What Happened on February 21, 1999

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Lahore Declaration signed between India's Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan's Navaz Sharif on use of nuclear weapons

Famous Deaths

Gertrude B. Elion (1918-1999)

American biochemist and drug researcher who developed groundbreaking leukemia and herpes drug treatments (Nobel 1988), dies at 81

  • Wilmer Mizell, American politician (Rep-R-North Carolina 1969-75), and MLB baseball pitcher, 1952-62, 2X All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals and 2 other teams), dies at 68
Died in 1999 1999 Highlights

About February 21, 1999

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 25 years, 2 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Angel Of Mine - Monica
  • UK #1 Song: Baby One More Time - Britney Spears