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Millennium countdown on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. France. The millennium celebrations were a worldwide, coordinated series of events to celebrate and commemorate the end of 1999 and the start of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. The celebrations were held as marking the end of the 2nd millennium, the 20th century, and the 1990s ...
February 15: Susan B. Anthony Day. March 10: Harriet Tubman Day. March 19: National Day of Honor [5] March 25: Greek Independence Day [6] March 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day [7] [8] March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day.
These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays. Other federal holidays are less widely observed by business.
1999 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.
Orthodox Christmas: 7 January – in churches using the Julian calendar. Until the year 2100, 7 January in the Julian Calendar is equivalent to 25 December in the Gregorian calendar. Secular. Saint Basil's Day: 1 January – In Greece, traditionally he is the Father Christmas figure. New Year's Day: 1 January – First day of the Gregorian Year.
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
July 26 – The last Checker taxi cab is retired in New York City and auctioned off for approximately $135,000. July 29. 1999 Atlanta day trading firm shootings: Mark Orrin Barton kills his family. He then goes on a murder spree at the trading firm he worked at, killing a total of 12 people in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. 1999 film festivals (1 C, 14 P) 1999 music festivals (2 C, 2 P)