1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Samantha Riley of Australia.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Susie O'Neill of Australia.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28–29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Le Jingyi of China.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Brooke Bennett of US.


1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:


1999 Panamanian general election
The Republic of Panama held a general election on 2 May 1999, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.


1999 Panamanian general election, Legislative election
The results of the 1999 Panamanian legislative election were as follows:


1999 Parapan American Games
The 1999 Parapan American Games, officially the I Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities that took place in Mexico City, Mexico. Organized by the International Paralympics Committee, it marked the first official Parapan American Games. Over 1,000 athletes from 18 countries competed in the games. The games served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Paralympics, as gold-medal winners at Mexico 1999 secured a place at Sydney 2000. These Parapan American Games were held in the same year but at a different location than the 1999 Pan American Games, which were hosted in Winnipeg, Canada.


1999 Parapan American Games, 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada
The 1999 Pan American Games were hosted in Winnipeg, rather than in Mexico City.


1999 Paris Open
The 1999 Paris Open  was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the Paris Masters, and is part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 1 November through 8 November 1999. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.


1999 Paris Open, Finals, Doubles
Sébastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer 7–6(9–7), 7–5


1999 Paris Open – Doubles
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1999 Paris Open – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. Bhupathi partnered Andrew Florent this year, losing in the second round. Paes did not participate this year.


1999 Paris Open – Doubles
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won in the final 7–6(7), 7–5, against Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer.


1999 Paris Open – Singles
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Albert Costa. Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Marat Safin 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.


1999 Paris Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.


1999 Paris–Nice
The 1999 Paris–Nice was the 57th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1999. The race started in Boulogne-Billancourt and finished in Nice. The race was won by Michael Boogerd of the Rabobank team.


1999 Paris–Roubaix
The 1999 Paris–Roubaix was the 97th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 11 April 1999 over a distance of 273 kilometres (169.6 miles). These are the results for the 1999 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic, in which Andrea Tafi won and Mapei–Quick-Step team took all positions in the podium.


1999 Paris–Tours
The 1999 Paris–Tours was the 93rd edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 October 1999. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Marc Wauters of the Rabobank team.


1999 Parramatta Eels season
The 1999 Parramatta Eels season was the 53rd in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Jarrod McCracken and Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 1999 Telstra Premiership.


1999 Parramatta Eels season
Parramatta continued their success and consistency into the second year of the new National Rugby League, finishing 2nd behind Minor Premiers Cronulla Sharks. The Eels kicked off their finals series with a comfortable 30–16 win at Parramatta Stadium. However Parramatta could not back up that performance against the Melbourne Storm, after having a week off. The Storm won 18–16 at the SFS in a close match and the result meant that Parramatta went one more season without winning a Premiership and the 'chokers' tag stayed.


1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament
The 1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 17 and 18, 1999 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Navy won their third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Pat Klakow of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.


1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.


1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1998–99 regular season. Lafayette defeated #3 seed Bucknell, 67–63 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the East region.


1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.


1999 Pattaya Women's Open
The 1999 Pattaya Women's Open, also known as the Volvo Women's Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand. It was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 November through 22 November 1999, making it the final tournament of the year. Qualifier Magdalena Maleeva won the singles title.


1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Finals, Doubles
Émilie Loit /  Åsa Carlsson defeated  Evgenia Koulikovskaya /  Patricia Wartusch, 6–1, 6–4


1999 Pattaya Women's Open – Doubles
The 1999 Pattaya Women's Open – Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Thailand. Émilie Loit and Åsa Carlsson won the title, in what was the both players' first WTA doubles title, over Evgenia Koulikovskaya and Patricia Wartusch.


1999 Pattaya Women's Open – Singles
The 1999 Pattaya Women's Open – Singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the most prestigious tournament in Thailand. Qualifier and former World No. 4 Magdalena Maleeva won the title, defeating Anne Kremer in the final to claim her first in four years.


1999 Pau Grand Prix
The 1999 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 23 May 1999 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Benoît Tréluyer, driving for Signature Team. Sébastien Dumez finished second and Peter Sundberg third.


1999 Pau Grand Prix, Classification, Qualification Race
Tréluyer lead an seemingly immaculate race to take the win in the first race of two and set himself up nicely for the feature race. He was followed by Calcagni and Dumez.


1999 Pau Grand Prix, Classification, Main Race
An exceptional race by Tréluyer meant that he would lead from start-to-finish. Bourdais was seemingly the only person who could mount such a challenge, but after retiring on lap 15, it was a relatively easy run until the finish for Tréluyer. Although, Dumez did close up the gap considerably toward the end, with the winning margin being less than two seconds.


1999 Peach Bowl
The 1999 Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs.


1999 Peach Bowl
After a scoreless first half, Mississippi State scored first on a 39-yard Scott Westerfield field goal, taking a 3–0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Wayne Madkin scored on a 2-yard touchdown run increasing the lead to 10–0. Clemson's Brandon Streeter responded with a 1-yard scoring run making it 10–7. Madkin's 15 yard touchdown pass to Dontae Walker gave MSU the 17–7 win.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election
Elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were the first elections to the Welsh Assembly and elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Overview
Boundary changes were introduced at this election. In the main, however, these resulted in the splitting of multi-member wards in urban areas into single-member wards. The Independents retained control of the authority although there was an increased number of party candidates. Most notably, the Conservative Party fielded a large slate of candidates for the first time. Three of these candidates were successful.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Unopposed Returns
There were comparatively few unopposed returns, partly as a result of the increasingly politicised nature of the election.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Gains and Losses
As number of seats changed hands, including several cases where one Independent defeated another.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Amroth
The Liberal Democrat candidate had been returned unopposed in 1995.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Goodwick
The retiring member, a long-serving county and district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1995, had subsequently joined the Labour Party.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Lamphey
The Independent candidate had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, The Havens
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.


1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Wiston
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election
The 1999 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign
Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council with 30 councillors, compared to 17 Labour, 3 Conservatives and 1 independent. 17 seats were being contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 12 and Labour 5. 4 sitting councillors stood down at the election, 2 each from the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign
The only candidate not from the 3 main parties was Peter Hartley, who stood as an independent green in Vivary Bridge ward, but during the campaign it was reported that he was actually living in Sheffield and standing as a candidate there as well.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats lose their majority on the council after 4 years in control. The Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats to the Conservatives and a further 3 to the Labour party, meaning that the Liberal Democrats fell to 23 seats, Labour rose to 20, the Conservatives to 7 and there remained 1 independent. The Liberal Democrats said the other two parties had worked together to target Liberal Democrat held seats, but this was denied by the Conservative and Labour parties.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result
The Labour gains came in the wards of Craven, Vivary Bridge and Whitefield, while the Conservatives took the seats of Barrowford, Earby, Foulridge and Reedley. All 4 Conservatives gains were by women, meaning the Conservative group leader Roy Clarkson then had 6 female Conservative councillors in his council group. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats only narrowly held a further 2 seats after recounts, Edwina Sargeant holding Waterside by 9 votes and Ian Gilhespy retaining Horsfield by a single vote.


1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election the parties were unable to agree on who should run the council. As a result, the council meeting after the election had no nominations for leader of the council. The Liberal Democrats voted down an attempt by Labour to take minority control and instead the councillors voted to rotate the chairmanship of the main committees over the next 12 months between the 3 parties.


1999 Penn Quakers football team
The 1999 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 conference record) and placed fourth in the Ivy League.


1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.


1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule
Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.


1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Post season, NFL draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.


1999 Pennzoil 400
The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third.


1999 Pennzoil 400
David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying. He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27, holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver. On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event, his third career triumph in the Cup Series.


1999 Pennzoil 400
Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race, and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the end of the racer. There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race.


1999 Pentecost flood
The 1999 Pentecost flood (German: Pfingsthochwasser 1999) was a 100-year flood around the Pentecost season in 1999 that mostly affected Bavaria, Vorarlberg and Tirol. It was caused by heavy rainfall coinciding with the regular Alpine meltwater.


1999 Pentecost flood
By late May, the annual spring meltwater from the Alps meant many Bavarian rivers were already at a high water level. On May 22 the rainstorm "Quartus" hit the northern Alps, bringing an additional 180 litres/m2, causing the Ammersee and the Amper and Isar rivers to expand and flood large areas. These flooded areas expanded quickly covering parts of the Oberallgäu on the river Iller. The flood then continued downstream to some of the more inhabited areas in Bavaria.


1999 Pentecost flood
The water level of the Isar, which flows through Munich, was lowered by the Sylvensteinspeicher reservoir near Bad Tölz. However causeways on the Iller failed, flooding Sonthofen, parts of Augsburg and Neustadt. In Hindelang-Hinterstein the flood reached a peak not recorded in the previous 250 years. A subsequent Alpine highwater on 23–24 August 2005 again did damage to these areas.


1999 Pentecost flood
In the Vorarlberg area the Rhine flood affected Lake Constance damaging Hard and Bregenz.


1999 Penwith District Council election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.1%.


1999 Pepsi 400
The 1999 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 3, 1999, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This race would make the halfway point of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
It took nearly two hours and twenty-two minutes for Dale Jarrett to defeat Dale Earnhardt under the race's final caution flag in front of a live audience of 130,000. Joe Nemechek would earn the pole position in this race driving at speeds up to 194.86 miles per hour or 313.60 kilometres per hour. Ricky Craven would become the last-place finisher in this 160-lap race due to a steering issue on lap 34. Mark Martin would be forced into a backup car while five drivers would fail to qualify for this race.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
Only Michael Waltrip, Buckshot Jones, Steve Park, and Craven would fail to finish the race. The average speed of the race was 169.213 miles per hour or 272.322 kilometres per hour with three cautions handed out by NASCAR authorities for nine brief laps. Rain would briefly occur for four laps before disappearing for the remainder of the race.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
Loy Allen, Jr. would retire from NASCAR after this race. The total prize purse for this race was estimated at more than two million dollars. Winnings for this race varied from more than $160,000 for the winner and less than $36,000 for the last-place finisher.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
Drivers who failed to qualify for this race are Derrike Cope, Hut Stricklin, Ken Bouchard, Robert Pressley and Stanton Barrett. Jeff Burton, Terry Labonte, Kyle Petty, Kevin Lepage, Rick Mast, Ted Musgrave and Steve Park had to use a provisional in order to qualify for the race.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
Despite Rusty Wallace's average career finish of 18th place at Daytona International Speedway, Wallace would never clinch a win during his entire NASCAR Cup Series career. His best finish at Daytona would be second place at the 2002 Pepsi 400.


1999 Pepsi 400, Race report
Stanton Barrett ran first round qualifying but withdrew before the second.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer
The 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 22, 1999, at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This was the twenty-second race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background
The Michigan Speedway is a 2-mile tri-oval built in 1969. The frontstretch is 3,600 feet while the backstretch is 2,242 feet. The track features 18 degrees in the corners, 12 degrees in the frontstretch, and 5 degrees in the backstretch.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background
Ernie Irvan suffered head and lung injuries in a Busch Series practice session the previous day. His #36 M&Ms Pontiac was relieved by Dick Trickle for this race. Ernie would later announce his retirement from racing two weeks later.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background
Future 2000 Winston Cup rookies and then-Busch Series championship contenders Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Matt Kenseth made one of their pre-rookie season starts in this race.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19)


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Race recap
The race was very competitive with 24 lead changes among 11 drivers. Many underdog drivers ran very well throughout the race, including Chad Little, Jimmy Spencer, and the underfunded Hut Stricklin in the unsponsored SBIII Motorsports Ford. It was the only top 10 for the SBIII team.


1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Race recap
The final 20 laps featured a fierce battle between the sport's then-current stars of Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon. At the end, it was Bobby Labonte who prevailed with his third win at Michigan and fourth of the 1999 season.


1999 Peruvian Segunda División
The 1999 Segunda División Peruana, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 12 teams. The tournament winner, América Cochahuayco was promoted to the Playoff. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.


1999 Petit Le Mans
The 1999 Petit Le Mans was the second running of the Petit Le Mans and the sixth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on September 18, 1999.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1999 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League, and the first under head coach Andy Reid. The team finished 5–11 and last place in the NFC East. The Eagles hired Andy Reid away from the Green Bay Packers to be their new head coach prior to the start of the season. In the 1999 NFL Draft, the team drafted quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick. Prior to McNabb taking over the starting role, the Eagles were quarterbacked by future head coach Doug Pederson, who led the Eagles to the win in Super Bowl LII. This would be the last year they missed the playoffs until 2005.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft
The 1999 NFL Draft was held April 17–18, 1999. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft
The Eagles, with the same record of 3–13 in 1998 as the Cincinnati Bengals and the Indianapolis Colts, would normally have had a chance at the number 1 pick in the 1999 draft. But the new Cleveland Browns franchise were given the top pick by the NFL. The Eagles did win the 2nd pick in the Draft and selected University of Syracuse quarterback Donovan McNabb. The Eagles, Bengals, and Colts rotated in each round picking 2nd, 3rd, or 4th after the Browns.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season
The quality of Andy Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches. The Eagles, under former coach Ray Rhodes, finished in a three-way tie for the NFL's worst record at 3–13 the season before he took over. They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5–11 (including the team's first road victory in 19 games, a 20–16 win over the Bears at Chicago on October 17, which was the first time the Philadelphia franchise had won an away game over the Bears since 1933).


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season
Donovan McNabb was drafted second overall by the Eagles in the 1999 NFL Draft. McNabb saw his first NFL regular season action in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 19–5 home loss on September 19. He made his first career start at home against Washington on November 14, completing eight of 21 passes for 60 yards in a 35–28 win. He also had nine carries for 49 rushing yards and led the team to a pair of successful two-point conversions (1 rush and 1 pass). With the win, he became the first Eagles rookie quarterback to win his first NFL start since Mike Boryla (December 1, 1974, vs. Green Bay) and the first Eagle quarterback to win his first start since Ty Detmer (October 13, 1996, at NYG).


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season
McNabb threw the first TD pass of his career (6 yards to tight end Chad Lewis) vs. Indianapolis in a 44–17 home loss on November 21. McNabb went on to start six of the Eagles' final seven contests (missing the December 19 home game against New England, a 24–9 victory, due to injury) as he became the first Philadelphia Eagles rookie to start in the quarterback position since Brad Goebel on October 13, 1991, and the first Eagles rookie draft pick to start since John Reaves in 1972.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals
In the season opener, the Eagles blew a 24–6 halftime lead, suffering a heartbreaking 25–24 home loss that saw the Cardinals rally for 13 fourth quarter points. Chris Jackie kicked the game-winning 31-yard field goal as time expired. Eagles quarterback Doug Pederson went 12 for 26 and a meager 91 yards, throwing for 2 TDs and 2 INTs. Duce Staley rushed for 111 yards on 21 attempts, with 1 rushing and 1 receiving TD. Staley's 24 yard rushing TD in the 1st quarter was the Eagles first score of the year. On defense, Brian Dawkins, Al Harris, and James Darling each intercepted Cardinals' quarterback Jake Plummer. The Eagles led 21–0 in the first quarter before suffering the devastating loss.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The second week of the season saw an ineffective Doug Pederson (12 for 19, 100 yards, one interception) benched at halftime, with rookie Donovan McNabb (4 for 11, 26 yards) making his NFL debut and not faring much better. The Buccaneers defense held the Eagles at bay, with a 13–5 lead at halftime and shutout in the second half. Tampa's attack was led by Warrick Dunn & Mike Alstott, who combined for 146 rushing yards. Alstott and Bert Emanuel caught TD passes from Trent Dilfer (7 for 14, 89 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT). McNabb's first NFL completion was for 7 yards to Kevin Turner for a first down. Troy Vincent and Brian Dawkins intercepted Dilfer. An ugly game with little offense from the Eagles and 9 sacks from the Buccaneers defense.


1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
The Eagles threw up another "dud" performance against the Bills, and at the end of the game had the distinction of scoring 3 offensive points over the past 10 quarter. Doug Pederson threw for another pedestrian 14-for-26 and 137 yards. Philly RBs accounted for a meager 22 total yards, while Buffalo ran for over 170 on the ground. Donovan McNabb replaced Pederson in the 4th quarter, down 26–0, and would go 6-for-11 for 34 yards. McNabb's 10 yards rushing led all Eagles rushers. Brian Dawkins intercepted a pass for the third straight game.


1999 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1999 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 117th season in the history of the franchise.


1999 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season
The Phillies were early contenders for the Wild Card, going a season-high 13 games over .500 on August 6 (61–48), but injuries to pitching staff ace Curt Schilling and third baseman Scott Rolen, as well as a struggling bullpen, proved too tough to overcome. In one particularly bad stretch from August 28 to September 14, the Phillies went 1–18.


1999 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1999 Philadelphia Wings season
The 1999 Philadelphia Wings season marked the team's thirteenth season of operation.


1999 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.


1999 Phoenix Mercury season
The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury failed to qualify for the postseason after advancing to the WNBA Finals during the previous year.


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in New Haven in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 23 through August 29, 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Finals, Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Jana Novotná, 7–6(7–1), 6–2


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Doubles
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Doubles was the doubles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but Fusai did not compete this year. Tauziat played with Anne-Gaëlle Sidot as the fourth seed, and they were defeated in the first time by Kristine Kunce and Dominique Van Roost.


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating third seeds Elena Likhovtseva and the previous year's finalist Jana Novotná in the final.


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.


1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final to win her first New Haven title.


1999 Pitch and putt European Championship
The 1999 Pitch and putt European Championship held in Chelmsford (Great Britain) was the first edition for the European Pitch and putt Championship promoted by the European Pitch and Putt Association (EPPA), with 6 teams in competition. Ireland won the championship.


1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1999 season was the final year that The Panthers played in Pitt Stadium. The final game at Pitt Stadium was on November 13, 1999 when The Panthers defeated Notre Dame 37–27.


1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 118th season of the franchise; the 113th in the National League. This was their 30th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished third in the National League Central with a record of 78–83.


1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.


1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season
For the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher.


1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least 1940 to concede so many as five safeties in one season.


1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Joshua Dariye won the election, defeating the APP candidate.


1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Plateau State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,313,603. Total number of votes cast was 753,717, while number of valid votes was 734,741. Rejected votes were 18,976.


1999 Players Championship
The 1999 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 26th Players Championship.


1999 Players Championship
David Duval won his only Players Championship, two strokes head of runner-up Scott Gump. The victory moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ahead of Tiger Woods, who finished six strokes back in a tie for tenth place.


1999 Players Championship
Duval's father Bob, age 52, won the same day at the Emerald Coast Classic near Pensacola for his first victory on the Senior Tour. Both led entering the final round.


1999 Players Championship
Duval's winning score of 285 (−3) remains the highest at the Stadium Course, the venue since 1982. The lowest is 264 (−24) by Greg Norman in 1994.


1999 Players Championship
Defending champion Justin Leonard finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 23rd place.


1999 Players Championship, Venue
This was the 18th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 1999 setup measured 7,093 yards (6,486 m), an increase of 143 yards (131 m).


1999 Players Championship, Field
Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Seve Ballesteros, Doug Barron, Ben Bates, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Barry Cheesman, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Clark Dennis, Chris DiMarco, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Bob Friend, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jeff Gallagher, Brent Geiberger, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scott Hoch, Bradley Hughes, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Steve Jones, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Franklin Langham, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Doug Martin, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Tom Pernice Jr., Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Lee Porter, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, David Sutherland, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, Kevin Wentworth, Lee Westwood, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller


1999 Pocono 500
The 1999 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 20, 1999, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. This was the fifteenth race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.


1999 Pocono 500, Background
Pocono Raceway was built in 1969 with the first races run in 1971. The first NASCAR race was run in 1974. Pocono is a two-and-a-half mile triangular shaped racetrack with three distinct turns, all modeled after famous IndyCar tracks. Turn one has 14 degrees of banking and is modeled at the now-defunct Trenton Speedway. The "Long Pond Straightaway" connects turns one and two. Turn two, named "tunnel turn," has 9 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Turn three has 6 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Milwaukee Mile.


1999 Pocono 500, Background
Failed to qualify:  Hut Stricklin (#90), Loy Allen, Jr. (#58), Derrike Cope (#30)


1999 Pocono 500, Race report
There were several hard crashes in this race. Rusty Wallace lost a tire on lap 7 and went straight into the turn one wall around 200 mph. Dave Marcis crashed heavily in turn two on lap 92, went up in the air, and was almost thrown from the car if not for the window net. Both Waltrip brothers crashed in turn one late in the race, shortening up the rear ends of their cars.


1999 Pocono 500, Race report
Local favorite Jimmy Spencer had a great shot of winning his third Winston Cup race, taking the lead on lap 172. However, on lap 185, Spencer went up the racetrack in the tunnel turn and hit the wall due to oil on the track. He lost the lead to eventual winner Bobby Labonte and Spencer never recovered.


1999 Polish Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 Polish Figure Skating Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski w łyżwiarstwie figurowym 1998/1999) were competition of 1998–99 season.


1999 Polish Film Awards
The 1999 Polish Film Awards was the 1st edition of Polish Film Awards: Eagles.


1999 Pontins Professional
The 1999 Pontins Professional was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1999 in Prestatyn, Wales.


1999 Pontins Professional
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.


1999 Pontins Professional
Jimmy White won the event, beating Matthew Stevens 9–5 in the final.


1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown
The 1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 13 November 1999 over a three-hour duration.


1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown
The race was won by Terry Bosnjak and Mark Williamson driving a Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo.


1999 Pop Cola 800s season
The 1999 Pop Cola 800s season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary
The 800s were five wins and three losses after the first round of eliminations in the All-Filipino Cup. Pop Cola lost four straight games at the start of the second round and finish with an overall 7-9 won-loss slate. Seeded at sixth in the quarterfinals and needed to win twice in order to advance in the semifinal playoffs, Pop Cola lost to Tanduay, 77-91.


1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary
Pop Cola's original choice for an import, Fil-American Joe Hooks was replaced and never got a chance to play in the Commissioner's Cup. The 800s bring in Galen Robinson, who lasted three games and failed to give Pop Cola a victory and his replacement was Jevon Crudup. Winless in four starts with Vergel Meneses moving to Barangay Ginebra in a trade with Noli Locsin, Pop Cola finally scored their first win against Shell on July 18 in a low-scoring contest, 54-52. Crudup also lasted three games and was sent home in favor of Tremaine Fowlkes in the 800s' last two assignments in the eliminations which they lost.


1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary
Coach Norman Black's woes continues in the Governors Cup as Pop Cola failed to win a single game in all their eight matches in the eliminations. The RFM ballclub had their worst season since their first year in 1990 as an expansion franchise.


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Filderstadt, Germany. that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title, her third at the event after 1996 and 1997, and earned $80,000 first prize money.


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Chanda Rubin /  Sandrine Testud defeated  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /  Larisa Neiland, 6–3, 6–4


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
The 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles was the tennis doubles event at the 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the twenty-second edition of the most prestigious tournament in Baden-Württemberg. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year. Davenport competed with Martina Hingis as the first seed, while Zvereva competed with Elena Tatarkova. Davenport and Hingis withdrew in the quarterfinals due to Davenport having a wrist injury, whilst Tatarkova and Zvereva were knocked out in the first round.


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
US Open finalists Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud won the title, defeating third seeds Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland.


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Sandrine Testud was the defending champion, but was defeated by Martina Hingis in the semifinals.


1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6–4, 6–1.


1999 Portsmouth City Council election
Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Portuguese legislative election
The Portuguese legislative election of 1999 took place on 10 October. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.


1999 Portuguese legislative election
The Socialist Party was aiming a second term under the lead of António Guterres, incumbent Prime Minister, as a good economy and Portugal's growing prestige, following the Expo 1998 and the support for the East-Timor cause, were strengthening the PS position. Polls leading up to the election predicted a comfortable PS majority government. Adding to this, the main opposition party, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was exiting an internal crisis after former leader Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa resigned in March 1999 amid disagreaments with the CDS-People's Party leader, Paulo Portas, regarding a future PSD/CDS alliance for these elections. The party elected, in a snap party congress in May 1999, José Manuel Durão Barroso as new leader.


1999 Portuguese legislative election
Despite opinion polls predictions, the election results were labeled as a disappointment for the Socialists as the party failed to win a historical absolute majority by just one MP and barely improved their 1995 score, just 0.3%. The disappointing PS score would create instability in Guterres second government in the years to follow. The Social Democratic Party was still away from the preferences of the majority of the Portuguese people, after the ten years cycle under the lead of Cavaco Silva that had terminated four years before, and lost 7 MPs, compared with 1995, and gathered 32% of the votes.


1999 Portuguese legislative election
The Democratic Unity Coalition achieved an important climb in the scorecard, against those who predicted its irreversible decline after the end of the Socialist Bloc in the early 1990s. The CDS-People's Party was able to hold on to its 15 MPs after tensions with the PSD earlier that year. For the first time, the Left Bloc, formed after the merger of several minor left-wing parties became represented in the parliament after electing two MPs.


1999 Portuguese legislative election
Turnout in this election was very low, only being surpassed in 2009 and 2011 when turnout was just less than 60%. Overall, voter turnout reached only 61% of voters, one of the lowest ever recorded.


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system
The Assembly of the Republic has 230 members elected to four-year terms. Governments do not require absolute majority support of the Assembly to hold office, as even if the number of opposers of government is larger than that of the supporters, the number of opposers still needs to be equal or greater than 116 (absolute majority) for both the Government's Programme to be rejected or for a motion of no confidence to be approved.


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system
The number of seats assigned to each district depends on the district magnitude. The use of the d'Hondt method makes for a higher effective threshold than certain other allocation methods such as the Hare quota or Sainte-Laguë method, which are more generous to small parties.


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system
For these elections, and compared with the 1995 elections, the MPs distributed by districts were the following:


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Parties
The table below lists the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic during the 7th legislature (1995-1999) and that also partook in the election:


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Opinion polling
The following table shows the opinion polls of voting intention of the Portuguese voters before the election. Those parties that are listed were represented in parliament (1995-1999). Included is also the result of the Portuguese general elections in 1995 and 1999 for reference.


1999 Portuguese legislative election, Opinion polling
Note, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.


1999 Portuguese legislative election, National summary of votes and seats, Maps
Most voted political force by district. (Madeira and Azores not shown)


1999 Powys County Council election
The second election to the Powys County Council following  local government reorganisation was held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), St John (one seat)
The number of seats were reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), St Mary (one seat)
The number of seats were reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), Talgarth (one seat)
The number of seats were reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), Ystradgynlais (two seats)
The number of seats were reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Guilsfield (one seat)
Boundary Change. The wards of Guilsfield Within and Guilsfield Without were merged.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Llanidloes (one seat)
The number of seats was reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin(one seat)
Labour won the seat in 1995 but subsequently lost it at a by-election


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Newtown Central(one seat)
The number of seats was reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Trewern (one seat)
The Conservative candidate had won the seat at a by-election.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)
The sitting councilor had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Knighton (two seats)
The number of seats was reduced from two to one.


1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Presteigne (one seat)
The winning candidate was elected as an Independent in 1995.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Gwernyfed by-election 1999
A by-election was held in Gwernyfed on 24 June 1999 after no valid nominations were received for the regular election.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Disserth and Tircoed by-election 1999
A by-election was held in Disserth and Tircoed on 18 November 1999 following the resignation of P.D. Speake.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Welshpool Gungrog by-election 2000
A by-election was held in the Welshpool Gungrog ward on 24 February 2000 following the death of Councillor G.E.H. Taylor.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn North by-election 2001
A by-election was held in the Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn North ward on 12 July 2001 following the resignation of Councillor C.J. Arnold.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Rhayader by-election 2001
A by-election was held in the Rhayader ward on 13 September 2001 following the resignation of Councillor Martin Pugh.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Llangors by-election 2002
A by-election was held in the Llangors ward on 17 January 2002 following the resignation of Councillor Roger Williams following his election as MP for Brecon and Radnorshire.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Crickhowell by-election 2002
A by-election was held in the Crickhowell ward on 11 July 2002 following the death of Councillor Tom Probert.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Brecon St Mary by-election 2003
A by-election was held in the Brecon St Mary ward on 30 October 2003 following the death of Councillor Susan Francis.


1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Dolforwyn by-election 2004
A by-election was held in the Dolforwyn ward on 15 January 2004 following the resignation of Councillor David Edwards.


1999 Prague 1 by-election
A by-election for the Prague 1 Senate seat was held in the Czech Republic on 27 and 28 August 1999. Václav Fischer was elected a member of Senate with over 70% of votes in the first round of voting. Fischer then became the most popular politician in polls.


1999 Preakness Stakes
The 1999 Preakness Stakes was the 124th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 1999, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Charismatic, who was jockeyed by Chris Antley, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Menifee. Approximate post time was 5:28 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:55.32. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 116,526, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1999.


1999 Premier League Snooker
The 1999 Riley Premier League was a  professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 2 January to 16 May 1999.


1999 Premier League Snooker
John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against Jimmy White.


1999 Premier League Snooker, League phase
Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.


1999 Premier League speedway season
The 1999 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).


1999 Premier League speedway season, Season summary
The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.


1999 Premier League speedway season, Season summary
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.


1999 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup
The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.


1999 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup, Final
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.


1999 President's Cup (tennis)
The 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hard court in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September to 18 September 1999. Nicolas Kiefer won the singles title.


1999 President's Cup (tennis), Champions, Doubles
Oleg Ogorodov /  Marc Rosset defeated  Mark Keil /  Lorenzo Manta, 7–6, 7–6.


1999 President's Cup – Doubles
The 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September – 18 September.


1999 President's Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1999 President's Cup – Singles
The 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September – 18 September. Roger Federer entered ATP Top 100 for the first time after this tournament.


1999 President's Cup – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1999 Preston Borough Council election
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results
The 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 "all out" elections.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ashton
This north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Avenham
This troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Brookfield
A ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Cadley
Placed on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Central
Based on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Deepdale
This ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Fishwick
The social housing estate of Callon and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Greyfriars
In the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ingol
In the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable number of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Larches
Based on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Moor Park
In the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new College ward.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Preston Rural East
This expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Preston Rural West
Largely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ribbleton
In the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Riversway
A growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Sharoe Green
Based on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Sherwood
In the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, St Matthews
The built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.


1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Tulketh
A ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.


1999 Primera B de Chile
The 1999 Primera B de Chile was the 49th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.


1999 Primera B de Chile, Second phase
Half of the first phase points were carried over as bonus points in the second phase.


1999 Primera División of Chile
The 1999 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 67th season which Universidad de Chile reached its tenth professional title. The relegated teams were Rangers, Deportes La Serena, Deportes Iquique and Cobresal. The tournament was played in two stages, the 8 first places qualified to the Championship Stage, where they carry over their points from the previous stage, but divided by four. For the Relegation Stage the complete points were carried over.


1999 Princeton Tigers football team
The 1999 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for last in the Ivy League.


1999 Princeton Tigers football team
In their 13th and final year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 225 to 184. Hamin Abdullah, David Ferrara and Chuck Hastings were the team captains.


1999 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 184 to 135 by Ivy opponents.


1999 Princeton Tigers football team
The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium, on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.


1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1999. It was the 78th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.


1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The winner was Montjeu, a three-year-old colt trained in France by John Hammond. The winning jockey was Michael Kinane.


1999 Pro Bowl
The 1999 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1998 season. The game was played on February 7, 1999, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. For the fourth time in the past five years, the AFC beat the NFC, doing so 23-10. Keyshawn Johnson of the New York Jets and Ty Law of the New England Patriots were the game's MVPs. This game was also the last game in the career of Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, and Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders. The referee was Dick Hantak.


1999 Prokom Polish Open
The 1999 Prokom Polish Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sopot, Poland that was part of the Tier III  category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the Prokom Polish Open and took place from 12 July until 18 July 1999. Third-seeded Conchita Martínez won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


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


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


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


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


1999 Prokom Polish Open, Finals, Doubles
Laura Montalvo /  Paola Suárez defeated  Gala León García /  María Sánchez Lorenzo, 6–4, 6–3


1999 Prokom Polish Open – Doubles
The 1999 Orange Prokom Open – Doubles was the singles event of the second edition of the first women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Květa Hrdličková and Helena Vildová were the defending champions, but Hrdličková did not compete this year. Vildová therefore competed with Eva Melicharová, and was defeated in the first round by third seeds Cătălina Cristea and Ruxandra Dragomir.


1999 Prokom Polish Open – Doubles
Second seeds Laura Montalvo and Paola Suárez won the tournament, defeating qualifiers Gala León García and María Sánchez Lorenzo in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


1999 Prokom Polish Open – Singles
The 1999 Orange Prokom Open – Singles was the singles event of the second edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion, and the sixth seed this year, but she retired 2–6, 1–4 down against Silvija Talaja.


1999 Prokom Polish Open – Singles
Conchita Martínez won in the final, 6–1, 6–1, against Karina Habšudová, to win her 31st WTA title.


1999 PruTour
The 1999 PruTour was the second edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 29 May 1999. The race started in Westminster and finished in Edinburgh. The race was won by Marc Wauters of the Rabobank team.


1999 PruTour, Teams
Eighteen teams of up to six riders started the race:


1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election
The 1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau. It took place on 29 September 1999.


1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election
At the 1999 election, incumbent Inatio Akaruru held the seat by a single vote. The result was challenged by the Democratic Alliance Party and declared invalid. A by-election was held, but was subsequently found to be invalid as a result of discrepancies in voter registrations, precipitating the 2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election.


1999 Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes for 1999 were announced on April 12, 1999.


1999 Pulitzer Prize, Arts awards
Premiered on May 30, 1998, in Purchase, New York by the Westchester Philharmonic, and commissioned by that orchestra for Paul Lustig Dunkel.


1999 Pulitzer Prize, Other awards
Bestowed posthumously on Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.


1999 Purbeck District Council election
Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.


1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season
The 1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Occurrences
Former Pepsi and Sunkist coach Derrick Pumaren is the new head coach of the team beginning the league's 25th season, Pumaren replaces Chito Narvasa on the Purefoods bench.


1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Occurrences
Seven games into the All-Filipino Cup eliminations, Purefoods' direct-hire recruit, Fil-American Alvarado Segova played his first game against Barangay Ginebra Kings. Segova didn't last long in the league and was soon deported after being found out to be a fake Filipino.


1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Trades
Jerry Codiñera, one of the only two remaining originals of the Purefoods ballclub was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle during the Commissioners Cup. The defense minister's 11-year partnership with main man Alvin Patrimonio comes to an end as their tandem led the Hotdogs to 9 out of 11 trips to the All-Filipino finals.


1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Trades
Henry Fernandez was traded to Pop Cola in exchange for Boyet Fernandez before the start of the Governor's Cup.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing
The Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing was an aerial attack carried out against Sri Lankan Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Air Force on September 15 in the year 1999 killing over 21 including schoolchildren and women as well as inflicting serious injuries upon many more.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents
On September 15, 1999, two Kfir Jets belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a crowded public place in the Tamil town of Puthukkudiyiruppu in the Mullaitivu District which was under the control of the Tamil Tigers.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents
The Puthukkudiyiruppu market and many houses and buildings nearby were destroyed in the SLAF bombing, as per NGO sources Human flesh is strewn all over the market area sources in the Vanni had said.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents
Tamil Eelam Vaanoli, an official radio program of the LTTE, put the casualty figure at 22, and injuries over 40.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemned the bombing and said that sixteen civilians were killed on the spot and six who were seriously wounded in the bombing died in their way to hospital.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Amnesty International
The bombing raised serious criticisms from the Amnesty International which in a statement expressing concern over the bombing, said a Sri Lankan military spokesperson had denied the raid, which killed at least 21 refugees in a crowded market place, had been a deliberate attack on civilians.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Amnesty International
The organization also questioned the Sri Lankan military's adherence to the fundamental rules of the Humanitarian law which include the prohibition of direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects and the prohibition of attacks on military targets expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government
The charges were denied by the Sri Lankan government spokesperson who claimed that two bombing raids were conducted in the area and one of them was aimed at a nearby LTTE base. But this was rejected by other sources, who claimed that the LTTE camp was located near the Nandikadal Lagoon situated 4 and a half kilometers away from the town.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government
A Tamil politician from Colombo said that the SLAF attack on the civilian target appeared to be in retaliation to the heavy losses suffered last Sunday by the Sri Lanka army north of Mannar.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government
He pointed out that civilian targets have been bombed by the SLAF in past following major set backs in the war against the Liberation Tigers.


1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government
According to independent sources, 138 Sri Lanka army personnel, including two officers, were killed and 902 were wounded when the Liberation Tigers counterattacked a major offensive by government forces.


1999 Qatar Crown Prince Cup
The 1999 Qatar Crown Prince Cup was the 5th edition of this cup tournament in men's football (soccer). It was played by the top four teams of the Q-League.


1999 Qatar Open
The 1999 Qatar Open, known as the 1999 Qatar Mobil Open, for sponsorship reasons,  was a men's tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar and part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was played on hard court and was held from 4 January through 11 January 1999. Unseeded Rainer Schüttler, who entered the draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.


1999 Qatar Open, Finals, Doubles
Alex O'Brien /  Jared Palmer defeated  Piet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett, 6–3, 6–4


1999 Qatar Open – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.


1999 Qatar Open – Doubles
Alex O'Brien and Jared Palmer won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett.


1999 Qatar Open – Singles
Rainer Schüttler defeated Tim Henman 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 to win the 1999 Qatar Open singles competition. Petr Korda was the defending champion.


1999 Quebec municipal elections
The Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections in several communities in November 1999. Some results from these elections are included on this page.


1999 Quebec municipal elections, Gatineau
Source: Carrie Buchanan, Kate Jaimet and Zev Singer, "Labine makes astonishing comeback: Ducharme returned for third term in Hull; Croteau unopposed in Aylmer," Ottawa Citizen, 8 November 1999, A4.


1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
The 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 14 June 1999 by the office of the Governor-General.


1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.


1999 Queensland 500
The 1999 Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, in Queensland, Australia on 19 September 1999. The race, which was the inaugural Queensland 500, was Round 12 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series.


1999 Queensland 500
The race was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Holden Commodore (VT).


1999 Queensland 500, Results, Race
Level 1 teams raced in Class A. Level 2 teams, usually referred to as privateers, raced in Class B.


1999 Queensland Cup
The 1999 Queensland Cup season was the 4th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition.


1999 Queensland Cup
The competition was contested by fourteen teams over a 26-week long season (including finals), with the Burleigh defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 12–10 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe halfback Mick Roberts was named the competition's Player of the Year.


1999 Queensland Cup, Teams
The number of teams in the competition was reduced from 16 to 12 for the 1999 season. Brisbane Brothers, Bundaberg Grizzlies, Gold Coast Vikings and Townsville Stingers were all withdrawn. Brothers and Bundaberg both competed in the inaugural season of the Queensland Cup, while Townsville and the Vikings both played just one season.


1999 Queensland Cup, Teams
For the 1999 season, the Brisbane Broncos were affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, the Melbourne Storm with the Norths Devils and the North Queensland Cowboys with the Cairns Cyclones and Wests Panthers. The Auckland Warriors also used Souths Magpies and Wynnum Seagulls as feeder clubs, sending them up to four players each round.


1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final
Burleigh qualified for their first Grand Final after a comeback win over Norths in the minor semi finals and with a six-point win over Redcliffe a week later. Redcliffe, who finished as minor premiers for the first time and earned a first week bye, were forced into a preliminary final with Norths after losing to the Bears. The Dolphins held on for a four-point victory to book their third Grand Final appearance in five years.


1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, First half
After Burleigh kicked a penalty goal inside the opening minute, it took 20 minutes for the first try of the game to be scored, with Bears' centre Darren Anderson crossing out wide. With six minutes to play in the first half, Dolphins' centre Mixie Lui put his winger Trent Leis into gap to score. Leis missed the ensuing conversion leaving his side trailing by four points at half time.


1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half
Redcliffe opened the second half with a penalty goal from right in front after Burleigh prop Tony Priddle was penalised. 10 minutes later, the Dolphins nabbed their second try when winger Ricky Hewinson scored in the corner, courtesy of a Tony Gould cutout pass. Leis failed to convert but Redcliffe had their first lead, 10–8, with 18 minutes remaining. Burleigh regained the lead shortly after when fullback Jamie Mahon scored what would be the game-winning try. A tense final 10 minutes followed but Burleigh hung on to claim their first premiership in their third season in the Queensland Cup.


1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half
Burleigh winger Aaron Douglas, who was stretchered off during the game, became the first player to win two Queensland Cup Grand Finals, winning his first with Redcliffe two years earlier.


1999 RCA Championships
The 1999 RCA Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 16 through August 22, 1999. Nicolas Lapentti won the singles title.


1999 RCA Championships, Finals, Doubles
Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer defeated  Olivier Delaître /  Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4


1999 RCA Championships – Doubles
Jiří Novák and David Rikl were the defending champions, but lost in first round to Lan Bale and Grant Stafford.


1999 RCA Championships – Doubles
Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer won the title by defeating Olivier Delaître and Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


1999 RCA Championships – Doubles, Seeds
All four seeds received a bye into the second round.


1999 RCA Championships – Singles
Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate.


1999 RCA Championships – Singles
Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.


1999 RCA Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


1999 RCSL season
The 1999 Rugby Canada Super League season was the second season for the RCSL.


1999 RCSL season, Standings
Note: A bonus point was awarded for a loss of 7 points or less


1999 RCSL season, MacTier Cup
The Vancouver Island Crimson Tide (Western Division champions) defeated the Toronto Renegades (Eastern Division Champions) 23–11 in the Championship Final, played in Duncan, British Columbia on 24 July 1999.


1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
The 1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 1999年度十大中文金曲得獎) was held in 1999 for the 1998 music season.


1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大中文金曲) was expanded to top 13.


1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Other awards
The top 10 outstanding artist was also extended to 11 artists.


1999 Race of Champions
The 1999 Race of Champions took place on December 5 at Gran Canaria. It was the 12th running of the event, and the eighth running at Gran Canaria. It was the first year for the new Nations' Cup Competition, which saw teams of three competitors - a rally driver, a circuit racing driver and a motorcyclist - team up to represent their nation and compete for national glory.


1999 Race of Champions
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 306 Maxi, The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC and the ROC Buggy.


1999 Race of Champions
The individual competition was won by Didier Auriol for a fourth time, whilst the inaugural Nations' Cup was won by Finland with JJ Lehto, Tommi Mäkinen and Kari Tiainen.


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad
The 1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 54th edition of the tournament and took place from 5 July until 11 July 1999. Eighth-seeded Albert Costa won the singles title.


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad, Finals, Doubles
Donald Johnson /  Cyril Suk defeated  Aleksandar Kitinov /  Eric Taino 7–5, 7–6(7–4)


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles
Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions, but Meligeni did not compete this year. Kuerten teamed up with Jaime Oncins and lost in quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Aleksandar Kitinov and Eric Taino.


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles
Donald Johnson and Cyril Suk won the title by defeating Aleksandar Kitinov and Eric Taino 7–5, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles
Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw at his first round match against tournament runner-up Nicolás Lapentti.


1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles
Albert Costa won the title by defeating Nicolás Lapentti 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
The 1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 7 November 1999 and ended on 21 November 1999.


1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Connacht in the semi-final.


1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
On 21 November 1999, Connacht won the cup after a 2-13 to 1–15 defeat of Munster in the final at Semple Stadium. This was their 10th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1994.


1999 Raleigh mayoral election
The Raleigh mayoral election of 1999 was held on November 5, 1999, to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. The election was non-partisan. It was won by Paul Coble, who replaced Tom Fetzer after beating Stepanie Fanjul.


1999 Ranalai violence
1999 Ranalai violence refers to the incident of violence that occurred on March 15, 1999 in the village of Ranalai in Gajapati district of Orissa. The violence occurred after a dispute of adding religious symbols in the Khamani Hill of the village. A crowd of 2000 people, reportedly followers of the Sangh Parivar, armed with country made guns and weapons, completely burned down 157 Christian houses and looted the remaining Christian houses in the village. 14 Christians were injured including three injured by gun shots. An investigation by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the violence.


1999 Ranalai violence
The dispute started, when a Christian cross that had been inscribed on a hill from 1972 was erased by a mob. This was after a meeting by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the village the previous day where it was decided to remove the symbol. This was quickly mediated by a peace committee formed by the villagers. Later, some followers of Sangh Parivar changed it into the icon of Lord Jagannath. This was also mediated by the peace committee and the villagers agreed that the hill would not display any religious icon.


1999 Ranalai violence
A group of villagers of the peace committee went to the hill to wipe off the present symbol on March 15. Violence broke out when a mob of 2000 people, reportedly followers of the Sangh Parivar reached the hill at the same time and painted an image of the trishul. The mob then proceeded to the village and went on to attack.


1999 Ranalai violence
Some villagers blamed the RSS, the VHP and the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram for instigating communal hatred and said that they were living peacefully before for generations. The Christians in the village claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the symbol to provoke hostility between both the communities. Many news reports attributed the violence to an earlier meeting organized by the BJP where a local leader claimed that a cross can easily be changed into a trishul, the Chief minister of Odisha also acknowledged these statements made by the BJP leader. The National Commission for Minorities reported that the incident was planned and not a stray incident and also accused the BJP for the violence.


1999 Ranalai violence, Background
Ranalai is a Christian majority village in the Gajapati district in southern Orissa bordering Andhra Pradesh. The Gajapati district had 121,197 Christians according to the Census of 1991. After Sundergarh District, its Christian population was the second largest in the state. Most of these Christians, belonged either to the Scheduled Castes or the Kui and Saura tribes. The village is surrounded by Hills and jungles. The village had nearly 400 homes and 250 of those belonged to the Christians. Most of the villagers were small farmers and landless workers. Since the 1930s, Christians have been living in Ranalai with their less numerous Hindu neighbors in peace.


1999 Ranalai violence, Background, The cross painting
Since there was no church in the village, the Christians in the village inscribed a cross on the nearby Khamani hill. They also used the venue for conducting religious gatherings and for religious congregations.


1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions
On March 7, 1999, the RSS and the VHP organised a meeting in the village. It was decided at the meeting to erase the cross that was drawn on the hill. The villagers of Ranalai claimed that people from other villages also attended the meeting.


1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions
On March 8, 1999, a large mob gathered for a meeting and after the assembly they went to the Khamani Hill and removed the cross painting. This incident created tensions in the village. The residents of Ranilai sat together and agreed to resolve the situation in a friendly and peaceful manner. A peace committee was created with 10 members from each religion, and peace was finally returned. The cross was painted in its original location.


1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions
On March 15, 1999, a group of Sangh Parivar adherents gathered once again on the Khamani hill and removed the painting of the cross again and painted the "Chaka Ankhj", the icon of Lord Jagannath, in its place. This brought back the tensions once again to the village. The Village Peace Committee took up the problem and it was agreed that the hill would not display any symbol of either party and that the Hindus of the Peace Committee would remove the current symbol. In the meantime, some Christians in the village reported the incident to the local police station and asked for security for a perceived attack.


1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks
Peace was restored for a brief period of time following the decision of the Committee. As determined by the committee, 10 people belonging to the Hindu community went to the Khamani Hill on March 15 to remove the present symbol. At this same time, a crowd of around 2,000 people, reportedly adherents of the Sangh Parivar, gathered on the hill and painted the "trishul", the sign of Shiva. They shouted slogans like "Jai Shri Ram" and "Jai Ram", the people from neighboring villages were also present there.


1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks
The crowd made offensive slogans and marched towards the village in procession. They surrounded the Christian area with traditional weapons, arrows and country made guns. The Christians began to flee after they sensed an impending attack. The villagers claimed that the attackers used kerosene and petrol. 147 Christian houses were entirely burned down during the attack. Other reports stated that 157 houses were burnt down. The remaining houses of the Christians in the villages were looted and it was reported that none of the Christian houses in the villages were left untouched. While Christians were the majority in the village, as the crowd brought in followers from the neighboring villages, they were outnumbered.


1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks
14 Christians were injured during the attacks including three with bullet injuries. The people injured by bullets were shifted to the Berampur medical college. The victims were forced to take shelter below trees as the temperature soared to 40 degree Celsius due to the lack of speedy medical services. 40 people were arrested.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations
Some residents in the village claimed that the two communities were living peacefully for generations. They accused the leaders of the RSS, the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and the VHP for inciting communal hate. Some people from the Oriya Sahi stated that they were asked to erase the cross by the leaders of the RSS and the VHP who also claimed that the cross was six to seven years old, while Christians said that the cross had been there since 1971. The Christians in the village claimed that the local members of the BJP used the symbol to provoke hostility, but the local party leader rejected it.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations
The report by the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor stated that 157 Christian houses were torched, 12 persons were injured and 26 people from both the communities were arrested. The report also stated that the head of the local BJP, Bharat Paik, reportedly said that Christians had burned their own houses.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations
The state police said that the mob was led by a man from Bajrang Dal.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, Meeting by BJP
As per news reports, the affected inhabitants of Ranalai attributed the attack to a public meeting organized by the BJP in the area on 1 February, 1999. Initially the Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang was quiet on this statement, he later explained that he'd been awaiting to "ascertain facts". Later, Gamang acknowledged that the leader of the BJP had said at the gathering that the symbol of the cross could seamlessly be modified to that of a trishula.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, National Commission for Minorities
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM), which investigated the incident, blamed the BJP of inciting the attack. It accused the police of failing to protect the Christian community. The NCM stated that a senior BJP leader had sparked the religious emotions of the recent rally and asked the Hindus to paint a trishula over the cross. The NCM reported that he symbol of the cross, which was on the hill since 1972, has never been a source of disagreement. "It all started after the BJP rally," said Bawa Singh, a member of the NCM. The NCM also stated that the attack was planned and was not a random event.


1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, National Commission for Minorities
The nature of violence and the fact that certain people from outside village were involved in it are all remarkably similar to incidents that have occurred in other parts of the country. It's all connected together. About 160 Christian houses were burned down within a couple of hours. This could only be feasible with an organized and planned attack.


1999 Ranalai violence, Continued tensions
The Christians claimed that since the local police had stood with the attackers who were arrested, they were granted bail. They also claimed that after their release, the attackers were taken away by RSS and BJP members in a parade and a meeting was also held to support them. On October 2020, Ranalai's villagers also claimed that during the 1999 Indian general election, miscreants attacked them for not endorsing the BJP.


1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
The 1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Redditch Borough Council election
The 1999 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Redditch Borough Council in the West Midlands region, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Redditch Borough Council election, Campaign
In total 32 candidates stood for the 10 seats that were up for election. Nine of the ten seats were held by the Labour party before the election, with the remaining seat being Conservative. The Labour party were confident of remaining in control of the council but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were hoping to make gains. A controversial issue in the election was a recent 2 million pound cost-cutting exercise, which the Labour council said had been necessary to safeguard the council's finances but the Conservatives criticised it as having cut services and left residents unhappy. Other major issues in the election included housing, play areas, crime, proposed building developments and the performance of the national Labour government.


1999 Redditch Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the defeat of the Labour deputy leader, David Cartwright, in Crabbs Cross ward where the Conservatives gained the seat. Labour also lost their mayor, Andrew Fry, in the election but remained firmly in control of the council. Following the election Phil Mould was elected to succeed David Cartwright as the Labour deputy leader of the council.