Timeline February 1999

Events in February 1999 9

• 1935 – 1999 King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999) Died 7 February 1999, aged 63 King Hussein bin Talal ruled Jordan for 46 years, one of the longest reigns of any modern monarch. He played a central role in Middle East diplomacy, signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. He died of complications from lymphatic cancer at age 63.
• 1946 – 1999 Gene Siskel (1946-1999) Died 20 February 1999, aged 53 Gene Siskel was a Chicago film critic who co-hosted the influential television review show Siskel & Ebert with Roger Ebert. Their thumbs up/down format became a standard reference in film criticism. He died following complications from surgery for a brain tumor.
• 1974 – 1999 Big L (1974-1999) Died 15 February 1999, aged 24 Lamont Coleman, known as Big L, was a Harlem rapper regarded as an influential figure in 1990s hip-hop lyricism. He was shot and killed near his childhood home in Harlem, New York, in an unsolved murder. His posthumous reputation grew substantially in the following decades.
• 1999 Pentium III and the internet era Intel introduces the Pentium III in February 1999, adding SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) for multimedia and internet applications. The Pentium III is the processor of the dot-com boom — powering the web servers that host the internet and the PCs that access it. Intel's revenues surpass $29 billion in 2000, with the company employing 86,000 people. Intel's P/E ratio approaches 50 during the internet bubble, making it briefly one of the ten most valuable companies in the world.
• 1999 Su-27's first air combat Eritrean–Ethiopian War Ethiopian Su-27s shoot down Eritrean MiG-29s — the Flanker's first air-to-air victories.
• 1999 Hugo Chavez Inaugurated as President of Venezuela Begins presidency that reshapes Venezuelan politics Hugo Chavez was sworn in as President of Venezuela on February 2, 1999, after winning the December 1998 election. His government pursued a program of Bolivarian socialism that dramatically reshaped Venezuela's economy and politics. He remained in power until his death in 2013.
• 1999 Killing of Amadou Diallo Unarmed immigrant shot by NYPD officers Amadou Diallo, an unarmed 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was shot 41 times by four New York City police officers outside his Bronx apartment. The killing sparked widespread protests against police brutality and racial profiling. All four officers were later acquitted of criminal charges.
• 1999 – 2000 "You'll Be in My Heart" — Academy Award Disney's Tarzan Wrote and recorded songs for Disney's animated film "Tarzan" (1999), including "You'll Be in My Heart", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 2000 ceremony — adding an Oscar to his collection of accolades.
• 1999 – present Luka Doncic Luka Magic Global superstar known for his elite triple-double capability and IQ.