Youtube star Maryana Ro

Events in 1999 and 7-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Maryana Ro

• Russian president Boris Yeltsin survives impeachment hearings (May), reshuffles his cabinet twice (May, Aug.), and takes military action against Islamic separatists in Dagestan and Chechnya. Background: 1999 in Review.
• Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, steps down (June 16), and Thabo Mbeki takes over.
• War erupts in Kosovo after Yugoslavia's president Slobodan Milosevic clamps down on the province, massacring and deporting ethnic Albanians. NATO begins Operation Allied Force on March 24, 1999, launching air strikes against Belgrade for 78 consecutive days until Milosevic relents. Background: Timeline: The Splintering of Kosovo and Timeline: NATO in Kosovo.
• Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 15,600 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey (Aug. 17).
• East Timor population votes for independence from Indonesia (Aug. 30, 1999), which causes pro-Indonesian forces to massacre and uproot thousands of East Timorese.
• Pakistani government is overthrown in the midst of economic strife and intensified fighting with India over Kashmir (Oct. 12). Background: 1999 in Review.
• The world awaits the consequences of the Y2K bug, with more drastic millennial theorists warning of Armageddon.
• See also: 1999 Year in Review: News of the World

Birthday Maryana Ro (7-10) in history

• Day 7-10 year 1765: The Stamp Act Congress was convened in New York to address the grievances of the North American people against England.
• Day 7-10 year 1849: Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe died at age 40.
• Day 7-10 year 1949: The Republic of East Germany was formed.
• Day 7-10 year 1968: The Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from "G" for general audiences to "X" for adults only.
• Day 7-10 year 1985: The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinian gunmen in the Mediterranean.
• Day 7-10 year 1998: Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed, and left tied to a fence. He died five days later.
• Day 7-10 year 2001: U.S. and British forces launched bombing campaign against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan.
• Day 7-10 year 2003: California governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place.