The Iranian student protests of July 1999 (Also known as 18th of Tir and Kuye Daneshgah Disaster (Persian: فاجعه کوی دانشگاه) in Iran) (7–13 July) were, before the 2009 Iranian election protests, the most widespread and violent public protests to occur in Iran since the early years of the Iranian Revolution.. The protests began on 8 July with peaceful demonstrations in Tehran ...

1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th …

November: Wladimir Klitschko gewinnt seinen Boxkampf gegen Phil Jackson im Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, durch K. o. 13. November: Lennox Lewis gewinnt seinen Boxkampf und Weltmeistertitel im Schwergewicht gegen Evander Holyfield im Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, durch Sieg nach Punkten. 17.