19 January 1999TrialJonathan Aitken
Admits to perjury & perverting the course of justice
Historical records for Great Britain in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Admits to perjury & perverting the course of justice
Announces he will stand down as Party Leader in the Summer
Awarded the Companion of Honour by the Queen
Claims the Zinoviev letter was written by White Russians living in Latvia
Keegan is named the new England coach
Death of Dusty Springfield
Death of Stanley Kubrick
Brown introduces a ten-percent starting rate of income tax.
Ahern & Blaire make the Hillsborough declaration
Death of Lionel Bart
Death of Anthony Newley
Scores as Manchester United recover from two goals down against Juventus to reach the final.
Death of Alf Ramsey
Death of Oliver Reed
Death of Robert Oliver Reed
Death of Dirk Bogarde
Death of Dirk Bogarde
Opens the new look National Maritime Museum
Releases The Ego Has Landed for the North American market.
Appointed Poet Laureate
Opens the Welsh National Assembly
The first Midland Metro line opens between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton.
Britain & Iran exchange ambassadors for the 1st time since 1989
Britain & Iran exchange ambassadors for the 1st time since 1989
A collapse in Labours core vote in elections for the European Parliament hands Blair his first electoral defeat
Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury
Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury
Signs for KFOR as the agreement establishes a security presence in Kosovo.
Elected to the European Parliament for UKIP.
The Scottish Parliament is formally opened after devolution.
Appointed Manager of Nottingham Forest
The first Treasury auction begins a programme reducing official gold reserves.
The Treasury begins a programme of auctions reducing Britain's official gold holdings.
Appointed Minister of Sport
Elected leader of the Liberal Democrats after the retirement of Paddy Ashdown
Coventry City pay a world record 6 million pounds for a teenager from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Death of Alan Clark
Death of Charles Crichton
Following the resignation of Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United, Robson moved to St James Park
Death of Lena Zavaroni
Releases Hours, an album connected to music written for the video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul.
Brown introduces a tax credit intended to make employment pay for lower-income families.
Makes internationaal debut for England, in a 21 friendly win over Belgium
Death of Vivien Fuchs
Death of Jill Dando, assassinated
Death of Jill Dando, assassinated
Death of Ernie Wise
Blair sends troops to join NATO bombing campaign on Yugoslavia in a bid to halt suppression of ethnic Albanians
Blair sends troops to join NATO bombing campaign on Yugoslavia in a bid to halt suppression of ethnic Albanians
Blair sends troops to join NATO bombing campaign on Yugoslavia in a bid to halt suppression of ethnic Albanians
The Eire Government drops its territorial claim to Northern Ireland
France refuses to lift its ban on British beef
The ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces is to be lifted
Foale helps install a new Hubble computer approximately twenty times faster than the telescope's original flight computer.
Scores Manchester United's first goal in the 2-0 final victory over Newcastle United.
Winner of an Oscar for The Cider House Rules, best supporting actor
Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love.
Receives the Best Actress award at the British Soap Awards
Winner of a BAFTA for The Cider House Rules, best supporting role
Birth of Lucas Jagger, Luciana Gimenez, gives birth to Mick Jagger's son Lucas Jagger
Becomes a prominent Conservative supporter of the cross-party Britain in Europe campaign advocating a strong British role inside the European Union.
James Gordon Brown presents the 1999 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1999 Budget under James Gordon Brown sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Wins the Champions League with Manchester United as two stoppage-time goals overturn Bayern Munich's lead in Barcelona.
Made a Companion of Honour
The House of Lords Act permits jusy ninety-two hereditaries to remain in the House of Lords
Voted 11th, behind Marco van Basten, at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th, behind Lothar Mattheus, in the World Player of the Century election
Winner an Emmy for The Passion of Ayn Rand
Finishes runner up to Rivaldo for 1999s European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards
Voted 11th, behind Marco van Basten, at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th, behind Lothar Matth„us, in the World Player of the Century election
Ferguson ends the tournament with Manchester United on top after the 2-0 final against Newcastle United.
Finishes runner up to Rivaldo for 1999s European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards
Adapts Oliver Twist for TV
Final role as the elderly slave dealer Proximo in Gladiator
Greater London Authority Act 1999 creates the Mayor of London and London Assembly
Becomes chairman of Haymarket after Lindsay Masters retires, increasing his direct involvement with the publishing group.
Stabbed several times & suffers a punctured lung. Attacked by an intruder at his mansion in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
House of Lords Act 1999 removes most hereditary peers from the House of Lords
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 reforms asylum support and immigration procedures
The House of Lords Act permits jusy ninety-two hereditaries to remain in the House of Lords
Wilkins was sacked as manager & Keegan takes over his coaching role
Following the resignation of Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United, Robson moved to St James Park. In his first home match in charge, Newcastle defeat Sheffield Wednesday 8-0, still the club record home victory
After a party celebrating the 50th birthday of Camillas sister Annabel Elliott, Charles and Camilla are photographed in public together, many see this as a sign that their relationship is now regarded as "official"
Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall split after Jagger confesses he had fathered a child Luciana Morad
Elected Member of Parliament for Kennsington & Chelsea
Appointed Minister of Education & Employment
Appointed Minister of State at the Home Office
During Tony Blair's government, the UK becomes the first country to use a vaccine against Group C meningococcal disease.
The Labour Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The UK becomes the first country to use a vaccine against Group C meningococcal disease.
This NHS development occurs while Tony Blair serves as Prime Minister: The UK becomes the first country to use a vaccine against Group C meningococcal disease.
Eric Cantona retires as a player and leaves the coveted number 7 shirt free, with Teddy Sheringham arriving from Tottenham Hotspur, Beckham leaves his number 10 shirt for Sheringham and picks up the number 7 jersey
Awarded the OBE
Wins the Second Division in a record-breaking season
Releases She's the One, which becomes another UK number one single.
Stars in Sleepy Hollow
Releases Strong, a concert favourite from I've Been Expecting You.
Screenwrites Tea With Mussolini
Appears in Tea With Mussolini
Reunites vocally with Genesis members for The Carpet Crawlers 1999.
Stars in The Cider House Rules
The Royal Navy maintains Trident patrols from Faslane with Vanguard class submarines
Appointed Vice President of the European Union
Publication of "When We Were Orphans"
Voted 11th, behind Marco van Basten, at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th, behind Lothar Matth„us, in the World Player of the Century election
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