1999 UNAM strike
The 1999–2000 strike and shutdown of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico, the largest university in Latin America) had its origins in the January 1999 announcement by its latest rector that tuition would increase significantly and graduation requirements would become more restrictive. In response, a large group of students declared a strike and blockaded the main campus to the point of institutional paralysis. The blockades intensified and eventually led to the university's closure, during which there were violent encounters between opposition groups, students, guards and faculty. The crisis led to the eventual resignation of the university's rector and appointment of a new one. Along the way, bloody conflicts resulted in serious injuries and even fatalities on the unlawfully occupied campus. Eventual action by the recently created federal police finally ended the occupation during February 2000.


1999 UNAM strike, Background
The third article of the Constitution of Mexico states that all education imparted by the state is free. Whether this includes decentralized, autonomous institutions of higher education like the UNAM is a matter of (often heated) debate.


1999 UNAM strike, Background
Tuition at the UNAM is not free, and it had last been raised in 1948 to 200 pesos per academic year (tuition became 20 cents in the 1993 currency revaluation); the amount is specified in the University bylaws, and changing it requires action by the University Council (a legislative body that comprises representatives of the faculty and students, and all directors of schools, faculties, and institutes). By 1999, inflation and the exchange rate meant that tuition amounted to about 0.02 US dollars. The quality of education of the UNAM, alma mater of several Latin American presidents had decayed since its glory days. At the time, UNAM had a budget of about one thousand million dollars, of which 90% was provided by the federal government.


1999 UNAM strike, Background
In January 1999, Francisco Barnés de Castro, then rector of the UNAM, announced his intention to raise tuition. Attempts to raise tuition since 1948 had failed twice before, most recently in the late 1980s under Rector Jorge Carpizo MacGregor. Barnés proposed a number of reforms, including a tuition raise from about 0.02 dollars to about 150 dollars per academic year.


1999 UNAM strike, Background
Barnés promised the additional 48 million dollars the university would receive from the tuition increase would be used to fund more research and increase the quality of its facilities; the proposal also included a plan for tuition remission for students who signed a statement saying they could not afford the new rates.


1999 UNAM strike, Strike begins
A group of students quickly organized a protest, on the grounds that thousands of students would have to see their studies interrupted unable to afford tuition. With the support of the community, UNAM was shut down temporarily by the protesters during part of February and also part of March 1999. Ultimately on April 20, 1999, this group referred to itself as the Comité General de Huelga (CGH or "Strike General Committee") and declared a continuing, if not permanent, closure of the university.


1999 UNAM strike, Strike begins
In June 1999, the 132-member government council of the university, which includes faculty and students, modified the proposal to make the tuition increase voluntary. Barnés declared that the conscience of each student would dictate who would pay increased tuition and who would not. Strikers grew increasingly belligerent and had violent altercations with students who were still attempting to enter the campus to try to resume classes. Meanwhile, UNAM issued multiple warrants against strikers who were accused of stealing computers, vehicles and earthquake monitoring equipment.


1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion
The strikers took advantage of the situation to resist additional graduation requirements such as tougher examinations and time limits for graduation. When this resistance became more widely known among the general public, community support decreased and the press adopted a less supportive stance towards those who perpetuated the blockades.


1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion
On June 2, after three months of the strike, president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo spoke about the importance of the issue and what he termed the "brutal aggression against the university that is hurting the enormous majority who want to study to get ahead". The next day, about fifteen thousand students held a rally at a stadium in Ciudad Universitaria to support the strike and hurl insults at Rector Barnés. The same day, female professors held banners on Mexico City overpasses asking motorists to turn on their lights  if they opposed the strike; thousands did so.


1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion
Strikers took their public displays to the heart of Mexico City, interrupting traffic for hours. City residents blamed Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, then Head of Government of the Federal District and hopeful Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presidential candidate in the 2000 elections, since many former student activists were members of the PRD.


1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion
Consulta, a polling firm, estimated an 83% of community support to the raise in tuition fees before the strike, versus only 55% support after the strike began.


1999 UNAM strike, New rector appointed
In November 1999, Barnés resigned his position as rector of the UNAM. He had given in to some of the demands of the CGH; the CGH, however, kept extending the closure and making new demands. One of these demands was open admission for all students graduating from university-run high schools (some measure of which existed, but was contingent on a number of conditions including a sufficiently high GPA). In January 2000 the Junta de Gobierno appointed  Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who had served previously as Secretary of Health in President Zedillo's cabinet, as the UNAM's rector. One of de la Fuente's first measures was a referendum to determine the opinion of students on the matter.


1999 UNAM strike, New rector appointed
De la Fuente indicated that 125,000 votes (out of a student population of around 333,000) would be sufficient to give him more bargaining power to negotiate with the strikers. Around 180,000 students cast votes, 87% voting in favor of ending the strike. In spite of results showing overwhelming support to end the strike and return to classes, the CGH did not recognize the outcome. The CGH held its own poll in which 86,329 votes were cast, with 65%  supporting a continuation of the closure.


1999 UNAM strike, End of the strike
On February 1, 2000, students and workers opposed to the strike clashed with CGH and their supporters. This incident occurred when 200 students attempted to enter an UNAM-owned and run high-school, not on the main campus, to try to restart classes. 400 federal police officers were sent to open a way through the barricades, which they accomplished with many injuries, and even some fatal ones.


1999 UNAM strike, End of the strike
On February 7, 2000, federal police stormed the university's main campus, ending the takeover. A total of 632 people were arrested during that ultimate day of violent clashes.


1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup
The 1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 17th edition of the Central American Club Championship, and the first under the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was organized by UNCAF, the football regional body in Central America.


1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup
Honduran club Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated Costa Rican sides Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa (defending champions) and Guatemalan Comunicaciones F.C. in the final round to win their second tournament in team's history. The first three ranked earned the right to play at the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup, Teams
For the first time in competition history, Belizean and Nicaraguan clubs entered the tournament.


1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


1999 UNCAF Nations Cup, All Star Team
As voted for by the CONCACAF technical Commission. A squad rather than an eleven was selected:


1999 UNCAF Nations Cup squads
Below are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 tournament in San José, Costa Rica, from March 17 to March 28, 1999.


1999 UNLV Rebels football team
The 1999 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.


1999 US Open (tennis)
The 1999 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 119th edition of the US Open and was held from August 30 through September 12, 1999.


1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's Singles
Andre Agassi defeated  Todd Martin, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2


1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's Doubles
Sébastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes, 7–6(9–7), 6–4


1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Women's Doubles
Serena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Chanda Rubin /  Sandrine Testud, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4


1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Ai Sugiyama /  Mahesh Bhupathi defeated  Kimberly Po /  Donald Johnson, 6–4, 6–4


1999 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Julien Benneteau /  Nicolas Mahut defeated  Tres Davis /  Alberto Francis 6–4, 3–6, 6–1


1999 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Dája Bedáňová /  Iroda Tulyaganova defeated  Galina Fokina /  Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6–3, 6–4


1999 US Open – Boys' Doubles
K. J. Hippensteel and David Martin were the defending champions, but only Martin competed this year with his brother Timothy. They were eliminated in the second round by Mario Ančić and Steve Berke.


1999 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating home team Tres Davis and Alberto Francis in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.


1999 US Open – Boys' Singles
David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


1999 US Open – Boys' Singles
Finnish player Jarkko Nieminen defeated Danish first seed Kristian Pless in the all-Nordic final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4.


1999 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Kim Clijsters and Eva Dyrberg were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.


1999 US Open – Girls' Doubles
First seeds Dája Bedáňová and Iroda Tulyaganova won in the final, 6–3, 6–4, against unseeded Russians Galina Fokina and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.


1999 US Open – Girls' Singles
Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but did not complete in the Juniors this year.


1999 US Open – Girls' Singles
Lina Krasnoroutskaya won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final in what was the second all-Russian Girls' singles Grand Slam final. This win solidified her ranking to become the Year-End Junior World No. 1.


1999 US Open – Men's Doubles
Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk were the defending champions, but Stolle competed with Wayne Black, while Suk competed with Donald Johnson this year. Suk and Johnson were defeated by Stolle and Black in the third round, while Stolle and Black were defeated by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Prinosil in the quarterfinals.


1999 US Open – Men's Doubles
Alex O'Brien and Sébastien Lareau won the title, defeating Indian first seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–4.


1999 US Open – Men's Singles
Andre Agassi defeated Todd Martin 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. The win gave him the ATP No. 1 singles ranking, and helped end Pete Sampras' streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings. Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.


1999 US Open – Men's Singles
Until the 2020 US Open, this was the most recent major not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal in the main draw.


1999 US Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1999 US Open – Mixed Doubles
The 1999 US Open – Mixed Doubles was the mixed doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year. Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1999 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Ai Sugiyama and Mahesh Bhupathi won in the final against unseeded Americans Kimberly Po and Donald Johnson, 6–4, 6–4.


1999 US Open – Women's Doubles
The 1999 US Open – Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, and the most prestigious tournament in the Americas. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but Hingis did not compete this year and Novotná teamed up with Natasha Zvereva. Novotná and Zvereva were eliminated in the third round by Liezel Horn and Kimberly Po.


1999 US Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the title, defeating Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. This was the second doubles Grand Slam for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing a Doubles Career Golden Slam.


1999 US Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first African American woman to win a singles major in the Open Era.


1999 US Open – Women's Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.


1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 24–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain August 20–29 later that year.


1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Byes
American athletes with byes to the 1999 Championships as 1997 Champions:


1999 USC Trojans football team
The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled a 6-6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.


1999 USC Trojans football team
Quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.


1999 USL A-League
The 1999 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 1999.


1999 USL A-League, Conference semifinals, Western Conference Semifinal 2
The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.


1999 USL D3 Pro League
The 1999 USL D3 Pro League was the 13th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the third season of now-defunct USL D3 Pro League, and its first since the name change to United Soccer League.


1999 UTEP Miners football team
The 1999 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 5–7 record.


1999 Uganda Cup
1999 Uganda Cup was the 25th season of the main Ugandan football Cup.


1999 Uganda Cup, Overview
The competition was known as the Kakungulu Cup and was won by Dairy Heroes FC who defeated Lyantonde FC 3-0 on penalties in the final. The score was level at 0-0 at the end of extra time. The results are not available for the earlier rounds but it is known that Dairy Heroes eliminated SC Villa in the semi-finals.


1999 Uganda Super League
The 1999 Ugandan Super League was the 32nd season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.


1999 Uganda Super League, Overview
The 1999 Uganda Super League was contested by 20 teams and was won by SC Villa, while Maji, UNNATO FC, Posta, Pamba, Rwampara FC, Roraima FC, Gulu United FC and Rockstars were relegated.


1999 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorer in the 1999 season was Andrew Mukasa of SC Villa with 45 goals. 'Fimbo' holds the record for the greatest number of league goals scored in a single season.


1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup  was the fourth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 6 September 1999 and concluded on 16 October 1999.


1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The competition shifted to spring-fall system (within a single calendar year) along with competition in championship.


1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Teams
Eight regions that were represented last season, chose not to participate in the competition among which are such oblasts Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhia, and Zhytomyr.


1999 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on 30 May 1999. The match was the 8th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by Dynamo Kyiv and Karpaty Lviv. The 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final was the eighth to be held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Dynamo won  by three goals.


1999 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
1999 Amateur championship of Ukraine was the eighth amateur championship of Ukraine and the 36th since the establishment of championship among fitness clubs (KFK) in 1964.


1999 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Final stage
The finals took place in Ovidiopol, Odessa Oblast on October 20–24, 1999.


1999 Ukrainian Women's League
The 1999 season of the Ukrainian Championship was the 8th season of Ukraine's women's football competitions. The championship ran from 14 May 1999 to 14 September 1999.


1999 Ukrainian Women's League
This was the last season WFC Donchanka ever won national title.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October 1999, with a second round on 14 November. The result was a victory for Leonid Kuchma, who defeated Petro Symonenko in the run-off.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Electoral system
At the time of election the population in Ukraine was 50,105,600 with 34,017,400 living in cities. The most districts contained the Donetsk Oblast (23) as the most populous one, the least electoral districts among oblasts were in the Chernivtsi Oblast, only 4. The city of Kyiv had 12 electoral districts and Sevastopol - 2. There also was a special out-of-country district available for voters who at the moment of elections were not available to vote in Ukraine.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration
There were 32 individuals who submitted their documents for registration as pretenders on candidate to the President of Ukraine. Out of them 19 pretenders were registered with the Central Election Commission of Ukraine to run for presidential elections, the rest 13 were denied in registration.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration, Candidates
All pretenders were required to collect signatures to become candidates. In the process ten pretenders were not able to gather the required signatures, while six were reinstated on decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. Later another two registered candidates withdrew.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration, Kaniv four
Since the summer of 1999 there was a sharp competition among the candidates. Four candidates Yevhen Marchuk, Oleksandr Moroz, Volodymyr Oliynyk (mayor of Cherkasy), and Oleksandr Tkachenko (speaker of Verkhovna Rada) met in Kaniv and called on all candidates to just and honest elections. The "Kaniv Four" had intentions to present a single candidate who would have more chances for success. It however failed to do so and no one else joined them neither. Volodymyr Oliynyk being promoted by Kirovohrad city residents, on October 27 surrendered his candidacy in favor of Yevhen Marchuk, while Oleksandr Tkachenko favored Petro Symonenko (leader of Communist Party of Ukraine).


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Conduct
According to historian Serhy Yekelchyk President Kuchma's administration "employed electoral fraud freely" during the election.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Results
In the first round the most oblasts and the out-of-country district were won by Leonid Kuchma. In seven oblasts the top candidate was Petro Symonenko mostly in the centre and south. Oleksandr Moroz managed to become the leader in the more agrarian oriented Poltava and Vinnytsia Oblasts. Nataliya Vitrenko took the peak of the candidate list in the Sumy Oblast.


1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Notes
During the election campaign Kuchma was supported by the Bloc "Our Choice – Leonid Kuchma!"


1999 United Kingdom budget
The 1999 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Budget 99: Building a Stronger Economic Future for Britain was the formal government budget for the year 1999.


1999 United Kingdom budget, Background
The budget took place during a period of continuing economic expansion, shortly after the launch of the Euro currency on 1 January 1999, and at the tail end of the dot-com bubble.


1999 United Kingdom budget, Background
During 1998, net public sector debt stood at £361.2 billion, 35.6 per cent of GDP.


1999 United Kingdom budget, Background
Interest rates had declined rapidly over the previous twelve months from a peak of 7.5 per cent in June 1998 to 5.5 per cent by February 1999, whilst inflation during 1998 was recorded at 1.6 per cent (CPI) and 3.4 per cent (RPI).


1999 United Kingdom budget, Budget measures
A new starting rate of income tax at 10 per cent was to be introduced in April 1999. Basic rate income tax was to be reduced from 23 per cent to 22 per cent in April 2000. The budget also abolished the married couple's allowance for under-65s and MIRAS mortgage interest relief from April 2000. Child tax credit was to be introduced and employer national insurance contributions cut by 0.5 per cent from April 2001. Stamp duties on property were to be raised. A climate change levy was scheduled for the 2001-02 fiscal year.


1999 United Kingdom local elections
Local elections took place in much of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1999. All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no local elections in Northern Ireland.


1999 United Kingdom local elections
The elections saw Labour, now in their second year of government, suffer a setback as the opposition Conservatives gained ground. The councils up for election had last been contested in 1995, which saw Labour achieve record gains and the Conservatives lose over 2,000 seats.


1999 United Kingdom local elections, England, Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.


1999 United Nations Security Council election
The 1999 United Nations Security Council election was held on 14 October 1999 during the Fifty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia, and Ukraine, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2000. Notably, Ukraine was elected to the Council for the first time as an independent nation.


1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules
The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election.


1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules
In accordance with the rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows:


1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules
To be elected, a candidate must receive a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. If the vote is inconclusive after the first round, three rounds of restricted voting shall take place, followed by three rounds of unrestricted voting, and so on, until a result has been obtained. In restricted voting, only official candidates may be voted on, while in unrestricted voting, any member of the given regional group, with the exception of current Council members, may be voted on.


1999 United Nations Security Council election, Candidatures
Prior to the vote, the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Gurirab informed the General Assembly of the candidates as follows: Bangladesh, Mali, and Tunisia from the African and Asian States as endorsed candidates, Jamaica from the Latin American and Caribbean States as the endorsed candidate, and Slovakia and the Ukraine from the Eastern European States as candidates not enjoying the full endorsement of their respective regional group.


1999 United Nations Security Council election, Results, Eastern European Group
Prior to the fourth round of voting, Mr. Tomka of Slovakia rose to speak. He thanked all the delegations for their support for Slovakia's bid for Security Council membership, and then formally withdrew their candidacy, wishing the Ukraine well.


1999 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit opinions of Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito served his 10th year on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1999. The following is a partial list of opinions written by Judge Alito in 1999.


1999 United States House of Representatives elections
There were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives:


1999 United States Road Racing Championship
The 1999 United States Road Racing Championship was the second and final season of the revived United States Road Racing Championship run by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). The season involved four classes: Can-Am prototypes and three Grand Touring classes referred to as GT2, GT3, and GTT. Five races were scheduled from January 30, 1999, to October 2, 1999, but the series was cancelled after three rounds on June 6, 1999.


1999 United States Road Racing Championship
The USRRC season was cancelled due to a lack of competitors, mainly in the premiere Can-Am class. The two cancelled races at the end of the season were to be run in conjunction with the FIA GT Championship, therefore USRRC GT class competitors were allowed to compete in the FIA GT race if they wished, but would not receive points as the champions had already been declared.


1999 United States Road Racing Championship
The following year, the new Grand American Road Racing Association agreed to take over the series from the SCCA, and renamed it the Grand American Road Racing Championship, eventually becoming the Rolex Sports Car Series.


1999 United States Road Racing Championship, Schedule
Five races were initially scheduled, but the final two rounds became non-championship races part of the FIA GT Championship after the USRRC folded. These events are listed in italics.


1999 United States elections
The 1999 United States elections, which were held on Tuesday, November 2, were off-year elections in which no members of the Congress were standing for election. However, there were three gubernatorial races, state legislative elections in four states, numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot.


1999 United States elections, Federal elections, U.S. House of Representatives special elections
In 1999, three special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives were held. They were for California's 42nd congressional district, Georgia's 6th congressional district, and Louisiana's 1st congressional district.


1999 United States elections, State elections, Gubernatorial elections
Three states held elections for governor in 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi voted on November 2. Louisiana's election dates do not coincide with that of most states: Louisiana held its open primary on October 23. A runoff election was not needed.


1999 United States elections, State elections, Other statewide elections
In the three states which held regularly scheduled state general elections, elections for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (in a separate election in Louisiana and Mississippi and on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, and Commissioners of Insurance and Agriculture will be held. In addition, there will also be elections for each states' respective state Supreme Courts and state appellate courts.


1999 United States elections, State elections, State legislative elections
Four states and one territory held elections for their state legislatures.


1999 United States elections, Local elections, Mayoral elections
Many major American cities held their mayoral elections in 1999.


1999 United States federal budget
The Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 1999 (FY99) was a spending request by President Bill Clinton to fund government operations for October 1998–September 1999. It was the first balanced Federal budget in 30 years. In FY99, revenues were 1.82 trillion dollars. Spending was 1.70 trillion dollars, the surplus was $124 billion, and the GDP was 9.2 trillion.


1999 United States gubernatorial elections
The 1999 United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states in October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff.


1999 United States gubernatorial elections
The Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi.


1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia, England and Wales
The 1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia, England and Wales was a series of matches played in July and August 1999 in Australia, England and Wales by the USA national rugby union team in order to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup.


1999 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and Peñarol won the championship.


1999 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October 1999, alongside a double referendum, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 November. The elections were the first in Uruguay since World War I that were not dominated by the Colorado Party and the National Party. The Broad Front had begun gaining popularity in 1994, and had become a key player in Uruguayan politics by 1999.


1999 Uruguayan general election
The Broad Front–Progressive Encounter alliance became the largest faction in the General Assembly, winning the most seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential elections, Tabaré Vázquez of the Broad Front received the most votes in the first round, but was defeated by Jorge Batlle of the Colorado Party in the second round. The National Party suffered the worst showing in its history, falling to third place in both chambers behind the Broad Front and Colorados. In the second round, Batlle formed an alliance with the National Party; according to The New York Times, the traditional parties' decision to put aside their rivalry of over a century and a half helped Batlle win the presidency on his fifth attempt.


1999 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system
Changes to the electoral law prior to the elections allowed third parties like the Broad Front a wider opportunity for participation. Parties were now required to hold primaries on the same day in April to elect a single presidential candidate; previously several candidates from a single party had been able to run for the presidency. The reforms also introduced the two-round system for the presidential election, with a candidate now required to receive over 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round, or face a run-off against the second-place candidate. Although the double simultaneous vote method (in which voters cast a single vote for the party of their choice for the Presidency, Senate and Chamber of Representatives) was retained, it prevented parties from submitting different lists.


1999 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system
The 30 members of the Senate were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, whilst the 99 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected by proportional representation in 19 multi-member constituencies based on the departments. Seats were allocated using the highest averages method.


1999 Uruguayan general election, Campaign
The requirement to choose a single presidential candidate created tension in some parties. The National Party chose Luis Alberto Lacalle, who had been president from 1990 to 1995. The Colorado Party primaries were won by Jorge Batlle, whilst the Broad Front selected Tabaré Vázquez.


1999 Uruguayan general election, Campaign
The Colorado Party spent the most on the campaign, spending the equivalent of US$11.1m ($3.1m in the primaries and $8m in the main election). The Broad Front spend $8m ($670,000 during the primaries and $7.4m during the main campaign) and the National Party $7m ($2m in the primaries and $5m during the main election). Other parties spent $500,000 during both stages of the elections.


1999 Uruguayan referendum
A double referendum was held in Uruguay on 31 October 1999 alongside general elections. Voters were asked two questions; whether they approved of two initiatives, one on the financial autonomy of the judiciary, and one on preventing directors of state-owned companies from becoming MPs. Both were rejected by voters.


1999 Uruguayan referendum, Initiatives, Judiciary
The referendum on the financial judiciary of the judiciary was put forward by the General Assembly after being approved by 41 of the 99 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 12 of the 30 members of the Senate. It would involve amending articles 220, 233 and 239 of the constitution.


1999 Uruguayan referendum, Initiatives, Directors of state-owned companies
The referendum on directors of state-owned companies was also put forward by the General Assembly, where it was approved by 61 Deputies and 20 Senators.


1999 Utah Starzz season
The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz finished last in the West, despite improving to a 15-17 mark. The team started with coach Frank Layden, who resigned after a 2-2 record so he could retire.


1999 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1999 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were once again led by head coach Dave Arslanian, who was in his second year with the program. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 4–7 record, a one game improvement over 1998, but would dismiss Coach Arslanian at the end of the season.


1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Previous season
After a conference championship and bowl game in 1997, Utah State finished the 1998 season with a disappointing record of 3–8. The team had lost several close games early in the season, and would need two wins in the last three weeks of the season to avoid its worst finish since 1984.


1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Season summary
The Aggies opened the season against the Georgia Bulldogs, a very strong team. They lost that opener 7–38 but bounced back after an easy win against Stephen F. Austin 51–17. The third game was against their rival, the Utah Utes. They did not beat the Utes, as they wouldn't win until 2012. They had a close win against BYU in the Old Wagon Wheel rivalry but lost 31–34, they would not win until 2010. After two losses in rivalries, they would win against Arkansas State and then fall into a 4 game slump. They got out of that slump against Nevada with a close win, 37–35. They finished off the season winning against North Texas 34–7. They ended the season with a record of 4–7, 3–3 in the Big West Conference.


1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Awards and honors
The Aggies had eleven players named to either the first or second all-conference team in the Big West.


1999 Utah Utes football team
The 1999 season was the inaugural season for the Mountain West Conference, created by 8 teams from the Western Athletic Conference splitting off. The Utes were conference co-champions this season, sharing the title with BYU and Colorado State.


1999 Uzbek League
The 1999 Uzbek League season was the 8th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992.


1999 Uzbek League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Do'stlik won the championship.


1999 Uzbek parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 5 December 1999, with a second round in 66 of the 250 constituencies on 19 December. The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan emerged as the largest party, with 49 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 95.0%.


1999 VFL season
The 1999 Victorian Football League season was the 118th season of the Australian rules football competition.


1999 VFL season
The premiership was won by the Springvale Football Club, after defeating North Ballarat by 60 points in the Grand Final on 19 September. It was Springvale's fourth premiership in five seasons, and was North Ballarat's first Grand Final appearance.


1999 VMI Keydets football team
The 1999 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 109th year of football and first season under head coach Cal McCombs, who replaced Ted Cain following the conclusion of the 1998 season.


1999 VMI Keydets football team
VMI went 1–10 on the year, beating only Division II-Concord University, a 15–14 win. The Keydet offense was shut out three times and managed only 77 points all season, averaging 7.0 points per game.


1999 Vaahteraliiga season
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1999 Vaahteraliiga season
The 1999 Vaahteraliiga season was the 20th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 5 and August 15, 1999. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XX, in which the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.


1999 Vaahteraliiga season
The Lappeenranta Rajaritarit forfeited just before the season, which is the reason for an unequal number of games in the regular season.


1999 Vale of White Horse District Council election
Elections to Vale of White Horse District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control. The next full council elections took place on 1 May 2003.


1999 Valencia City Council election
The 1999 Valencia City Council election, also the 1999 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.


1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system
The City Council of Valencia (Valencian: Ajuntament de València, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Valencia) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Valencia, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.


1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system
Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Valencia and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:


1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.


1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.


1999 Valencia City Council election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Valencia.


1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 September 1999 at the Circuit de Valencia. This race saw the last French Rider to win a race in the premier class until Fabio Quartararo at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix almost 21 years later.


1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.


1999 Valencian regional election
The 1999 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.


1999 Valencian regional election
The People's Party (PP), which had ruled the community from 1995 in a coalition government, won an absolute majority of seats; majority which it would maintain for the next 20 years. Its coalition partner, Valencian Union (UV), fell just below the 5% threshold, resulting in it losing all seats and being expelled from the Courts. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained static on its 1995 vote share, though it gained 3 additional seats thanks to United Left (IU) electoral collapse from 10 to 5 seats.


1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Corts Valencianes were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the Valencian autonomous community, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights.


1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 89 members of the Corts Valencianes were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 20 seats, with the remaining 29 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations on the condition that the seat to population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other.


1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Corts Valencianes expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Corts were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Corts concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.


1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Election date
The Corts Valencianes could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament.


1999 Valencian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes.


1999 Vancouver municipal election
The city of Vancouver, Canada, held municipal elections on November 20, 1999. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the previous 30 days and a resident of B.C. for the previous six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot.


1999 Vancouver municipal election
Overall, 97 candidates filed for election, but two dropped out. There were 95 candidates at election time. There were 256,361 registered voters, and 94,271 votes cast for a voter turnout of 36.77 per cent.


1999 Vancouver municipal election
The ballot elected one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. Each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were open seats (e.g., an elector could vote for ten or fewer councillors). Two borrowing questions were on the ballot, and both passed by a margin of 70 per cent or more.


1999 Vancouver municipal election
In an effort to prevent a repeat of the 1996 election that saw many joke candidates register because there was no nomination filing fee, city council adopted a bylaw on Sept. 15,1999 requiring candidates to pay a nominal $100 fee. The bylaw had the intended effect, but at least two people, going by the names "T. Raax" and "Dr. Evil", did put up the fees and consequently ran as mayoral candidates.


1999 Vancouver municipal election
The Green Party and the Coalition of Progressive Electors mounted a combined slate of candidates but ran a single mayoral candidate.


1999 Vancouver municipal election, Elections to Vancouver City Council, Overall council results
All figures include votes cast for both mayor and councillors but not school and park board. * Denotes incumbent.


1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.


1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Previous season
Vanderbilt came into the 1998 season unranked and had a streak of 14 losing seasons. 1998 was no better as Vanderbilt finished the season with a 2–9 record, 1–7 in the SEC. The season began with a 42–0 loss at Mississippi State. The next week fared no better for the Commodores as they were beaten by Alabama, 32–7. In week three, Vanderbilt had its home opener, but to no avail, as the Commodores fell to Ole Miss, 30–6, and in week four, Vanderbilt lost to TCU, 19–16 in overtime.


1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Previous season
The next game for the Commodores was a loss to Western Michigan at home, 27–23. Vanderbilt put themselves out of bowl contention with a 31–6 loss to Georgia. The week following, Vanderbilt got their first win, a 17–14 win over South Carolina. The next game also ended with a Vandy victory, a 36–33 overtime win over Duke. Victory was short lived, however, as the Dores lost their final three games. A 45–13 loss to Florida started the gloomy November, followed by a loss 55–17 to Kentucky, and a 41–0 loss to instate rival Tennessee.


1999 Veikkausliiga, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Haka Valkeakoski won the championship.


1999 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 25 July 1999, following a referendum on April on convening one. For the election two large coalitions were created; Patriotic Pole, which consisted of the Fifth Republic Movement, the Movement for Socialism, Fatherland for All, the Communist Party of Venezuela, the People's Electoral Movement and some other minor parties, and Democratic Pole consisting of Democratic Action, Copei, Project Venezuela and Convergencia. The result was a victory for Patriotic Pole, which won 121 of the 128 seats, whilst an additional three seats were taken by representatives of indigenous communities elected by indigenous associations. Each voter had 10 votes. Voter turnout was only 46.2%.


1999 Victorian state election
The 1999 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 18 September 1999, was for the 54th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara was narrowly defeated due mainly to a significant swing against it in rural and regional Victoria. The winner was decided by three rural independents who ultimately decided to back the Labor Party to form a minority government led by Steve Bracks, who was sworn in as Premier of Victoria on 20 October 1999.


1999 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Assembly
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1999 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Council
The following voting statistics exclude the three mid-term by-elections held on the same day, at which two seats were retained by Labor and a third was gained by Labor from the Liberals.


1999 Victorian state election, Campaign
The Kennett government entered the campaign with a substantial lead in the polls and was widely expected to win, some commentators even tipped the government to increase their already large majority.


1999 Victorian state election, Campaign
The Liberals ran a campaign centred on Jeff Kennett and the unusual jeff.com.au website. The presidential nature of the campaign was emphasised when the Herald Sun ran a damaging front-page story revealing that most Liberal candidates were gagged from speaking to the media. The Coalition stuck to a message of focusing on its economic record, and promising modest increases in spending in schools, hospitals and police.


1999 Victorian state election, Campaign
In contrast Labor sought to tap into perceptions in rural Victoria that the Kennett government had neglected them. Both John Brumby who led Labor until early 1999 and Steve Bracks campaigned extensively in rural and regional Victoria, attacking Coalition policies of privatisation highlighting poor service delivery. Labor also took the unusual step of launching their campaign in the regional centre of Ballarat where it announced it would spend $170 million to improve rural infrastructure. In addition Labor campaigned on issues of government transparency and service administration. By election day few people believed that there would be a change of government. When The Australian published a poll which suggested the result would be a cliffhanger, Steve Bracks is said to have stated 'I hope it's right, but I think The Australian is on drugs.'


1999 Victorian state election, Election day
On the afternoon of the election, while polling was being conducted, it was learned that Liberal-turned-Independent member for the marginal seat of Frankston East, Peter McLellan, had died of a heart attack. Polling was therefore aborted, with a supplementary election to be scheduled.


1999 Victorian state election, Election day
When the results started to come through, it appeared that there was only a modest swing in metropolitan Melbourne, even in the electorally volatile eastern suburbs, but there was a substantial swing to Labor in provincial and rural Victoria, traditionally a Liberal stronghold. Political analyst and ABC commentator Antony Green later wrote that "in the more than 35 elections I've been involved in, the 1999 Victorian election was the only one where I thought there was something wrong with the computer."


1999 Victorian state election, Election day
When the Victorian Electoral Commission finished counting for the night, the result was still too close to call: Labor had made huge gains in the rural hinterland, but had failed to make much headway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where elections had historically been won or lost.


1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents
Initial counting had the Coalition on 43 seats in the 88-seat chamber, Labor on 41 (including winning the seat of Geelong by just 16 votes), and the independents on three. Frankston East remained vacant pending the results of the 16 October supplementary election. As McLellan died on the day of the general election, voters in Frankston East had already cast votes before learning of McLellan's death. As McLellan died while the campaign was underway, the Victorian constitution required a supplementary election in the seat.


1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents
Regardless of who won in Frankston East, neither the Coalition nor Labor could form a government without the support of the independents, leaving them in a position to effectively choose the next premier.


1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents
The independents, Russell Savage, Craig Ingram and Susan Davies, adopted a united stand and released a charter of their demands which the parties would need to accept in order to further negotiate. Labor accepted all of them while the Coalition accepted all but two, saying that the Upper House should only be reformed after a referendum and rejecting outright an enquiry into the effects of privatisation. The independents announced that they would announce their decision after the supplementary election in Frankston East, which was to be held on 16 October and now assumed a crucial role.


1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents
On 16 October, the Frankston East supplementary by-election resulted in a 7.71% swing to Labor, with its candidate Matt Viney winning 54.60% of the two-party preferred vote, putting Labor on 42 seats. The votes that were cast in Frankston East on the day of the election and McLellan's death had been destroyed without being counted. It is therefore unknown whether Frankston East voters had voted differently in the supplementary election than the way they voted at the general election.


1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents
The next morning, Labor and the Independents signed an agreement which became public the following day. Although this allowed Labor to form government by one seat, Kennett's supporters urged the Coalition to force a last-ditch confidence vote on the floor of the Assembly. They believed that Savage, Davies and Ingram would be forced to publicly support Kennett. In truth, Savage and Davies felt that Kennett had given them short shrift during the previous term, and would not have even considered supporting any government led by Kennett. However, with the Liberals divided on Kennett's future role, Kennett resigned as premier and retired from politics.


1999 Victorian state election, Aftermath
Kennett's resignation became official on 20 October. Soon afterward, Bracks advised the Governor, Sir James Gobbo, that he could form a government, which was duly sworn in later that day. With Kennett retiring from politics, Dr Denis Napthine, a rural MP who was believed to bring a more consensus-style approach to leadership, succeeded him as Liberal leader. Nationals leader Pat McNamara retired from politics as well. His successor, Peter Ryan, tore up the Coalition agreement; the Liberals and Nationals would not resume their Coalition until 2008.


1999 Victorian state election, Aftermath
Labor won Kennett's old seat of Burwood in a by-election that December after he decided to retire from parliament. The following year they also won McNamara's hitherto safe seat of Benalla in another by-election, which brought them to 44 of the Assembly's 88 seats.


1999 Victory Bowl
The 1999 Victory Bowl, the second edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 27, 1999, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It featured the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The Tornadoes won 31–26.


1999 Vietnamese floods
The 1999 Vietnamese floods affected Vietnam in late 1999 and were the worst floods the country had experienced in a century. The floods were caused by a series of storms that brought heavy rain to the central part of the country in October and November. The first storm to hit was Tropical Storm Eve on October 19 and the main event occurred from November 1-November 6.


1999 Vietnamese floods
In total, 595 people lost their lives and 55,000 were made homeless. The floods caused $290 million of damage to the region and caused a further $490 million of economic losses. It is estimated that 1.7 million people in the central Provinces of Vietnam were affected by the floods.


1999 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1999 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Wildcats were led by 15th year head coach Andy Talley played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania


1999 Villanova Wildcats football team, Team players in the NFL
No Villanova players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.


1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.


1999 Virginia House of Delegates election
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.


1999 Virginia Senate election
The Virginia Senate election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.


1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 13th year as head coach. Virginia Tech finished the regular season undefeated but lost in the national championship game to the Florida State Seminoles.


1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Regular season summary
Michael Vick led the Hokies to an 11–0 regular season and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21-point deficit to take a 29–28 lead into the fourth quarter. During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue.


1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Regular season summary
Vick led the NCAA in passing efficiency that year, setting a record for a freshman (180.4), which was also good enough for the third-highest all-time mark (Colt Brennan holds the record at 185.9 from his 2006 season at Hawaii). Vick was awarded an ESPY Award as the nation's top college player, and won the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football's most valuable player. He was invited to the 1999 Heisman Trophy presentation and finished third in the voting behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick's third-place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by Herschel Walker in 1980 (Adrian Peterson later broke that mark, finishing second in 2004).


1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, James Madison
Michael Vick ran for three touchdowns in the first 22 minutes of the game, but left due to an injury after he somersaulted into the end zone on the third score. The freshman had run for 54 yards, and thrown for 110 yards in leading the Hokies to a 21-0 lead that turned into a 47-0 win.


1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


1999 Virginia state elections
Virginia's 1999 state elections were held on November 2, 1999. Voters elected all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates to two-year terms ending in 2002, and all 40 members of the Virginia Senate to four-year terms ending in 2004. There were also elections for local offices (such as Board of Supervisors, Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court) in most counties. The elections resulted in the loss of Democratic control of the House of Delegates for the first time in 116 years, and continued the two-year control of the Senate by Republicans.


1999 Virginia state elections, Run up to the election
Governor Jim Gilmore had secured control of the Senate for Republicans for the first time in 114 years in 1997 when he appointed Democratic State Senator Charlie Waddell to a position with the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board. He also appointed Delegate David G. Brickley as Director of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation which resulted in a tie in control of the House of Delegates as the one Independent, Lacey Putney, caucused with the Republicans.


1999 Virginia state elections, Run up to the election
According to the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, the 1999 Virginia "legislative election delivered results unlike any of the others that preceded it in the 20th century. Republicans finally gained majority control of the House of Delegates, completing a thirty- year march to power. At the same time, the GOP maintained its narrow 21 to 19-seat control of the Senate of Virginia...."


1999 Virginia state elections, Primaries and nomination contests
There were a few primaries in both parties in June, but all incumbents were renominated. The most notable primary was in Richmond's West End, where incumbent Republican Ann G. "Panny" Rhodes was opposed by her Governor and the dominant conservative wing of her party. According to the UVa Center for Politics, "Despite being outspent $440,000 to $236,000 in the state’s most expensive primary race, Rhodes won over 56 percent of the votes. Many Democrats joined moderate Republicans in defeating Gilmore’s choice, businessman Ruble Hord."


1999 Virginia state elections, Primaries and nomination contests
In all, there were nine primaries, two in the Senate and seven in the House.


1999 Virginia state elections, Virginia Senate
Prior to these elections, Virginia's Senate consisted of 21 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Republicans and Democrats each defeated one opposing incumbent: the president pro tempore of the Senate, Stanley C. Walker (D) of Norfolk, was defeated by Republican Nick Rerras after 18 years in the Senate. In Fairfax County, 16-year veteran Jane Woods (R) was narrowly beaten by former U.S. Representative Leslie Byrne by just 37 votes out of over 30,000 cast.


1999 Virginia state elections, Virginia Senate, Election Results
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian


1999 Virginia state elections, House of Delegates
Going into the elections, there were 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 1 Independent, which meant the parties were effectively tied, as the one Independent caucused with the Republicans. Despite winning about 55% of the statewide vote, Republicans netted three additional seats. Two senior Democratic incumbents were defeated: Gladys Keating of the Franconia area of Fairfax County and in Virginia Beach, Glenn Croshaw. The Democrats captured one open seat from the Republicans when Benny Keister replaced retiring Republican Delegate Tommy Baker in the 7th District centered on Pulaski County. Republicans alsowon two open seats replacing Democrats.


1999 Virginia state elections, House of Delegates
George Broman (R) of Culpeper County captured the district of retiring Delegate Butch Davies (D), and on the Virginia Peninsula, Republican Phil Larrabee of Hampton won captured the seat of retiring Democratic Delegate Vince Behm gaining a plurality in a four-person race. As a result, Republicans had 52 seats, Democrats 47 and 1 Independent.


1999 VisionAire 500K
The 1999 VisionAire 500K was a scheduled Indy Racing League event to be run in May 1, 1999 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, USA. The race was to be the third race of the 1999 Indy Racing League schedule, after stops at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway.


1999 VisionAire 500K
The race was abandoned after 79 laps had been run after an accident involving Stan Wattles and John Paul, Jr. resulted in debris, including the wheel assembly off of Paul’s vehicle, being launched into the stands and killing three spectators.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Media coverage
The race was carried on national television by Speedvision. Dave Calabro served as the lap-by-lap announcer, with Jack Arute and Arie Luyendyk as the analysts. Vince Welch and Calvin Fish reported from pit road.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Qualifying
The start of the qualifying session was delayed for an hour due to localized heavy rain that fell in the preceding four days. Despite failing pre-qualifying inspection for his car running too low to the ground, which allowed him to run only one qualifying lap as opposed to the usual two, Greg Ray rebounded to score the pole position, his second consecutive pole of the season. Steve Knapp failed to qualify.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
The air temperature at the start of the race was 65 °F (18 °C), with 20 mph (32 km/h) winds from the northeast. Mark Wingler, Indy Racing League chaplain, began pre-race ceremonies with an invocation. Singer Katherine Parrott performed the national anthem, and actor Cliff Robertson commanded the drivers to start their engines. Just as the green flag was waved to start the race after the pace laps, Robby Unser lost control of his car leaving the fourth turn but avoided sustaining damage.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
Tyce Carlson and Davey Hamilton then made contact and went into the infield grass, causing the first caution. Carlson retired from the race because of his involvement in the accident. During the caution, Hamilton made a pit stop to allow his team to repair the left-hand side of his vehicle, but was later pushed into the garage and into retirement.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
The race was restarted on the ninth lap, with Ray leading Sharp. Five laps later, Jeff Ward overtook Scott Goodyear for third between turns three and four, and passed Scott Sharp on the high banking of the fourth turn for second on the 18th lap. By the 19th lap, Goodyear fell to seventh position. Lazier progressed to third place by lap 25, and he overtook Ward on the low side of between the first and second turns for second two laps later.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
Ward made two pit stops on laps 29 for fuel and tires and to replace a broken front anti-roll bar on the 36th lap. On lap 39, the second caution was waved for an accident. Unser lost control of his car in the second turn, and struck the retaining barrier on the back straightaway. Several drivers made pit stops for fuel, tires and car adjustments during the caution. Buddy Lazier was first to exit pit road and maintained the lead at the restart on lap 47. Two laps later, Ray retook the lead with a pass on the inside of Lazier leaving turn four. Lazier returned to first place when he overtook Ray on the high banking of turn two on the 50th lap.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
On lap 62, Stan Wattles crashed after suffering a suspension failure. John Paul Jr. made contact with debris from Wattles' car, sending the latter's right rear wheel and tire assembly into the grandstands. Scott Harrington also spun in the incident. Three spectators were killed by the flying debris, while an additional eight suffered non-fatal injuries. Due to the fatalities, the race was abandoned after 79 of the scheduled 208 laps; Ray had been leading at the time of the stoppage. Track president Humpy Wheeler stated: "We've never done anything like this before.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
But it seemed like the right thing to do in respect to those who lost their lives up there." Driver Eddie Cheever Jr. agreed with the decision to stop the race, saying, "My teammates and I are just full of sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families. The decision to stop the race was the right one. We all leave Charlotte with extremely heavy hearts."


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
As a result of the race being abandoned, no official prize money or championship points were awarded. The IRL instead paid each team and driver to cover the expenses occurred for the race. In the aftermath of the accident and a similar accident at CART's U.S. 500 at Michigan in July 1998, several safety improvements were made to the IRL racecars and the track. The IRL added tethers to the wheels of their cars in an effort to prevent them from detaching, while Lowe's Motor Speedway raised the height of the track's catchfence from 15 to 21 feet. Because it was stopped before the halfway point of the race (the moment a race becomes official by IndyCar rulebook), IndyCar does not currently recognize any records related to the event, and omitted the event in its count for the 100th race celebration in 2004.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race
INDYCAR did not return to the track until Josef Newgarden ran demonstration laps on the road course during the NASCAR Charlotte Road Course round during the 2019 NASCAR playoffs after qualifying.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies
Two weeks after the incident, a controversy boiled at the 1999 Indianapolis 500 after Sports Illustrated published an article by Ed Hinton, entitled "Fatal Attractions: More fan deaths put the focus on the need for safety innovations" in its May 10 issue. The article discussed the tragedy and proposed safety improvements discussed in its aftermath. The magazine's editors in New York published the article accompanied by an AP photograph taken at the scene. The photo featured a security guard standing next to two dead bodies in the grandstands covered with bloody sheets, and blood covering the steps.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies
The photo drew the ire of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George, and they pulled Hinton's credentials for the 1999 Indy 500. After a few days, the credentials were restored, when it was determined that Hinton was unaware of the photo published along with his article, and when free speech/censorship issues were raised.


1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies
Later in the year, a short series of bombings took place in Lowe's stores in North Carolina, injuring three, and prompting some to think there may be a link with a relative of one of the victims. When George Rocha was arrested for the bombings, he claimed that he was angry about the crash at the speedway, but he later confessed that it was retribution for being caught shoplifting and an attempt at extortion.


1999 Vladikavkaz bombing
The 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing took place in a crowded market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia on March 19, 1999, killing 52 and injuring 168.


1999 Vladikavkaz bombing
The bombers were tried and convicted on December 15, 2003. The court also convicted the men of the bombing of a military housing unit known as "Sputnik" on May 18, 1999 that left four dead and 17 injured and a Vladikavkaz train station on June 28, 1999, which injured 18 people. In addition, the court found the men guilty in the kidnapping four Russian officers and taking them to Chechnya for ransom on July 30, 1999. The officers were later released.


1999 Vladikavkaz bombing
Adam Tsurov (b. 1980) was given a life sentence, Abdulrakhim Khutiyev and Makhmud Temirbiyev were sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment and Umar Khaniyev (b. 1984) received a 10-year sentence.


1999 Vodacom Cup
The 1999 Vodacom Cup was the 2nd edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Namibia Kudus from Namibia.


1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition
There were 15 teams participating in the 1999 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section with eight teams and the Southern Section with seven teams. Teams would play all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition
The top two teams in each section qualified for the play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished second in the other section. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.


1999 Vodacom Cup, Teams, Team Listing
The following teams took part in the 1999 Vodacom Cup competition:


1999 Volleyball America's Cup
The 1999 Volleyball America's Cup was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from October 14 to October 23, 1999, in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida (United States).


1999 Volta a Catalunya
The 1999 Volta a Catalunya was the 79th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in La Pineda and finished at the Alto de la Rabassa in Andorra. The race was won by Manuel Beltrán of the Banesto team.


1999 Volta a Catalunya, Teams
Fifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:


1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The 1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 57th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 23 February to 27 February 1999. The race started in Villarreal and finished in Benidorm. The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance team.


1999 Volvo PGA Championship
The 1999 Volvo PGA Championship was the 45th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 28–31 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.


1999 Volvo PGA Championship
Colin Montgomerie successfully defended his 1998 title to claim a five stroke victory over Mark James.


1999 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
The 22nd edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 11 to March 21, 1999.


1999 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 1999 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 45th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 14 February to 18 February 1999. The race started in Almeria and finished in Granada. The race was won by Javier Pascual Rodríguez.


1999 Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams
Nineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:


1999 Vuelta a Asturias
The 1999 Vuelta a Asturias was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 11 May to 16 May 1999. The race started in Gijón and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez of the Vitalicio Seguros team.


1999 Vuelta a Burgos
The 1999 Vuelta a Burgos was the 21st edition of the Vuelta a Burgos road cycling stage race, which was held from 16 August to 20 August 1999. The race started in Milagros and finished in Burgos. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE– Deutsche Bank team.


1999 Vuelta a Castilla y León
The 1999 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 14th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycle race and was held on 1 August to 5 August 1999. The race started in Valladolid and finished in Grajera. The race was won by Leonardo Piepoli.


1999 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams
Fifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:


1999 Vuelta a Colombia
The 49th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 13 to June 27, 1999.


1999 Vuelta a España
The 1999 Vuelta a España was the 54th Edition of Vuelta a España, taking place from 4 September starting in Murcia and finishing in Madrid on 26 September 1999. It consisted of 21 stages over 3,576 km (2,222 mi), ridden at an average speed of 39.449 km/h (24.512 mph). The favourites were Laurent Jalabert, Alex Zülle, Jan Ullrich and defending champion Abraham Olano. In the end, Ullrich won the race.


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10
The 1999 Vuelta a España was the 54th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Murcia, with a prologue individual time trial on 4 September, and Stage 10 occurred on 15 September with a stage to Zaragoza. The race finished in Madrid on 26 September.


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Prologue
4 September 1999 — Murcia to Murcia, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) (ITT)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 1
5 September 1999 — Murcia to Benidorm, 179 km (111 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2
6 September 1999 — Alicante to Albacete, 206 km (128 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 3
7 September 1999 — La Roda to Fuenlabrada, 229.5 km (142.6 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 4
8 September 1999 — Las Rozas to Salamanca, 185.6 km (115.3 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 5
9 September 1999 — Béjar to Ciudad Rodrigo, 160 km (99 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6
10 September 1999 — Salamanca to Salamanca, 46.4 km (28.8 mi) (ITT)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 7
11 September 1999 — Salamanca to León, 217 km (135 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8
12 September 1999 — León to Alto de l'Angliru, 175.6 km (109.1 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 9
13 September 1999 — Gijón to Los Corrales de Buelna, 185.8 km (115.5 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 10
15 September 1999 — Zaragoza to Zaragoza, 183.2 km (113.8 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21
The 1999 Vuelta a España was the 54th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Murcia, with a prologue individual time trial on 4 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage from Huesca. The race finished in Madrid on 26 September.


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 11
16 September 1999 — Huesca to Val d'Aran/Pla de Beret, 201 km (125 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 12
17 September 1999 — Sort to Arcalis, 147.4 km (91.6 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 13
18 September 1999 — Andorra la Vella to Castellar del Riu, 149 km (93 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 14
19 September 1999 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 94.4 km (58.7 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 15
20 September 1999 — La Sénia to Valencia, 193.4 km (120.2 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 16
21 September 1999 — Valencia to Teruel, 200.4 km (124.5 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 17
22 September 1999 — Bronchales to Guadalajara, 225 km (140 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 18
23 September 1999 — Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos, 166.3 km (103.3 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 19
24 September 1999 — San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Ávila, 184.6 km (114.7 mi)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 20
25 September 1999 — El Tiemblo to Ávila, 46.5 km (28.9 mi) (ITT)


1999 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 21
26 September 1999 — Madrid to Madrid, 163 km (101 mi)


1999 Vuelta a Murcia
The 1999 Vuelta a Murcia was the 15th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 3 March to 7 March 1999. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Marco Pantani.


1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
The 36th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 31 to September 12, 1999. The stage race started in Punto Fijo, and ended in Carúpano.


1999 WABA Champions Cup
The WABA Champions Cup 1999 was the 2nd staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between April 12 and April 15. The winner qualified for the 1999 ABC Champions Cup.


1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1999 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–6 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. This was the final tournament before the formation of the Mountain West Conference.


1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Utah defeated New Mexico in the championship game, 60–45, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship.


1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The Utes, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by two other WAC members, New Mexico and Tulsa, who all earned at-large bids.


1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
No changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 or 1998 tournaments. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only).


1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 40th conference playoff in league history and 47th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 1999 tournament played between March 12 and March 20, 1999, at five conference arenas and the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All nine conference teams participated in the tournament as did Mankato State which was slated to join the WCHA as a full member the following year. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 9 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated while Mankato State was seeded tenth. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.


1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The winners of the first round series advanced to the Target Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.


1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1999 WGC-American Express Championship
The 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 4–7 November 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain. It was the first WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third and final event in the inaugural year of the World Golf Championships.


1999 WGC-American Express Championship
World number 1, Tiger Woods won the tournament after defeating Miguel Ángel Jiménez in the first extra hole of a playoff. Woods held a four stroke lead going into the 17th hole but hit it into the water on the tough par 5 and ended up scoring a triple bogey that allowed Jiménez to get back in it.


1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field
Stuart Appleby (2), Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke (3), Glen Day, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els (2,3), Bob Estes (2), Carlos Franco (2), Fred Funk (2), Jim Furyk (2), Sergio García (3), Brent Geiberger (2), Retief Goosen (3), Pádraig Harrington (3), Dudley Hart, Tim Herron (2), Scott Hoch, John Huston (2), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3), Bernhard Langer (3), Paul Lawrie (3), Tom Lehman (2), Justin Leonard (2), Davis Love III (2), Jeff Maggert (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Colin Montgomerie (3), José María Olazábal, Naomichi Ozaki (6), Craig Parry, Steve Pate (2), Chris Perry (2), Nick Price (2), Loren Roberts (2), Vijay Singh (2), Jeff Sluman (2), Hal Sutton (2), David Toms (2), Bob Tway, Brian Watts, Lee Westwood (3), Tiger Woods (2)


1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field
Notah Begay III, Dennis Paulson, Ted Tryba, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir


1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field
Thomas Bjørn, Ángel Cabrera, Alex Čejka, Mark James, Robert Karlsson, Bob May, Jarrod Moseley (4), Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde


1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
The 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–28, 1999 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the first WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 1999.


1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
Jeff Maggert won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Andrew Magee on the 38th hole in the 36 hole final that went extra holes.


1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, Brackets
The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 14 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.


1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, Brackets
Jumbo Osaki (ranked #13) chose not to play and was replaced by Nick Faldo (#65).


1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
The 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 26–29, 1999 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the first WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and was the second of the three World Golf Championships that were held in the series' inaugural year. The Invitational succeeded the World Series of Golf which had been played at Firestone from 1976 until 1998.


1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, shooting a 62 (-8) in the third round on his way to a one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.


1999 WNBA All-Star Game
The 1999 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 14, 1999, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Even though the WNBA began in 1997, this was the inaugural All-Star Game.


1999 WNBA All-Star Game, The All-Star Game, Coaches
The coach for the Western Conference was Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Cleveland Rockers coach Linda Hill-MacDonald.


1999 WNBA Championship
The 1999 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1999 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's third title.


1999 WNBA Championship
The Comets made their third appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty made their second Finals appearance.


1999 WNBA Championship
Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997 and 1998).


1999 WNBA Championship
The Comets had a 26–6 record (.813), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (18–14).


1999 WNBA Championship, Road to the finals, Regular season series
The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:


1999 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2
With Houston leading 67–65 over New York and the Liberty out of timeouts with only 2.4 seconds remaining on the clock after Tina Thompson's jumper, New York would have to go the length of the court if they had any hope of winning. Kym Hampton inbounded the ball to Teresa Weatherspoon who took a couple dribbles and let the ball fly 50 feet away from the basket. To the awe and ire of the Houston fans, the ball smacked off the backboard and banked into the basket and the Liberty won the game 68–67. The lasting image of this moment is Weatherspoon falling over on the ground smiling as her teammates mob her from the bench.


1999 WNBA Playoffs
The 1999 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1999 season which ended with the  Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets completed a three-peat.


1999 WNBA Playoffs, Aftermath
The two teams would meet each other again in the 2000 WNBA Finals.


1999 WNBA season
The 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.


1999 WNBA season, Playoffs
There were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round.


1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Alicante, Spain. The event is not to be confused with Matchroom Sport 1999 World Professional Pool Championship that took the same year, won by Efren Reyes. Despite there being two world title for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the World Pool-Billiard Association.


1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The event was won by Nick Varner, who defeated compatriot Jeremy Jones in the final 13–8. Defending champion Takahashi Kunihiko was defeated in the last 16 13–2 by Varner.


1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Knockout Stages
The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. All matches were played as race to 13 racks.


1999 WPSL Draft
The 1999 WPSL Senior Draft was the third annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1999 season, and was held on Saturday, December 5, in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, at the Tradewinds Resort in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention.


1999 WPSL Draft, Draft Selections
Following are the 60 selections from the 1999 WPSL draft:


1999 WPSL Draft, Draft Selections
Position key: C = Catcher; UT = Utility infielder; INF = Infielder; 1B = First base; 2B =Second base SS = Shortstop; 3B = Third base; OF = Outfielder; RF = Right field; CF = Center field; LF = Left field;  P = Pitcher; RHP = right-handed Pitcher; LHP = left-handed Pitcher; DP =Designated playerPositions are listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.


1999 WTA German Open
The 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.


1999 WTA German Open, Finals, Doubles
Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Jana Novotná /  Patricia Tarabini, 6–3, 7–5


1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 WTA German Open – Doubles
The 1999 WTA German Open – Singles  was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Latin Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but only Zvereva participated this year with Mary Pierce. They were eliminated in the first round by Brie Rippner and Tara Snyder.


1999 WTA German Open – Doubles
The French team of Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won their first Tier I title as a team, defeating Jana Novotná and Patricia Tarabini in the final.


1999 WTA German Open – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


1999 WTA German Open – Singles
The 1999 WTA German Open – Singles  was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Central Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Conchita Martínez was the defending champion; Martínez lost in the third round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.


1999 WTA German Open – Singles
World No. 1 Martina Hingis won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against the unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis.


1999 WTA German Open – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1999 WTA Madrid Open
The 1999 WTA Madrid Open, also known by its sponsored name Open Páginas Amarillas, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid, Spain that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 17 May through 23 May 1999. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.


1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 WTA Madrid Open, Finals, Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  María Fernanda Landa /  Marlene Weingärtner, 6–2, 0–6, 6–0