Timeline July 1999

Events in July 1999 8

• 1904 – 1999 Forrest Mars Sr. (1904-1999) Died 1 July 1999, aged 95 Forrest Mars Sr. built Mars, Incorporated into one of the world's largest privately held food and confectionery companies, creating brands including M&M's and Milky Way. He was known for an intensely private and demanding management style. He died at his home in Virginia.
• 1910 – 1999 Sylvia Sidney (1910-1999) American actress, a star of 1930s dramas for Lang and Hitchcock whose career ran to Beetlejuice and Mars Attacks!
• 1929 – 1999 Hassan II of Morocco (1929-1999) Died 23 July 1999, aged 70 Hassan II ruled Morocco for 38 years, surviving two assassination attempts and presiding over the annexation of Western Sahara. His reign was marked by both authoritarian repression and gradual political liberalization in its final years. He was succeeded by his son, Mohammed VI.
• 1960 – 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999) Died 16 July 1999, aged 38 John F. Kennedy Jr., son of President John F. Kennedy, died when the small plane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard. His wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren also died in the crash. The loss received extensive international media coverage.
• 1999 Kargil War India and Pakistan clash in the Kashmir mountains Pakistani forces and militants infiltrated Indian-administered Kashmir near Kargil, triggering an undeclared war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Indian forces recaptured the strategic heights after months of high-altitude fighting. International pressure, particularly from the United States, contributed to Pakistan's withdrawal.
• 1999 Wimbledon 1999 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Lindsay Davenport
• 1999 Sylvia Sidney dies in New York Sylvia Sidney dies aged 88.
• 1999 Woodstock '99 Anniversary music festival marred by violence and fires Woodstock '99 was a large music festival held in Rome, New York, intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original 1969 event. The festival descended into vandalism, fires, and reported assaults amid poor conditions and high temperatures. It became infamous as a symbol of festival mismanagement.