1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa North
The election was won by Patrick Agaof the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa West
The election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa South
The election was won by Haruna Abubakarof the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Ibrahim Kuta representing Niger East, Isa Mohammed Bagudu representing Niger South and Nuhu Aliyu Labbo representing Niger North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger East
The election was won by Ibrahim Kuta of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger South
The election was won by Isa Mohammed Bagudu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger North
The election was won by Nuhu Aliyu Labbo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ogun State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ogun State. Afolabi Olabimtan representing Ogun West, Femi Okurounmu representing Ogun Central and Olabiyi Durojaiye representing Ogun East all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun West
The election was won by Afolabi Olabimtan of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun Central
The election was won by Femi Okurounmu of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun East
The election was won by Olabiyi Durojaiye of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ondo State. Lawrence Ayo representing Ondo North, Gbenga Ogunniya representing Ondo Central and Omololu Meroyi representing Ondo South all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo North
The election was won by Lawrence Ayo of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo Central
The election was won by Gbenga Ogunniya of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo South
The election was won by Omololu Meroyi of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Osun State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Osun State. Moji Akinfenwa representing Osun East, Sunday Fajinmi representing Osun West and Adebayo Salami representing Osun Central all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun East
The election was won by Moji Akinfenwa of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun West
The election was won by Sunday Fajinmi of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun Central
The election was won by Adebayo Salami of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Brimmo Yusuf representing Oyo North, Lekan Balogun representing Oyo Central and Peter Olawuyi representing Oyo South all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo North
The election was won by Brimmo Yusuf of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo Central
The election was won by Lekan Balogun of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo South
The election was won by Peter Olawuyi of the Alliance for Democracy.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Plateau State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Plateau State. Silas Janfa representing Plateau South, Ibrahim Mantu representing Plateau Central, and Davou Zang representing Plateau North all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau South
The election was won by Silas Janfa of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau Central
The election was won by Ibrahim Mantu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau North
The election was won by Davou Zang of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria).


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe representing Rivers West, Adawari Pepple representing Rivers South-East and John Azuta-Mbata representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers West
The election was won by Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers South-East
The election was won by Adawari Pepple of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers East
The election was won by John Azuta-Mbata of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Aliyu Abubakar representing Sokoto North, Bello Jibrin Gada representing Sokoto East and Abdallah Wali representing Sokoto South all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto North
The election was won by Aliyu Abubakar of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto East
The election was won by Bello Jibrin Gada of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto South
The election was won by Abdallah Wali of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Abdulazeez Ibrahim representing Taraba Central and Dalhatu Umaru Sangari representing Taraba South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Abdulahi Bala Adamu representing Taraba North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba Central
The election was won by Abdulazeez Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba South
The election was won by Dalhatu Umaru Sangari of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba North
The election was won by Abdulahi Bala Adamu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Mamman Bello Ali representing Yobe South and Usman Albishir representing Yobe North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Goni Modu Bura representing Yobe East won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe South
The election was won by Mamman Bello Ali of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe North
The election was won by Usman Albishir of the Peoples Democratic Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe East
The election was won by Goni Modu Bura of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Lawali Shuaibu representing Zamfara North, Saidu Dansadan representing Zamfara Central and Yushau Anka representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara North
The election was won by Lawali Shuaibu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara Central
The election was won by Saidu Dansadan of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara West
The election was won by Yushau Anka of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


1999 Nigerian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 20 February 1999, following the annulling of the 1998 elections. The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Party, which won 59 of the 109 Senate seats and 206 of the 360 House seats. Voter turnout was 42.1%.


1999 Nigerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 27 February 1999. These were the first elections since the 1993 military coup, and the first elections of the Fourth Nigerian Republic. The result was a victory for Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated Olu Falae, who was running on a joint Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party ticket. Voter turnout was 52.3%.


1999 Nigerien constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 18 July 1999. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted (and resulted in the death of) elected President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.


1999 Nigerien constitutional referendum
The third constitutional referendum of the 1990s, it was approved by 89.6% of voters with a turnout of only around 31%. General elections for the presidency and National Assembly were held in October and November.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état
The 1999 Nigerien coup d'état occurred on 9 April 1999 and resulted in the death of President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara and the installation of Daouda Malam Wanké as President on 11 April. Maïnassara was shot under unclear circumstances in an ambush at either Diori Hamani International Airport, potentially while attempting to flee the country, or at a military base, likely by members of the Presidential Guard.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
Maïnassara, a career soldier, had seized power in a coup d'état in January 1996. In doing so, he removed democratically elected President Mahamane Ousmane. Five months later, a new constitution was approved by referendum in May 1996, and a presidential election was held on July 7–8, 1996. Maïnassara took about 52% of the vote, but the election was almost universally perceived as fraudulent. The second day of polling, Maïnassara dissolved the electoral commission and replaced it with a new commission.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
On the same day, he also placed all four of his opposition candidates under house arrest, which lasted for two weeks. Maïnassara was sworn in on August 7. The National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) was established in 1996 to support Maïnassara in that year's elections, but subsequently the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a was established as the ruling party. Due to the constitution barring presidents from leading parties, Hamid Algabid became leader of the RDP-Jama'a in August 1997.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
Local elections were held in February 1999, and in early April the Supreme Court released results which showed the opposition winning more seats than Maïnassara's supporters; the Court also cancelled the results in many areas and ordered elections there to be held again. The opposition called for protests against the cancellation of results on April 8.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état, Aftermath
The new constitution adopted following the July 1999 referendum provided amnesty for participants in both the 1996 and 1999 coups. An investigation into Maïnassara's death had started in June 1999, but following the implementation of amnesty the investigation was ended in September.


1999 Nigerien coup d'état, Aftermath
Wanké led a transitional government towards democratic elections, which were held in October and November 1999. The elections saw Mamadou Tandja become President of Niger in December 1999, who was later ousted in the 2010 Nigerien coup d'état following a constitutional crisis in 2009, which was caused by Tandja's efforts to remain in office beyond the originally scheduled end of his term.


1999 Nigerien general election
General elections were held in Niger in 1999; the first-round of the presidential elections was held on 17 October, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 24 November. The elections followed a coup d'état on 9 April, in which Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had led an earlier coup in January 1996 and won disputed presidential elections, was assassinated.


1999 Nigerien general election
Coup leader Daouda Mallam Wanké initiated a transitional period that concluded with the victory of Mamadou Tandja, the candidate of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD), over Mahamadou Issoufou, the candidate of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), in the run-off. The vote for the first National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, which had originally been scheduled for October, but delayed in August, also saw a victory for the MNSD, which won 38 of the 83 seats. It formed a coalition with the Democratic and Social Convention in order to gain a majority in the Assembly.


1999 Nigerien general election, Background
Following the April 1999 coup, Wanké called for new presidential and parliamentary elections late in the year and barred the participation of candidates from the military. The elections were overseen and organised by a sixty-member Independent National Election Commission, appointed by the military government with representatives from political parties and civil society groups on 27 May 1999.


1999 Nigerien general election, Background
A new constitution was approved by a referendum held on 18 July 1999 and promulgated 8 August. The elections were originally scheduled for 7 October 1999, but were delayed in August 1999.


1999 Nigerien general election, Presidential candidates
Eight candidates sought to run in the presidential elections, including two rival candidates from the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a (RDP), which had been the ruling party under Maïnassara; Hamid Algabid and Amadou Cissé. It was left to the Court of State to decide which of these two candidates could run. On 3 September the Court released its list of approved candidates; seven were approved, including Algabid, while Cissé's candidacy was rejected.


1999 Nigerien general election, Presidential candidates
Candidates eliminated in the first round sought to influence the outcome of the second round by endorsing one of the two remaining candidates; Djermakoye announced his support for Issoufou on 4 November, Ousmane announced his support for Tandja on 5 November, and Algabid and Djibo announced their support for Issoufou on 6 November (although some members of the RDP objected to Algabid's support for Issoufou and backed Tandja instead on 7 November).


1999 Nigerien general election, Aftermath
The new government was seated on 1 January 2000, and operated under the Constitution of 1999.


1999 Nike Tour
The 1999 Nike Tour season ran from January 7 to October 24. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments. The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2000.


1999 Nike Tour, Schedule
The number in parentheses after winners' names shows the player's total number of wins on the tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour. All the official tournament names began with "Nike", for example Nike South Florida Classic: these are eliminated here for brevity.


1999 Nike Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1999. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1999 earned their PGA Tour card for 2000.


1999 Nike Tour graduates
T = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished inside the top 125). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished outside the top 150).


1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 50th season of operation for the league.


1999 Niuean general election
General elections were held in Niue on 19 March 1999 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly. Fourteen incumbents retained their seats, with Premier Frank Lui a notable exception. Following the election, the Niue People's Party was able to form a government, and its leader Sani Lakatani was elected premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 14-6. Former Assembly member Tama Posimani was elected Speaker by an identical margin.


1999 Nokia Cup
The 1999 Nokia Cup was an indoor women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Prostějov, Czech Republic. The tournament was one of the WTA Tier IV tournaments in the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural and only edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February until 14 February 1999. Fourth-seeded Henrieta Nagyová won the singles title.


1999 Nokia Cup, Finals, Doubles
Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Květa Hrdličková /  Helena Vildová, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1


1999 Nokia Cup, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Nokia Cup, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Nokia Cup – Doubles
The 1999 Nokia Cup was a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Prostějov, Czech Republic, and the only edition of the Nokia Cup. Frenchwomen Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 against home competitors Květa Hrdličková and Helena Vildová.


1999 Nokia Cup – Singles
The 1999 Nokia Cup was a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Prostějov, Czech Republic, and the only edition of the Nokia Cup. Slovak Henrieta Nagyová won in the final 7–6(7–2), 6–4 against Silvia Farina.


1999 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 19 through 21, 1999 in Linköping, Sweden. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
The 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by head coach Bill Hayes and played their home games at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The Aggies finished the season 11–2 and 8–0 in MEAC play to win their 10th MEAC football championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the Quarterfinals to Youngstown State. The team's performance earned them their third black college football national championship.


1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Previous season
They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in conference play to finish in 3rd in the MEAC and did not receive an at-large bid for the Division I-AA playoffs.


1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Postseason, 2000 NFL Draft
The 2000 NFL Draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.


1999 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Carl Torbush.


1999 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1999 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 9–2 record.


1999 North Devon District Council election
The 1999 North Devon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 North District Council election
The 1999 North District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 16 elected members to the 25-member District Council.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean – the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. The tropical cyclone scale for this basin is detailed on the right. On average, 4 to 6 storms form in this basin every season.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The season produced an average number of storms but there was an above average number of intense cyclones. In May, a Category 3 cyclone struck Pakistan, leaving at 700 people dead or missing. In October, two very intense cyclones struck eastern India within two weeks of each other with the latter becoming the most intense Northern Indian Ocean cyclone on record, leaving over 10,000 people dead and causing more than $4.5 billion (1999 USD) in damages.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During the 1999 season, a total of ten tropical cyclones were observed. The India Meteorological Department, the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center of the North Indian Ocean basin, identified eight of them. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center unofficially tracked two additional cyclones, 03B and 31W, during the course of the season.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01
On January 30, an area of disturbed weather began to develop. Convection began to form around the center and a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued the next day by the JTWC. Development of the storm stalled and the alert was cancelled. The next day, another TCFA was issued but was once more cancelled. Finally, on February 2, after the third TCFA was issued, the low pressure area developed into a tropical storm at 0900Z 370 nm west of Phuket, Thailand. The storm slowly intensified and reached its peak of 45 mph (1-min) on February 3. Shortly after peaking in intensity, vertical wind shear weakened the storm and the low became exposed by 1800Z the same day. The storm later dissipated on February 5 without making landfall.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)
An area of disturbed weather in the Arabian Sea was monitored in early May for possible development. Over the next two weeks, strong convection would develop before sunrise but dissipate by sunset. By May 16, the convection had become constant and a TCFA was issued at 0100Z. The low became a tropical storm by 0900Z. Tropical Storm 02A intensified as it moved to the northwest and reached cyclone status on May 17 at 0600Z. At that time, a mid-latitude trough weakened the subtropical ridge, allowing 02A to curve into Pakistan.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)
02A continued to intensify and by May 19, it had reached its peak of 125 mph (205 km/h), just below Category four status on the SSHS. 02A made landfall on May 20 near Karachi, Pakistan at peak intensity. The storm began to dissipate as it continued inland over the Indus River Valley on May 21 and completely dissipated the next day.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)
The cyclone struck the same area which had been hit hard by Tropical Cyclone 03A, a category three as well, almost exactly a year prior. It proved to be very deadly with 700 people reported to be dead or missing. Damages totaled to $6 million (1999 USD).


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)
02A was the strongest storm to ever form in the Arabian Sea until 2001, when cyclone 01A became the strongest storm to form in the Arabian Sea. It was itself surpassed in 2007 when Cyclone Gonu became the first category five to form in the Arabian Sea. That would itself be surpassed again in 2019 when Cyclone Kyarr became the most intense system in the Arabian Sea.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm 03B
On June 8, an area of low pressure formed 235 nm south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The low slowly developed over the next two days while drifting to the west and northwest. On June 10, a TCFA was issued at 0830Z and the first warning on Tropical Storm 03B was issued at 1500Z the same day. The storm made landfall as a minimal tropical storm to the west of Calcutta, India later that day. 03B rapidly weakened due to vertical wind shear and the interaction with land and dissipated on June 11. No fatalities or damages have been associated with 03B.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
A weak depression existed on June 17 before it made landfall near Berhampur. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03
A depression formed on July 27, strengthened slightly before moving inland into the Odisha state on July 28. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 04
A depression formed in the northern Bay of Bengal on August 6 and moved inland into the Odisha state the next day. It was dissipated by August 8. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (04B)
On October 15, a developing area of low pressure, located 220 nm northwest of the Andaman Islands began to intensify. By 1730Z a TCFA was issued and the first advisory on Tropical Storm 04B was issued at 2100Z. 04B was moving to the west-northwest at 8–12 knots as it continued to intensify. On October 17, the storm began to turn to a more northerly direction as it intensified to a cyclone. 04B underwent explosive intensification the same day and reached its peak of 140 mph at 0000Z. The storm held this intensity as it made landfall on the Odisha coastline near Gopalpur beach. The storm began to weaken due to the interaction with land and dissipated on October 19.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (04B)
04B was responsible for at least 80 fatalities and hundreds of houses and huts in low-lying areas were destroyed by flooding. Several thousand others were injured by the storm and hundreds were left homeless. The Prime Minister of India requested that relief supplies be distributed to the affected region immediately.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)
On October 23, a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued by the JTWC for an area of low pressure in the South China Sea. The low did not develop further and the TCFA was cancelled. On October 25, the low crossed the Malay Peninsula. Later that day, the system reorganized and another TCFA was issued at 1930 UTC, with advisories for Tropical Cyclone 05B initiated early the next morning. The storm tracked to the northwest and continued to intensify quickly; peaking as a 160 mph category five late on October 28.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)
11 hours after peaking, 05B weakened slightly to 155 mph and made landfall near the same area that 04B had only 11 days prior. The storm slowly weakened as it stalled just onshore in Odisha, India while dumping torrential rains. The storm reemerged into the Bay of Bengal on October 31 as a 45 mph tropical storm. 05B slowly weakened as it drifted southward. 05B weakened to a tropical depression on October 31, before dissipating on November 4.


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)
Damage from the cyclone was tremendous. Flooding from the storm's rain was described as being the worst in 100 years as well as the worst in India's post-independence history. The storm claimed the lives of at least 15,000 people and 406,000 livestock. Damages from the storm totaled to $4.5 billion (1999 USD).


1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 07
A Tropical Depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on December 8. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC. The depression remained out over open waters before dissipating on December 10.


1999 North Korean local elections
Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on March 7, 1999.


1999 North Korean local elections
29,442 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.


1999 North Korean local elections
Voter turnout was reported as 99.9%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.


1999 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.


1999 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 1999 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 5th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by Noel Goldthorpe, they competed in the National Rugby League.


1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
Despite undergoing another roster clean-out in the off-season, the Cowboys endured a rough season. After starting the year with a bye, the club went on a five-game losing streak. One of the few positive periods of their season then followed, with a 24-0 win over the Auckland Warriors followed by a 20-20 draw with the Brisbane Broncos and a 20-14 win over the Balmain Tigers. The victory over the Warriors was the first time in club history that they had held a side scoreless. Following the win over Balmain in Round 9, the club won just two of their next 16 games.


1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The Round 25 victory over the Western Suburbs Magpies turned out to be the club's most important game of the season. Heading into the match, the Cowboys sat in 16th place, one point ahead of the bottom-placed Magpies. A loss would have more than likely seen them finish the year in last place. In Round 26, the Cowboys played the North Sydney Bears in their final ever premiership appearance. The club finished the season in 16th with just four wins, their lowest win total since 1995.


1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
One of the players brought to the club in 1999 was former-Cronulla Sharks halfback Paul Green. In June, Green became the first Cowboys' player to represent Queensland in State of Origin. In 2014, Green returned to the club as head coach, leading them to their maiden premiership victory in 2015.


1999 North Somerset Council election
The 1999 North Somerset Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


1999 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 1999 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished the regular season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 mark in Big West play.


1999 North Texas Mean Green football team, Previous season
North Texas failed to improve on their 3-8 record in 1998.


1999 North Tipperary County Council election
An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election to the North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were held in 1999 alongside other local elections.


1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
On 6 May 1999, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Labour Party keeping control of the council. All 34 seats were up for election in all wards.


1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
The Liberal Democrats also gained two seats in this election with an independent politician keeping their seat. The Conservative Party also made gains, winning 5 more seats than the last election. Labour lost almost 19% of their vote share.


1999 Northampton Borough Council election
Elections to the Northampton Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 4. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Northampton Borough Council election, Ward Results
Numbers in parentheses indicate number of candidates to be elected.


1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 7 and ended on May 10, 1999, at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Monmouth won their second consecutive, and second overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The two division winners claimed the top two seeds, with the next two teams by conference winning percentage rounding out the field. They played a double-elimination tournament.


1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Mike Benfield of Monmouth was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Benfield pitched in the opener and the final game for the Hawks, allowing 2 earned runs and striking out ten in 10 2/3 innings.


1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.


1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY.


1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Gregory Harris, MSMCorsley Edwards, CCSURay Minlend, SFNYTerence Ward, UMBCCharron Watson, CCSUMelvin Whitaker, MSM


1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky. The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to eventual national champion Georgia Southern by a 72–29 score.


1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Northern Arizona later forfeited four conference victories—over Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, and Cal State Northridge—due to use of ineligible player. This dropped their overall record to 4–8 and put them in the last-place tie in the Big Sky at 2–6.


1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.


1999 Northern Ford Premiership
The 1999 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1999 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and Hunslet Hawks winning the Grand Final.


1999 Northern Ford Premiership, Championship
The league was won by Dewsbury Rams. Dewsbury also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Hunslet Hawks, with Hunslet's Latham Tawhai winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Hunslet were not promoted to the Super League however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.


1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. In its third season under head coach Mike Dunbar, the team compiled a 8–3 record overall and 3–3 mark against Gateway opponents.


1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Helming with 3,469 passing yards, Mike Furrey with 1,179 receiving yards, and Adam Benge with 778 rushing yards.


1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.


1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 6 November 1995. Voters were asked whether they approved of two proposed amendments to the constitution; one limiting the rights to vote on constitutional amendments that affected land ownership to native islanders, and one on establishing an Office of Finance to regulate the spending of the Legislature. The first proposal was approved by voters and the second rejected.


1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
Both proposals had been approved by a three-quarter majority in both houses of the Legislature, and required only a simple majority of votes in the referendum to be approved.


1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Voting rights in constitutional referendums
Do you approve the proposed constitutional amendment by legislative initiative entitled 'To amend Article XVIII, section 5 of the Commonwealth Constitution to provide that only persons of Northern Marianas descent can vote on constitutional amendments affecting the protections against alienation of land in Article XII of the Constitution?


1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Establishing an Office of Finance
Do you approve the proposed constitutional amendment by legislative initiative entitled 'To amend Article II section 17 of the Commonwealth Constitution to establish an office of finance within the Legislative Bureau to control and regulate the expenditure of public funds by legislative branch;


1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Establishing an Office of Finance
to amend Article IV Section 9 of the Commonwealth Constitution establish an office of finance within the Judicial Branch to control and regulate the expenditure of public funds by the Judicial Branch;and to amend Article X Section 8 of the Commonwealth Constitution to remove the Department of Finance's control and regulation of public funds appropriated to the legislative branch and judicial branch respectively?


1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
The 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team was an American football team that won the 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship.


1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
The team represented Northwest Missouri State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, the Bearcats compiled a 14–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents) and won the MIAA championship.


1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman, 58–52, in the championship game.


1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.


1999 Northwest Territories general election
The 1999 Northwest Territories general election was held on December 6, 1999. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than in the previous election.


1999 Northwest Territories general election
The main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources.


1999 Northwest Territories general election
On polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off-road traffic and supplies.


1999 Northwest Territories general election
This was also the last election in Canada in the 20th century.


1999 Northwest Territories general election
The election was conducted under a non-partisan rules as the government operates under consensus, and Elections N.W.T. has not recognized parties since 1905. The Western Arctic New Democratic Party, a quasi-official offshoot of the New Democratic Party of Canada, fielded candidates and published signs and campaign material, as an attempt to revive a partisan legislature. They were shut out of the election.


1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.


1999 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Askerhallen in Asker from February 5 to 7, 1999. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 1999 World Championships, the 1999 European Championships, the 1999 Nordic Championships, and the 1999 World Junior Championships.


1999 Norwegian First Division
The 1999 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 17 April 1999 and ended on 17 October 1999. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.


1999 Norwegian First Division
Haugesund and Bryne won direct promotion to Tippeligaen, while Start was promoted after having won 3-2 on aggregate against Strømsgodset in the promotion-playoff. Lofoten, Skjetten, Hødd and Clausenengen was relegated to the 2. divisjon.


1999 Norwegian First Division, Promotion play-offs
Start (3rd in 1. divisjon) won the play-offs against Strømsgodset (12th in Tippeligaen) 3–2 on aggregate.


1999 Norwegian First Division, Promotion play-offs
Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.


1999 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1999 Norwegian Football Cup the 94th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The Cup was won by Rosenborg after beating Brann in the cup final. This was Rosenborg's eighth Norwegian Cup title.


1999 Norwegian Football Cup, First round
The First round was played on 4 May and 5 May. Two 1. divisjon sides, Eik Tønsberg and Skjetten was eliminated in this round. May 4:


1999 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 1999 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 1999 Norwegian Football Cup, the 94th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 30 October 1999 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Rosenborg and Brann. Rosenborg defeated Brann 2–0 to claim the Norwegian Cup for an eighth time in their history.


1999 Norwegian local elections
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1999. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.


1999 Norwegian local elections, Results, Municipal elections
Results of the 1999 municipal elections. Voter turnout was 60,4%.


1999 Norwegian local elections, Results, County elections
Results of the 1999 county elections. Voter turnout was 56,8%.


1999 Norwich City Council election
The 1999 Norwich City Council election took on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with an additional seat up in Coslany ward due to a by-election.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The 1999 season began on a positive note for Davie, who, after signing 21 recruits, was given a contract extension to coach until 2003. Though there were high hopes that the Irish could finally get another national championship, there were also many questions facing the team, top among those would be whether Jackson could lead a young Irish team. With some controversy surrounding a verbal agreement between Notre Dame and Michigan to not schedule a game before their September 4 matchup, the Irish instead opened the season in the Eddie Robinson Classic against Kansas.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Though Jackson didn't answer all the questions in the game (throwing three interceptions), the Irish still dominated the Jayhawks in the 48–13 win. With the Irish ranked 16th they went next to face the seventh-ranked Wolverines. Watched by a, then NCAA record, crowd of 111,523, the Wolverines took the lead late in the game on an Anthony Thomas touchdown run. With under two minutes remaining, Jackson led the Irish down the field with three quick passes, however, the time ran out as he completed his fourth of the drive. Though the Irish lost, 26–22, they would remain at 16th in the national polls until stumbling against Purdue the next week. With Davie blaming poor communication on the loss, the Irish dropped from the rankings for the first time in two years.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
With a 10-game home winning streak, the Irish hoped to get back on track with a win against Michigan State. With the game tied 7–7 starting the fourth quarter, it looked to be headed for another last-minute decision, however, with five minutes left in the game, with the score tied again at 13–13, Spartans quarterback Bill Burke threw a quick pass to Gari Scott who ran for an 80-yard touchdown. Though the Irish had a chance and drove to the 50-yard line, Davie elected to punt the ball on fourth down with three minutes left in the game.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The Spartans added a field goal to put them up 23–13 and win the game. After a week off, the Irish faced the 23rd-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. Down 30–14 mid-way through the third quarter, Jackson led the Irish on two scoring drives to bring them within two points. With the ball at their own 2-yard line, Jackson led a 98-yard drive that gave the Irish the winning touchdown. The Irish continued at home, blowing out Arizona State, coming from behind by 21 points to defeat USC, and scoring a last minute touchdown to beat Navy, to move back into the rankings.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
For the first time since September the Irish would go on the road. Facing the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, the Irish knew they were in for a tough test as Tennessee, the reigning winners of the inaugural BCS National Championship, had not lost a non-conference home game since the 1990 Irish team won there. Against the tough Volunteer defense, the Irish were only able to score 14 in the 24 point loss, and once again dropped from the rankings.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
With a loss to Pittsburgh in the final game at Pitt Stadium, and a last second loss on a failed two-point conversion against Boston College, the Irish lost all chances to go to a bowl game with a 5–6 record. Hoping to avoid their first losing season since 1986, they traveled to Stanford to face the Cardinal. With Jackson splitting time with Arnaz Battle, the Irish come from behind bid failed on a last second field goal by Stanford.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Though the season was a disappointment, Jackson, a fifth-year senior, ended his career with the Irish on a high note. Named the team's Most Valuable Player, he set the single-season records in passing yards, total yards, pass attempts, and completions. He also left with the fourth-most passing yards in Irish history. Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and, although he was the only player from the team drafted, nine others signed free agent contracts with NFL teams.


1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The year ended on a bad note for the Irish program, as the NCAA placed the program on probation for two years after a number of major secondary violations by the university and others involved in athletics. Then-university president Rev. Edward Malloy disbanded all varsity booster clubs, the first time any university took such actions, and put into place other safeguards against violations, pledging his administration would give a greater effort to stop any future violations.


1999 Nottingham Open
The 1999 Nottingham Open was an ATP tournament held in Nottingham, Great Britain. The tournament was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and was held from 14 to 21 June 1999.


1999 Nottingham Open
Cédric Pioline won his only title of the year and the fourth of his career.


1999 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles
Patrick Galbraith /  Justin Gimelstob defeated  Marius Barnard /  Brent Haygarth, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3


1999 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Justin Gimelstob and Byron Talbot were the defending champions, but Talbot did not partner this year. Gimelstob partnered Patrick Galbraith.


1999 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Galbraith and Gimelstob won the title, defeating Marius Barnard and Brent Haygarth 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


1999 Nottingham Open – Singles
Cédric Pioline defeated Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5 in the final to secure the title.


1999 Nova Scotia general election
The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.


1999 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
The Halifax Daily News ran an article which asked each party leader personal questions,  including one about whether the candidate had ever been convicted of a criminal offence. NDP Leader Robert Chisholm said no in response, however, several days later it was revealed that Chisholm had a past criminal record for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was 19 years old. Chisholm claimed that he lied because he did not want his daughter to find out about his past.


1999 Nova Supersports Cup
The 1999 Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports in 1999, held in Athens.


1999 Nova Supersports Cup
The tournament occurred from 31 July to 1 August 1999, contested by English Premier League club Leicester City, Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga, Iraklis from the Alpha Ethniki and AEK Athens from the Alpha Ethniki, who eventually won the tournament.


1999 Nova Supersports Cup, Venue
All the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729 seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens. The ground has been demolished in June 2003.


1999 Nunavut general election
The 1999 Nunavut general election was the first general election in the territory and was held on 15 February 1999, to elect the members of the 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.


1999 Nunavut general election
Although Nunavut did not become a territory until 1 April 1999 the election was held early to enable the members to assume their duties on that date.


1999 Nunavut general election
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs.


1999 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
The 1999 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election to the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held in May 1999. The Labour Party retained control of the council.


1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round
The 1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round was the 6th round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 June 1999 at the Nürburgring. It was strongly criticised by the riders after track officials failed to show race flags. Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser won Race 1 and Race 2 respectively.


1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round, Controversy
During Race 1, Igor Jerman's Kawasaki dumped oil at the Castrol Curve, causing multiple other riders to crash, including Noriyuki Haga, Akira Yanagawa, Pierfrancesco Chili and Colin Edwards, due to marshals failing to show Oil Flags. The marshals also failed to show Blue Flags and as a result Fogarty collided with back-marker Lothar Kraus, knocking Kraus off his bike and out of the race. Kraus blamed the flag marshals for the incident, as could be seen from his gestures immediately after the crash.


1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round, Controversy
When Edwards went down, he was livid and showed his anger by throwing gravel on the track and showing his middle finger multiple times. After the race Edwards stated "I'm not coming back to this f***ing country ever again", that he didn't care about the second race and that he wanted to go home and play some golf.


1999 O'Byrne Cup
The 1999 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.


1999 O'Byrne Cup
The tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare (who took a team holiday instead) and Kilkenny did not compete.


1999 O'Byrne Cup
Dublin were the winners, defeating Louth in the final in Parnell Park, a victory overshadowed by the death of one of the umpires, John Buckley, shortly after the game.


1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament took place in December 1999 to determine which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member would compete against Confederation of African Football (CAF) member to enter the men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.


1999 OJ4
1999 OJ4 is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the classical Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The bright cubewano belongs to the cold population and measures approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) in diameter. It was first observed at Mauna Kea Observatory on 18 July 1999. Discovered in 2005, its minor-planet moon is just 3 kilometres smaller than its primary and has an orbital period of 84 days.


1999 OJ4, Orbit and classification
1999 OJ4 orbit characterizes it as a classical Kuiper Belt object, or cubewano. Due to its nearly circular orbit and low inclination, it is also in the "cold" population of cubewanos. As a result, it is likely reddish in color.


1999 OJ4, Satellite
1999 OJ4 has one moon, S/2005 (1999 OJ4) 1. This moon was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope on 5 October 2013. It orbits 3,267 kilometres away from 1999 OJ4, completing one orbit every 84.115 days. At 72 km, it is nearly the same size as 1999 OJ4. From the surface of 1999 OJ4, S/2005 (1999 OJ4) 1 would have an apparent diameter of roughly 8.11°, over fourteen times the apparent size of the Sun from Earth.


1999 Oahu Bowl
The 1999 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the bowl game schedule of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The second edition of the Oahu Bowl, it was the latter part of a Christmas Day doubleheader at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, preceded by the Aloha Bowl. Televised by ESPN, the game on December 25 matched the Hawaiʻi Warriors, co-champions of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and the favored Oregon State Beavers of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), who were making their first bowl game appearance in 35 years.


1999 Oahu Bowl
Tied at ten at halftime, Hawaiʻi scored thirteen straight points to win 23–17 and finished the season at 9–4; the Beavers fell to 7–5. The victory capped one of the most memorable seasons in school history as Hawaiʻi had seen an improvement of nine wins over the previous winless season in 1998.


1999 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).


1999 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1999 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1999 Oakland Raiders season
The 1999 season was the Oakland Raiders' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall, their fourth season since returning to Oakland, and their second season under head coach Jon Gruden. They matched their previous season's output of 8–8. Thirteen of the team's sixteen games were decided by a touchdown or less, and none of the Raiders' eight losses were by more than a touchdown.


1999 Oakland Raiders season
The season saw the team acquire quarterback Rich Gannon, who had his best seasons with the Raiders, being named MVP in 2002 and leading the team to a Super Bowl, that same season. His following two seasons after the Super Bowl were ruined by injuries and he was forced to retire in 2004. Gannon was named to four consecutive Pro Bowls (1999–2002) while playing for the Raiders.


1999 Oaxaca earthquake
The 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time (16:31 UTC) in Oaxaca, Mexico, 60 km NNW of Puerto Ángel. The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.4. The maximum intensity reached MM VIII in southwestern Oaxaca, and could be felt strongly in Mexico City. The torrential rains preceding and following the temblor intensified the damage of this earthquake. Thirty-five people were reported dead. The archeological site of the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban also suffered damage in this earthquake. This was an intraplate earthquake in the Cocos Plate, with a normal-faulting mechanism. The fault plane was 90 km long and 45 km wide. The maximum slip was about 2.5 m, which was located about 20 and 40 km WNW of the hypocenter.


1999 Oceania Club Championship
The 1999 Oceania Club Championships was held in September 1999. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji (Nadi and Lautoka).


1999 Oceania Club Championship, Teams
A total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations entered the competition.


1999 Oceania Club Championship, Group stage
The nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.


1999 Oceania Club Championship, Semifinals
The top team from each groups progressed to the semifinals, along with the best second place team.


1999 Oceania Club Championship, Third Place Playoff
The third place playoff was cancelled due to injuries following in particular the Central United vs Tafea match.


1999 Oceania Club Championship, Champion
South Melbourne are the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.


1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships
The 1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held in Santa Rita, Guam, between July 2–3, 1999. A total of 30 events were contested, 15 by boys and 15 by girls.


1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.


1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
An unofficial count yields the number of about 116 athletes from 17 countries:


1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The 1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship (OFC) was the third edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from August 21 to August 28, 1999, and was hosted by Port Vila, Vanuatu.


1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala. The Australia won the tournament, and qualified for the World Cup.


1999 Odisha cyclone
The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, JTWC designation 05B) was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region. The 1999 Odisha cyclone organized into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on 25 October, though its origins could be traced back to an area of convection in the Sulu Sea four days prior. The disturbance gradually strengthened as it took a west-northwesterly path, reaching cyclonic storm strength the next day.


1999 Odisha cyclone
Aided by highly favorable conditions, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining super cyclonic storm intensity on 28 October, before peaking on the next day with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and a record-low pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 26.93 inHg). The storm maintained this intensity as it made landfall on Odisha on 29 October. The cyclone steadily weakened due to persistent land interaction and dry air, remaining quasi-stationary for two days before slowly drifting offshore as a much weaker system; the storm dissipated on 4 November over the Bay of Bengal.


1999 Odisha cyclone
Although its primary effects were felt in a localized area of India, the outer fringes of the super cyclone impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh. Ten people were killed in the former, while two were killed in the latter by the storm's rainbands. The storm was the most severe to strike Odisha in the 20th century, raking the state and adjacent areas with high storm surge, powerful winds, and torrential rainfall. The storm's impacts exacerbated the damage caused by a very severe cyclone that struck the same region less than two weeks earlier.


1999 Odisha cyclone
The 5–6 m (16–20 ft) surge brought water up to 35 km (20 mi) inland, carrying along with it coastal debris and inundating towns and villages. The surge combined with heavy rains to produce widespread flooding, damaging around 1.6 million homes and causing rivers to breach 20,005 flood embankments. The storm's effects destroyed numerous crops, including sugar cane, rice, and other winter-time harvests. Although estimates of the death toll varied significantly—at times suggesting 30,000 fatalities—the Government of India enumerated 9,887 fatalities in the country, of which a majority were caused by storm surge; over 8,000 deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. The total damage cost of the destruction wrought by the super cyclone amounted to US$4.44 billion.


1999 Odisha cyclone
Recovery efforts were extensive following the storm's passage. The Government of India allocated ₹3 billion (US$69.3 million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing earlier contributions made towards relief from the earlier cyclone. Various branches of the Indian Armed Forces were dispatched to aid the recovery efforts. Contributions from foreign governments amounted to nearly US$13 million, with more than half allocated by the United States. Alongside foreign and domestic government contributions, between 12 and 14 international aid agencies concurrently participated in relief efforts in the storm's aftermath.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
Although the storm organized into a tropical cyclone in the Andaman Sea, the origins of the 1999 Odisha cyclone can be traced back to an area of convection that began developing in the Sulu Sea on 21 October. Despite some signs of development, wind shear suppressed outflow and prevented any significant organization. Tracking westward, the disturbance encountered a more favorable environment in the South China Sea; as a result, thunderstorm activity began to increase. Prompted by these changes, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) at 02:00 UTC on 23 October.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
However, the system failed to develop any further before wind shear reemerged in the Gulf of Thailand, causing convection to diminish and resulting in the cancellation of the TCFA. On 24 October, the storm crossed the Malay Peninsula and moved into the Andaman Sea by 03:00 UTC on the following day. Although the environment remained moderately unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis, the disturbance organized, developing fair outflow, a strong rainband, and additional convection. At 06:00 UTC on 25 October, the system became a tropical depression while centered 550 km (340 mi) east of Port Blair.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
As such, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) designated the system as BOB 06. With the storm now steadily organizing, the JTWC once again issued a TCFA at 19:30 UTC on 25 October; early the following day, the IMD assessed that the nascent depression had strengthened into a cyclonic storm. At the time, the storm was located 325 km (200 mi) south-southeast of Rangoon, Myanmar.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
Under the steering influence of an upper-level ridge to its northeast, BOB 06 began to take a more northwesterly course. The ridge also provided a highly conducive environment for intensification and eventually became positioned atop the strengthening cyclonic storm, slowing the cyclone and allowing it to generate good outflow. With these conditions in place, BOB 06 entered a phase of rapid intensification, strengthening faster than climatological rates.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
BOB 06 strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm at 03:00 UTC on 27 October and attained very severe cyclonic storm intensity just nine hours later with the storm centered 650 km (405 mi) south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. An eye emerged on visible satellite imagery early on 28 October, and at 15:00 UTC that day, the IMD classified BOB 06 as a super cyclonic storm, the highest rating on the IMD's cyclone scale.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
Using the Dvorak technique, the IMD estimated that BOB 06 reached its peak intensity three hours later with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 26.93 inHg); this made BOB 06 the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean by pressure with sustained winds at the time matched by only two other known cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. At the time, the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was the only storm in the region of comparable intensity. Although the storm's organization and appearance deteriorated as it neared land, BOB 06's intensity held steady up until it made landfall on the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara at 06:00 UTC on 29 October.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history
Rather than moving inland as forecast, the tropical cyclone became quasi-stationary over the coastal Jajpur area as it laid within a weak steering region between two upper-level anticyclones. Remaining situated over land, the storm steadily weakened as it began to advect dry air into its circulation, deteriorating into a cyclonic storm on 30 October. The entraining of dry air limited thunderstorm activity to a single rainband to the system's northeast. Soon, the weakening storm became caught in a mid-tropospheric wind flow, inducing a southward drift that brought BOB 06 back over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone continued to weaken over water, and the IMD stopped monitoring the storm on 31 October; the JTWC followed suit a day later. The remnant low-pressure system continued to meander around the area for a few more days before eventually dissipating.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations
The India Meteorological Department periodically issued cyclone warning bulletins during the storm's lifetime, with the first being directed to the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 26 October; the first bulletin noted potential impacts and advised fishermen not to venture out to sea. Six warnings were issued for the islands, with the last being issued on 27 October once the storm passed to the north and west. Due to initial uncertainty in the storm's forecast track, the first warnings for the coast of mainland India on 27 October concerned northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Hourly dissemination of cyclone bulletins were carried out by Doordarshan and All India Radio beginning on 28 October. These warnings eventually narrowed in scope to the eventually affected areas, with the last warning being issued for Odisha on 31 October.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations
The Indian Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) served as the primary administrative body for coordinating preparatory and relief work during the 1999 Odisha cyclone. Upon the storm's formation, the DAC requested the chief secretaries and relief commissioners of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to begin storm preparations and initiate evacuations if necessary. Evacuations in Odisha involved nearly 150,000 people living within 10 km (6 mi) of the coastline in five districts. Six districts maintained 23 permanent cyclone shelters operated by the Indian Red Cross Society, eventually serving to house 30,000 evacuees.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations
At Paradip Port, twelve docked ships were evacuated out to sea to avoid the cyclone. In neighboring West Bengal, 200,000 people were evacuated from the state's vulnerable low-lying islands. The Indian Army was placed on stand-by, and food supplies were stocked up in prone regions. Train service was cancelled for the areas expected to be impacted by the cyclone.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, Myanmar and Bangladesh
In Myanmar, 10 people were killed and 20,000 families were displaced.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, Myanmar and Bangladesh
Passing south of Bangladesh, the 1999 Odisha super cyclone's northern fringes swept across the country, killing two people and initially causing 200 fishermen to go missing. Substantial damage to housing was reported.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
The state of Odisha sustained the most catastrophic damage associated with Cyclone BOB 06, which was considered the state's severest cyclone of the 20th century. The damage was compounded by the earlier impact of a very severe cyclonic storm that struck nearby areas just 11 days earlier. Twelve districts of Odisha suffered severe damage, reporting complete breakdown of essential services: Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Mayurbhanj, and Nayagarh. Among these, the blocks of Erasma and Kujang in Jagatsinghpur were the worst affected.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
In total, 12.9 million people were affected by the storm; estimates for the storm's death toll vary significantly, though the India Meteorological Department indicated that around 9,887 were killed, with an additional 40 persons missing and 2,507 others injured. The majority of these deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. where 8,119 were killed. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT disaster database indicates that 10,915 people were killed. However, other estimates suggested that the death toll may have been as high as 30,000. The storm's effects damaged 1.6 million homes across 14,643 villages and 97 blocks.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
In turn, 2.5 million people were marooned. A total of 18,420 km2 (7,110 mi2) of crop land was impacted, and 444,000 livestock casualties were also reported. The sugar cane crop was destroyed alongside other kharif and rabi crops. About 2 million tonnes (2.2 million tons) of the winter rice crop was destroyed. Total damage caused by the destructive cyclone amounted to US$4.4444 billion.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Along the Odisha coast, the cyclone generated a 5–6 m (16–20 ft) storm surge that brought water up to 35 km (20 mi) inland, inundating a large swath of coastal areas. The Indian Ministry of Urban Development estimated a peak storm surge height of 6.7 m (22 ft). One visually estimated storm surge of 9 m (30 ft) was reported; however, this estimate was determined to have been too high. Regardless, no in-situ measurement of the peak storm surge exists as all potential instruments were destroyed by the storm.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Storm surge was responsible for a majority of the fatalities linked to the 1999 Odisha cyclone, accounting for around 7,000 deaths. The intense wave action sank 9,085 fishing boats and caused the loss of 22,143 fishing nets. Some fishing trawlers were carried and deposited 1.5–2.0 km (0.9–1.2 mi) inland. A 4 km (2.5 mi) stretch of road leading out of Paradip was covered by sand dunes measuring 1 m (3.3 ft) in height and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) in width.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Paradip Port sustained severe damage to several components including various warehouses and its power transmission system, though its core infrastructure remained intact. Damage at the port was estimated at around ₹300 million (US$6.9 million). The storm surge destroyed nearly every house in Paradip near the point of landfall. In Gopalpur, 27 villages were submerged by the surge. To the south in southern Andhra Pradesh, 48 trawlers sank. To the north in West Bengal, Substantial damage to housing was reported, causing injuries to 30 people in Midnapore.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Stations in Paradip and Bhubaneswar each recorded sustained winds of 150 km/h (95 mph) before their instruments failed. Winds of 175 km/h (110 mph) were measured in Puri as the cyclone passed to the north. The strong winds damaged electric lines and uprooted trees over 50 years old in Puri and Kendrapada. Downed power lines across the state cut off communications between Odisha and the rest of the world for over 24 hours and caused widespread power outages. According to the Southern Electricity Supply Corporation, damage to the power grid caused by the cyclone totaled ₹330 million (US$4.4 million).


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Stalling over land, the Odisha cyclone dropped torrential rainfall, with 24-hour rainfall rates at times exceeding 20 cm (7.9 in); Paradip documented 53 cm (20.9 in) over one 24-hour period. Over the course of the storm's passage, total rainfall amounts over 60 cm (23.6 in) occurred over a large swath of Odisha. The highest recorded rainfall total was documented in Oupada, which measured 95.5 cm (37.60 in) of rain over a three-day period. Flooding caused by the storm was estimated to have killed approximately 2,000 people. The heavy rains flattened thatched huts and damaged roads and other infrastructure.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
Within the seven worst affected districts, over 70% of homes were destroyed; most of these were thatched homes, though 10–15% of non-thatch roofed homes were also destroyed. Approximately 11,000 schools were either significantly damaged or destroyed. All major district roads in the area were either washed out or blocked by felled trees. In Bhubaneswar, 60% of trees were flattened by the winds and rain; aerial surveys revealed that the entire city was submerged by floodwaters. Adjacent areas were nearly stripped of all tree cover. Until 8 November, the city remained without power.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India
The inundation induced by the far-reaching storm surge and heavy rain kept Konark submerged in knee-deep water for six days after landfall. Over the course of four days, the excessive rainfall caused the flooding of the Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga, Kharasua, and Salandi rivers, resulting in 20,005 flood embankment breaches and the damaging of 6 headworks. Thousands of people suffered chemical burns after the flooding mixed industrial chemicals into bathing ponds. Oswal Chemicals and Fertilisers, which maintained the world's largest diammonium phosphate plant, reported severe damage to the facility. In the five districts most affected, all electric water pumps were disabled, though hand pumps remained operable.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
The Government of India declared a national disaster in the aftermath of the cyclone, though international appeals were initially unanticipated. The destruction wrought by the cyclone was expected to cause a six-month-long total loss of normal livelihood. Damage sustained to various sanitation infrastructure led to a heightened risk of communicable disease outbreaks; indeed, diarrhea and cholera saw increased incidences following the storm's impact. Within a month of the cyclone's landfall, the Odisha state government reported 22,296 cases of diarrheal disorders.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
The area's vulnerability to disease was also compounded by a lack of pre-storm vaccinations, raising fears of a potential measles outbreak. The outbreak of diseases caused by the storm's effects stabilized by February 2000. For most locations, the initial loss of telecommunication and rail operation was restored within a few days.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the allocation of ₹3 billion (US$69.3 million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing an earlier allocation of US$59.5 million made towards relief from the cyclone that struck the region earlier that October. However, the Odisha state government demanded a larger commitment of ₹5 billion (US$73.3 million) for relief alongside ₹25 billion (US$366.7 million) for rehabilitation. The Central government also considered the establishment of a Department for Natural Disaster Management to handle the devastation caused by the cyclone.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Ultimately, a "High Powered Task Force" was formed under the command of the Ministry of Defence to provide rehabilitation support. The Indian Army sent infantry, engineers, and signal detachments to assist with disaster relief, including a field medical unit containing 30 ambulances and 340 doctors. Indian Air Force helicopters dropped food packets in affected regions beginning on 30 October, while other government ground personnel distributed various relief supplies including vaccines and plastic sheeting. Due to severe damage to air traffic control infrastructure, the Biju Patnaik International Airport was closed until 2 November, curtailing relief operations.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Schools that survived the cyclone were repurposed as temporary shelters for those displaced. Due to the high amount of animal carcasses, the Government of India offered US$3 for every carcass burned–higher than minimum wage. However, backlash led the government to fly in 200 Dalits from New Delhi and 500 from Odisha to carry out the carcass removal.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
On 2 November, the Canadian International Development Agency contributed C$150,000 (US$203,964) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to aid the recovery effort; Canada eventually doubled their contributions through the Canadian Lutheran World Relief and CARE. The European Commission channeled €2 million (US$2.1 million) through the European Community Humanitarian Office for use by various relief organizations. Contributions to aid agencies were also made by the British Department for International Development (DFID), with initial contributions made to Christian Aid and CARE totaling £330,000 (US$540,837).


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
DFID's initial emergency assistance was later increased to £3 million (US$4.9 million) and supplemented by a £25 million ($40.9 million) contribution over the course of six months. The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit allocated CHF 800,000 (US$779,666) to five Swiss relief organizations operating in India. Food aid worth A$300,000 (US$191,700) was sent by the Australian Government and delivered to approximately 1 million people through the World Food Program. Other countries sent aid through their respective International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies branch.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Following an initial disaster declaration by United States Ambassador to India Dick Celeste, the United States Agency for International Development contributed US$7,482,000 through Food for Peace and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to complement recovery efforts. The United Nations Children's Fund allocated more than US$100,000 to help supply basic health and shelter needs, while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs made a similar allocation through an emergency grant and with reserves from an earlier grant from Norway.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Between 12 and 14 international aid agencies were concurrently active in Odisha in the storm's aftermath. The Odisha Government made appeals to various non-governmental organizations as the government's relief supplies only covered 40% of affected areas. In response to the storm's devastation, Oxfam prepared an initial aid package, including emergency water equipment worth £250,000 (US$306,665) and 50,000 instant meals. Several members of the Action by Churches Together Alliance made contributions to the post-cyclone relief efforts.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Lutheran World Relief made initial grants of US$15,000 each to the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and Lutheran World Federation for emergency programs in northeastern India. The United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India sent US$700,000 worth of various relief supplies in concert with CASA. The Indian Red Cross Society distributed relief supplies from their zonal warehouse in Calcutta, with initial supplies valued at CHF 20,000 (US$19,491). In addition to the Indian society of the Red Cross, a joint Indian and International Federation assessment team was assembled to survey the damage.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
CARE carried over its preexisting relief operations from the early October cyclone, routing food supplies by train to hard-hit locations in Odisha. The Odisha state branch of the Red Cross extended the emergency relief phase to a three-month relief operation and a six-month rehabilitation program with the help of the Federation. The overall humanitarian response spanned well into late 2000. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha dispatched aid to 91 villages greatly affected by the storm in the Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts; medical camps were established in 32 villages.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Three villages were "adopted" by BAPS Charities in January 2000 to rebuild in Jagatsinghpur: Chakulia, Banipat, and Potak. A total of 200 concrete homes were constructed, as well as two concrete schools and two village tube-wells. The project was finally completed in May 2002, two and a half years after the cyclone hit. Similarly, Oxfam facilitated various restoration projects in the Ganjam district, including in the communities of Denotified Tribes.


1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath
Runoff caused by the cyclone enhanced available nutrients in the Bay of Bengal, supplementing the already present equatorward ocean current and resulting in an increase in chlorophyll a and particulate organic carbon in the region.


1999 Offaly County Council election
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1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election
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1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
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1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,592,502. Total number of votes cast was 403,260 while number of valid votes was 391,395. Rejected votes were 11,865.


1999 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1999 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the East Division. The Bobcats were led by head coach Jim Grobe.


1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference.


1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Conference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 27-25.


1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Following the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.


1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason
After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third–year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti. The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays.


1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 2000 NFL Draft
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1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
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1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
The Cowboys won the Wichita Regional and Waco Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Rice Owls.


1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a significant tornado outbreak that affected much of the Central and parts of the Eastern United States, with the highest record-breaking wind speeds of 302 ± 22 mph (486 ± 35 km/h). During this week-long event, 154 tornadoes touched down (including one in Canada), more than half of them on May 3 and 4 when activity reached its peak over Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Arkansas.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
The most significant tornado first touched down southwest of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and became an F5 before dissipating near Midwest City. The tornado tore through southern and eastern parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs of Bridge Creek, Moore, Del City, Tinker Air Force Base and Midwest City, killing 36 people, destroying more than 8,000 homes, and causing $1.5 billion in damage. With a total of 72 tornadoes, it was the most prolific tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history, although not the deadliest.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis
The outbreak was caused by a vigorous upper-level trough that moved into the Central and Southern Plains states on the morning of May 3. That morning, low stratus clouds overspread much of Oklahoma, with clear skies along and west of a dry line located from Gage to Childress, Texas. Air temperatures at 7:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time ranged in the mid to upper 60s °F (upper 10s to near 20 °C) across the region, while dew point values ranged in the low to mid 60s °F (mid to upper 10s °C). The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma, a division of the National Weather Service, initially issued a slight risk of severe thunderstorms early that morning stretching from the Kansas-Nebraska border to parts of southern Texas, with an intended threat of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis
By late morning, the low cloud cover began to dissipate in advance of the dry line, but during the afternoon hours high cirrus clouds overspread the region, resulting in filtered sunshine in some areas that caused atmospheric destabilization. The sunshine and heating, combined with abundant low-level moisture, combined to produce a very unstable air mass. Upper air balloon soundings observed strong directional wind shear, cooling temperatures at high atmospheric levels, and the increased potential of CAPE values potentially exceeding 4000 J/kg, levels that are considered favorable for supercells and tornadoes.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis
As observations and forecasts began to indicate an increasing likelihood of widespread severe weather conditions even more favorable for strong tornadoes, the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe weather at 11:15 a.m. CDT for portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas along and near the Interstate 40 corridor.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis
By 3:00 p.m. CDT, it had become evident that a widespread severe weather event was imminent; the Storm Prediction Center upgraded locations within the moderate risk area to a high risk of severe weather around 4:00 p.m. CDT as wind shear profiles, combined with volatile atmospheric conditions, had made conditions highly conducive for a significant tornadic event across most of Oklahoma, southern Kansas and north Texas, including the likelihood of violent, damaging tornadoes. The SPC issued a tornado watch by mid-afternoon as conditions gathered together for what would be a historic tornado outbreak. By the time thunderstorms began developing in the late-afternoon hours, CAPE values over the region had reached to near 6,000 J/kg. Large supercell thunderstorms developed and in the late afternoon through the mid-evening hours of that Monday, tornadoes began to break out across the state.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
At approximately 3:30 p.m. CDT, a severe thunderstorm began forming in Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma; a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for this storm by the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Norman at 4:15 p.m. CDT. The storm quickly developed supercell characteristics and began exhibiting potentially tornadic rotation, resulting in the National Weather Service issuing the first tornado warning of the event for Comanche, Caddo and Grady counties approximately 35 minutes later at 4:50 p.m. CDT.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
The first tornado from this supercell touched down 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Medicine Park at 4:51 p.m. CDT; it produced four additional tornadoes as it tracked northeast into Caddo County, the strongest of which (rated as an F3) touched down 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Laverty and dissipated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of downtown Chickasha. This large tornado had exhibited a companion satellite tornado for a few minutes.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
The storm produced the most significant tornado of the outbreak, which touched down just southwest of the Grady County community of Amber at 6:23 p.m. CDT and headed northeast, parallel to Interstate 44, just after another tornado had passed over the airport in Chickasha. The storm continued moving northeast, destroying the community of Bridge Creek and crossing I-44 just north of Newcastle. The tornado then crossed the Canadian River, passing into far southern Oklahoma City.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
As it passed over Bridge Creek, around 6:54 p.m., a Doppler On Wheels mobile Doppler weather radar detected wind speeds of 302 ± 22 mph (486 ± 35 km/h) inside the tornado at an elevation of 105 ft (32 m). These winds, however, occurred above the ground, and winds at the surface may not have been quite this intense. The tornado continued on into Moore, then passed over the intersection of Shields Boulevard and Interstate 35 and back into Oklahoma City, crossing Interstate 240 near Bryant Avenue.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
The storm then turned more northerly, striking parts of Del City and Tinker Air Force Base near Sooner Road as an F4. The storm damaged and/or destroyed several businesses, homes and churches in Midwest City. Some damage in this area was rated as high-end F4, although F5 was considered. The tornado diminished over Midwest City and finally lifted near the intersection of Reno Avenue and Woodcrest Drive.


1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek–Moore, Oklahoma
Thirty-six people died in this tornado, and over 8,000 homes were badly damaged or destroyed. The tornado caused $1 billion in damage, making it the second-costliest tornado in U.S. history, and the most costly in history from 1999 to 2011, at which point it was surpassed by the 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado and again by the 2011 Joplin tornado. It was also the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. since the April 10, 1979 F4 tornado that hit Wichita Falls, Texas, which killed 42 people.