Egyptian authorities who maintain another cause of the accident


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