The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The first American astronaut to orbit Earth, John Glenn, returned to space aboard NASA's STS-95 Voyager.
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
A month after launching in Japan, Metal Gear Solid was finally playable by North American PlayStation players.
Cher's 'Believe' was released and became the Billboard 1999 Song of the Year.
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
Nintendo released Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition in Japan for the Game Boy Color.
Google was founded.
International TV game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' was shown for the first time in the UK, with Chris Tarrant as the host.
North Korea allegedly launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
Shortly after liftoff, the first US Air Force Delta III rocket failed and was blown up mid-air.
'No Matter What' by Irish boy band Boyzone was released.
The epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Saving Private Ryan,' was released in theaters.
American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.
'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' the second book in the series, was published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
