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April 30, 1999

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Bombing Unites Serb Army As It Debilitates Economy -- Yugoslav Rift Heals, NATO Admits

By Blaine Harden and Steven Lee Myers

NATO and American officials say that NATO bombing that was intended to cripple and demoralize Slobodan Milosevic's military machine has instead invigorated Yugoslav Army and has helped him heal his long-poisoned relationship with officers corps; senior military and intelligence officials say that more than five weeks of bombing had rallied Yugoslav Army to defense of their country, sharply increased willingness of recruits to serve in military and given senior army officials a mission that they finally feel is legitimate (M)

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Cutups On Cable: Odd Ones In

By Caryn James

Caryn James reviews several tongue-in-cheek cable television shows, featuring iconoclastic, sometimes adolescent, humor; mentions Michael Moore's The Awful Truth on Bravo, The Tom Green Show on MTV and Comedy Central's Uncomfortably Close With Michael McKean; MTV's highest-rated series is Celebrity Deathmatch, sly, hilariously written Claymation show that mocks wrestling's manic and celebrity culture; photos (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 28, 1999, covering April 30, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for I Am... by Nas

    I Am...

    Nas

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Fanmail by TLC

    Fanmail

    TLC

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

    ...Baby One More Time

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Come On Over by Shania Twain

    Come On Over

    Shania Twain

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
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    76
  5. 5
    Album cover for Believe by Cher

    Believe

    Cher

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Jorden van Foreest

1999Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster[†]

Jhr. Jorden van Foreest is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He was Dutch Chess Champion in 2016, and won the Tata Steel Masters in 2021. As of September 2023, Van Foreest is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player behind Anish Giri.

Krit Amnuaydechkorn

1999Krit Amnuaydechkorn, Thai actor and singer[†]

Krit Amnuaydechkorn (Thai: กฤษฏ์ อำนวยเดชกร; also known as PP or Chinese name 林祎凯 Lin Yikai or PP Krit, born 30 April 1999, is a Thai actor, model and singer. He is known for his roles as Tewkao in My Ambulance and as Oh-aew in I Told Sunset About You and I Promised You the Moon. Alongside his acting career, PP Krit is also well-known for his music career as a singer; his most notable song is Fire Boy. In 2023, Krit became the first brand ambassador of Balenciaga from Thailand.

Historical Events

1999Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing three people and injuring 79 others.[†]

The 1999 London nail bombings were a series of bomb explosions in London, England. Over three successive weekends between 17 and 30 April 1999, homemade nail bombs were detonated in Brixton in South London; at Brick Lane, Spitalfields, in the East End; and at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho in the West End. Each bomb contained up to 1,500 100 mm nails, in duffel bags that were left in public spaces. The bombs killed three people and injured 140 people, four of whom lost limbs.

Historical Context for April 30, 1999

In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]