April 1999

Thursday 01:

Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.

Monday 05:

In Laramie, Wyoming, United States, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the hate crime killing of Matthew Shepard.

Wednesday 07:

Kosovo War: Kosovo's main border crossings are closed by Serbian forces to prevent ethnic Albanians from leaving.

Friday 09:

Nigerian President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara is assassinated.

Monday 19:

The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.

Tuesday 20:

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 12 students and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves in the Columbine High School massacre.

Friday 30:

Chandra Levy, a former intern to California Congressman Gary Condit, is last seen in Washington, D.C.