The total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999 was the last total eclipse of the twentieth century to cross Europe, and one of the most widely watched ever. The path of totality crossed Cornwall in England, northern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, southern Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and then Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India. The greatest duration of totality, a little more than two minutes, was in Romania. Millions of people travelled to see it, and cloudy weather spoiled the view in some places, including much of Britain. The event was a major media occasion that revived interest in eclipses in Europe, and it was followed by another total eclipse in the region in 2006.
Before and after
- 23 July 1999Launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory
- 29 July 1999Death of Anatoliy Solovyanenko
- from 30 July 1999 to 27 September 1999Batken Conflict
- from 2 August 1999 to 14 September 1999War of Dagestan
- 11 August 1999Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
- 17 August 19991999 İzmit earthquake
- 23 August 1999Release of Blogger
- from 26 August 1999 to 16 April 2009Second Chechen War
- 31 August 1999Construction of Petronas Towers
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The era
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