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2016 (Saturday) 2015 (Thursday) March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 294 days remain until the end of the year.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history. For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history.
The system became the highest-selling video game console in history. March 12: Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages. March 17: 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in Uganda. March 26: Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.
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 and last year of the 1990s decade.
September 2 – Liberty's Kids premieres on PBS Kids. September 4 – Kelly Clarkson wins the first American Idol competition. September 5 – The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 km 2 ), is contained. September 7 – The Fox Network's Fox Kids block (which had been on the air since 1990 ...
Late modern period. For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century. For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I. For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II.
November 20 – December 2. Cyclones Muifa ( Unding), Merbok ( Violeta ), Winnie and Nanmadol ( Yoyong) hit the country, affecting million people, causing massive fatalities and damages. In November, a tropical depression ( Winnie) kills more than 1,500 people, causes damages of estimated ₱679 million (US$15.8 million).
1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1824th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 824th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1820s decade.