Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1999
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| January 1, 1999 |
Georgia Tech (9-2) defeats Notre Dame at the Gator Bowl
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| January 3, 1999 |
Student dead, another injured in shooting at Central High, Carrollton, GA (Carroll County, Georgia)
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Carroll County, Georgia |
| January 9, 1999 |
The Atlanta Falcons win the NFC Division playoff, defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 20-18 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 14, 1999 |
OutKast tour begins. They open for headliner Lauryn Hill
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OutKast |
| January 15, 1999 |
Judy Neelley, convicted of the brutal murders of two Georgia teenagers has her death sentance commuted by the Governor of Alabama
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Judy Neelley - A woman on death row
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| January 17, 1999 |
Atlanta Falcons defeat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game, 30-27. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 31, 1999 |
The Atlanta Falcons lose to the Denver Broncos, 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII
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Atlanta Falcons |
| February 19, 1999 |
President William Clinton pardons Second Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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| February 23, 1999 |
TLC's Fanmail is released. It goes to #1 the first week. |
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TLC |
| March 22, 1999 |
Delta Air Lines acquires Atlanta-based ASA
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Delta Air Lines
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| March 31, 1999 |
The Matrix is released.
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Laurence Fishborne |
| April 12, 1999 |
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill No. 1, a landmark in the Cabbagetown area of Atlanta since the 1881 International Cotton Exposition, burns. Dramatic TV footage shows the rescue of a trapped crane operator by firefighter.
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| April 24, 1999 |
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame opens in Macon, Georgia |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| May 20, 1999 |
Heritage High School in Conyers is the scene of violence as a 15 year old opens fire on students in a common area.
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| June 11, 1999 |
Actor DeForest Kelley dies from stomach cancer, Woodland Hills, California |
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DeForest Kelley |
| June 18, 1999 |
The General's Daughter, starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton and Daniel von Bargen, opens. It was filmed in part at Wormsloe Plantation, Tybee Island and Savannah and grosses 102 million dollars in general release.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| June 25, 1999 |
Atlanta Thrashers' National Hockey League expansion draft.
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Atlanta Thrashers |
| July 29, 1999 |
9 people lie dead after Mark Barton went on a killing rampage in downtown Atlanta. 3 others, Barton's former wife and 2 children, are also found dead in a suburban apartment. Barton had lost a large amount of money as a "day trader"
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| July 29, 1999 |
Mark Barton kills 9 people and injures 13 others in a spree killing because he had lost $100,000 in the prior 2 months at one of the day trading firms. |
| July 30, 1999 |
T. D. Jakes, a religious leader, draws 84,459 people to the Georgia Dome. It is the largest one-day crowd in the history of the stadium |
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The Georgia Dome |
| September 15, 1999 |
More than 100,000 coastal Georgia residents flee Hurricane Floyd.
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| October 2, 1999 |
Atlanta Thrashers play their first game, losing to the New Jersey Devils 4-1
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Atlanta Thrashers |
| November 5, 1999 |
United Parcel Service delivers Yang-Yang and Lun-Lun to ZooAtlanta. The two giant pandas will be on display at the zoo for the next 10 years. Additionally, around-the-clock scientific observation aimed at increasing the population of this endangered species may help the panda's long term survival |
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ZooAtlanta |
| November 16, 1999 |
The Funk Heritage Center, which combines the Bennett History Museum and the Appalachian Settlers Village opens in Waleska
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| December 12, 1999 |
Fulton County jury convicts former state senator Ralph David Abernathy II, son of the famous Civil Rights leader, on 18 felony counts. |
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Abernathy convicted on 18 felony counts |
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Ralph David Abernathy III |
| December 14, 1999 |
C. Jack Ellis becomes Macon's first black mayor
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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