What Happened in April 1999

October 07, 2024

Historical Events

Sports History

Apr 4 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Graham Marsh of Australia wins his second Champions Tour major by 3 strokes from Larry Nelson

Mamma Mia!

Apr 6 Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End; transfers twice to other venues; run interrupted by COVID-19 in March of 2020

Apr 7 The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas
Apr 8 Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
Apr 9 Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, is assassinated at the airport in Niamey, Niger
Apr 10 152nd Grand National: Irish 10/1 shot Bobbyjo, ridden by jockey Paul Carberry wins by 10 lengths from Blue Charm

Apr 11 Neil Jenkins converts a Scott Gibbs try to give Wales a famous, 32-31 win over England at Wembley Stadium; allows Scotland to win final Five Nations Rugby Championship; reverts to 6 teams in 2000

Event of Interest

Apr 12 US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

Apr 14 A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$1.7 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history
Apr 14 NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees - Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed

Album Release

Apr 16 Anti-Records releases "Mule Variations", the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits; his biggest selling album goes on to win Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

Apr 17 NFL Draft: University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch first pick by Cleveland Browns

Apr 18 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Allen Doyle wins first of 4 Senior PGA major titles with a 2 stroke margin over runner-up Vicente Fernández of Argentina

Sports History

Apr 18 Wayne Gretzky plays his last game in the NHL, as his New York Rangers lose 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 19 103rd Boston Marathon: Joseph Chebet of Kenya takes men's title in 2:09:52; 3-peat for Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia in women's race in 2:23:25
Apr 19 German Reichstag reopens with new glass dome by architect Norman Foster
Apr 19 The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
Apr 19 The Space Needle, built in 1961, is declared a local historic landmark by city council of Seattle, Washington
Apr 20 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado
Apr 22 Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims) apprehended
Apr 26 BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
Apr 27 Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old [1]
Apr 29 Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Apr 30 Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10

Famous Birthdays

Apr 2 Audrey Nuna [Chu], Korean-American R&B singer and rapper ("Comic Sans"), born in New Jersey
Apr 3 Sam Kiszka, American bass player (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
Apr 4 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, British classical cellist (Chineke! Orchestra; The Kanneh-Masons), born in Nottingham, England
Apr 7 Ally Venable, American blues-rock guitar player, singer-songwriter (Texas Honey), born in Kilgore, Texas
Apr 8 CeeDee Lamb, American NFL wide receiver. 2020- (3 x Pro Bowl, Dallas Cowboys), born in Opelousas, Louisiana
Apr 8 Isaac Hempstead Wright, English actor (Bran in Game of Thrones), born in Surrey, England

Apr 14 Chase Young, American NFL player (Washington Commanders), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Apr 23 Claud [Mintz], American indie-pop singer-songwriter ("Soft Spot'; "A Good Thing"), born in Highland Park, Illinois
Apr 23 Laufey [Jónsdóttir], Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and cello player, born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Famous Weddings

Famous Deaths

Apr 1 Jesse Stone, American R&B pianist, songwriter (Shake, Rattle and Roll), arranger, and record producer, dies at 97
Apr 1 Red Flaherty, American baseball umpire (World Series 1955, 58, 65, 70; MLB All Star games 1956, 61, 69), dies from stroke-related complications at 81
Apr 2 Andrew Gardner, British newscaster (News at Ten), dies in flight en route to Madeira at 66
Apr 3 Lionel Bart, English pop and theatrical music composer (Oliver), and writer, dies of liver cancer at 68
Apr 4 Aldus Roger, American Cajun accordionist (Lafayette Playboys - "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés"), dies at 84
Apr 4 Early Wynn, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cy Young Award 1959 Chicago WS; MLB wins leader 1954, 59; 9 x MLB All Star; Cleveland Indians), dies of a stroke at 79
Apr 4 Faith Domergue, American actress and early "scream queen" (Vendetta, House of 7 Corpses), dies at 74
Apr 5 Paul David, French Canadian cardiologist (b. 1919)
Apr 6 Gene Benson, American baseball outfielder (Negro League All-Star 1940, 45-46), dies at 85
Apr 6 Red Norvo [Kenneth Norville], American jazz vibraphonist known as "Mr. Swing" (Congo Blues; Knockin' on Wood), dies at 91
Apr 6 William Pleeth, British cellist and teacher (of Jacqueline du Pré), dies of leukemia at 83
Apr 7 Angus Paton, English civil engineer (wrote economic and infrastructure reports for Canada and Syria, hydroelectric dams), dies at 93
Apr 9 Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Niger politician and general, assassinated at 49
Apr 10 Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-born biochemist (b. 1910)
Apr 10 Jean Vander Pyl, American voice, radio and film actress (The Flintstones, The Jetsons), dies of lung cancer at 79
Apr 12 Boxcar Willie [Travis Martin], American soldier (USAF) and singer ("King Of The Road"), dies of leukemia at 67

Apr 13 Ortvin Sarapu, New Zealand chess player, dies at 74
Apr 13 Willi Stoph, German politician (Prime Minister of German Democratic Republic, 1964-73 and 1976-89), dies at 84
Apr 14 Anthony Newley, British actor and singer-songwriter (Doctor Dolittle; Goldfinger theme; Willy Wonka score), dies at 67
Apr 14 Bill Wendell, American TV announcer (To Tell The Truth, 1972-77; Late Night With David Letterman; Late Show With David Letterman, 1993-95), dies at 75
Apr 14 Ellen Corby [Hansen], American actress (The Waltons, Vertigo, Caged), dies of natural causes at 87
Apr 15 Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and racing car designer, dies at 55
Apr 16 Alexander "Skip" Spence, Canadian-American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Jefferson Airplane), dies of lung cancer at 52
Apr 16 Laurence Kirwan, British archaeologist (Sudan and Egyptian Nubia), dies at 91
Apr 16 Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), dies at 89
Apr 18 Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born American mathematician & philosopher, dies at 66
Apr 19 David Sanes, US Navy employee
Apr 19 Hermine Braunsteiner, Nazi war criminal and female camp guard at Ravensbrück and Majdanek concentration camps, dies at 79
Apr 20 "Ravishing" Rick Rude, American professional wrestler, dies at 40
Apr 20 Eric Harris, American mass murderer (Columbine High School shooter), dies at 18
Apr 20 Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) and comedian, dies at 103

Apr 20 Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre
Apr 21 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American film actor (Wings), singer, and dance bandleader, dies at 94
Apr 22 Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (first Greek artist to record or re-record the authentic, "prohibited" rebetika songs in the early 1970s with their original lyrics), dies at 60
Apr 22 Bert Remsen, American actor (Mario-It's a Living), dies at 74
Apr 22 Chan Canasta, Polish-born magician & mindreader, dies at 79
Apr 23 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, dies at 73
Apr 23 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), dies at 84
Apr 25 Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist, author, sports official and 6th President of the International Olympic Committee (1972-80), dies at 84
Apr 25 Roger Troutman, American funk musician (Zapp), dies during his brother's apparent murder-suicide at 47
Apr 26 Adrian Borland, English musician (The Sound), dies at 41
Apr 26 Jill Dando, British television presenter (Crimewatch), shot and killed outside her house at 37
Apr 27 Al Hirt, American jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World), dies of liver failure at 76
Apr 27 Cyril Washbrook, English cricket batsman (37 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 195; Lancashire CCC), dies at 84
Apr 28 Alf Ramsey, English football manager, dies at 79

Apr 28 Rory Calhoun [Francis Timothy McCown], American actor (Blue & Gray, How to Marry a Millionaire), dies of emphysema at 76
Apr 28 Walter Gieseler, German composer, dies at 79
Apr 29 Léon Barzin, Belgian-American conductor (NY City Ballet, 1948-58), dies at 98
Apr 29 Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League - "Tossing And Turning"), dies at 65
Apr 30 Darrell Sweet, British hard rock drummer (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), dies of a heart attack at a concert soundcheck at 51

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