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Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo's Has district flee toward Albania after Serbian forces order them to leave or be killed; officials estimate that about 10,800 refugees crossed border by 8 AM on March 30 and that they are coming at rate of 2,000 hour; they join 60,000 ethnic Albanians who fled into Albania day before; photo (M)
Growing refugee crisis in Kosovo has left Clinton Administration and NATO officials wondering whether they will be able to achieve their goal of peaceful settlement between Serbs and ethnic Albanians; nearly a third of 1.8 million ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have been forced from their homes by Serbian troops; many refugees have fled to Macedonia, Albania or Montenegro; State Department spokesman James P Rubin says Administration stands by framework of Rambouillet accord, which calls for Kosovo to stay in Serbia as autonomous entity; NATO officials say Kosovo could wind up as separate entity under international protection if allies succeed in subduing Serbian military (M)
New York Knickerbockers defeat Indiana Pacers, 94-93; photo (M)
Eric Asimov reports on his experiences bringing his own bottle of wine to restaurants, even fancy, ambitious restaurants that have invested considerable amounts of money in building their wine lists; notes restaurants do not encourage practice, but most allow it, especially if you adhere to certain protocol; photo; drawing (L)
Ben Brantley reviews Jon Robin Baitz's new adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles; Annette Bening is in title role; Daniel Sullivan directs; Bening photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 31, 1999, covering March 31, 1999.
TLC
Eminem
Britney Spears
Lauryn Hill
Ginuwine
1999Japhet Tanganga, English footballer[†]
Japhet Manzambi Tanganga is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Millwall.
1999Brooke Scullion, Irish Singer[†]
Brooke Scullion, known professionally as Brooke, is a singer from Northern Ireland. She was a contestant on series 9 of The Voice UK, finishing in third place. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "That's Rich".
1999Jens Odgaard, Danish professional footballer[†]
Jens Odgaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna.
1999Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skater[†]
Denys Strekalin is a Ukrainian-born pair skater who competes for France. With his partner, Océane Piegad, he is the 2024 French national silver medalist.
1999Adam Chrzanowski, Polish professional footballer[†]
Adam Chrzanowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Odra Opole.
1999Santiago Chocobares, Argentine rugby union player[†]
Santiago Chocobares is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Toulouse and the Argentina national team.
1999Ballou Tabla, Canadian professional soccer player[†]
Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.
1999Elžbieta Kropa, Lithuanian figure skater[†]
Elžbieta Kropa is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2017 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup champion and a two-time Lithuanian national champion. She qualified for the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, and finished 22nd overall. She also represented Lithuania at three World Championships.
1999Edon Zhegrova, professional footballer[†]
Edon Lulzim Zhegrova is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
1999Shiann Salmon, Jamaican track and field athlete[†]
Shiann Salmon is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres. She represented Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 400 metres hurdles.
1999Ben Williams, Welsh professional footballer[†]
Benjamin Joseph Williams is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back most recently for Carlisle United.
1999Luca Pizzul, Italian professional footballer[†]
Luca Pizzul is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie D club Mestre.
1999Sander Raieste, Estonian professional basketball player[†]
Sander Raieste is an Estonian professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the small forward position.
1999Jonas Røndbjerg, Danish ice hockey player[†]
Jonas Røndbjerg is a Danish professional ice hockey forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). At the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Røndbjerg was selected 65th overall by the Golden Knights.
1999Adele Tan, Singaporean sports shooter[†]
Adele Tan Qian Xiu OLY is a Singaporean Olympic shooter. She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
1999Nuno Pina, Portuguese football player[†]
Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Andorran Primera Divisió club Ordino.
1999Tereza Jančová, Slovakian skier[†]
Tereza Jančová is a former alpine skier from Slovakia. She competed for Slovakia at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, winning silver in the team event. Jančová was named 'most successful athlete in Zvolen' in 2017, and was also named as the winner in the junior category in 2019. She announced her retirement in March 2019, after having won the Slovak championship slalom event the same month.
1999Maren Lutz, German female canoeist[†]
Maren Lutz is a German female canoeist who won five medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.
1999Shehana Vithana, Sri Lankan-Australian professional squash player[†]
Shehana Vithana is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player .She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the 2018-19 PSA World Tour.
1999Providence Cowdrill, English cricketer[†]
Providence Ann Courtenay Cowdrill is an English cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She has played for Hampshire and Southern Vipers.
1999Ricardo Felipe, Brazilian footballer[†]
Ricardo Felipe da Silva is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Decisão.
1999Dimitris Dalakouras, Greek professional footballer[†]
Dimitrios Dalakouras is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Panionios.
1999Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist and ethnographer (born 1922)[†]
Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov was a Soviet and Russian linguist, epigraphist, and ethnologist. He is best known for the key role he played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]