March 1999

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March 1999 was a month with thirty-one days.

The following events also occurred during the month:

Current events of March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01) (Monday) edit history watch One of four bombs detonated in Lusaka, Zambia, destroys the Angolan Embassy. Rwandan Hutu rebels kill and hack to pieces eight foreign tourists at the Buhoma homestead, Uganda The Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines comes into force. Current events of March 3, 1999 (1999-03-03) (Wednesday) edit history watch Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones begin their attempt to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon without stopping. Their journey ended in success on March 21. Karl LaGrand is executed by means of gas chamber. Current events of March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04) (Thursday) edit history watch Monica Lewinsky's book detailing her affair with Bill Clinton goes on sale in the United States In a military court, Captain Richard Ashby of the United States Marines is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of twenty skiers in the Italian Alps when his low-flying jet hit a gondola lift cable. Current events of March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12) (Friday) edit history watch Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic join NATO. Current events of March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15) (Monday) edit history watch The European Commission under the presidency of Jacques Santer resigns over allegations of corruption. Current events of March 17, 1999 (1999-03-17) (Wednesday) edit history watch The Roth 401(k) is introduced by U.S. Senator William V. Roth, Jr.. Current events of March 20, 1999 (1999-03-20) (Saturday) edit history watch Serbs launch an offensive in Kosovo. Current events of March 21, 1999 (1999-03-21) (Sunday) edit history watch Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. Current events of March 22, 1999 (1999-03-22) (Monday) edit history watch US pro-euthanasia doctor Jack Kevorkian goes on trial for murder in Pontiac, Michigan. He is later convicted of second-degree murder Current events of March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23) (Tuesday) edit history watch Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Current events of March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24) (Wednesday) edit history watch NATO launches air strikes in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which was refusing to sign a peace treaty. This marks the first time NATO attacked a sovereign country Fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel kills thirty nine people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years. Current events of March 26, 1999 (1999-03-26) (Friday) edit history watch The Melissa worm attacks the Internet. A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man (the incident was videotaped and aired on September 17, 1998 edition of 60 Minutes) Current events of March 29, 1999 (1999-03-29) (Monday) edit history watch For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10000 mark at 10006.78. Current events of March 31, 1999 (1999-03-31) (Wednesday) edit history watch The Matrix, first episode of the Matrix trilogy movies, is released in theaters.

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