** War between ethnic-Albanian separatists and Yugoslav military and Serb paramilitary forces in Kosovo begin in 1996 and escalates in 1998 with increasing reports of atrocities taking place.

** In 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) led by the United States launched air attacks against Yugoslavia ( then composed of only Serbia and Montenegro ) to pressure the Yugoslav government to end its military operations against ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo due to accusations of war crimes being committed by Yugoslav military forces working alongside nationalist Serb paramilitary groups.

** Croatian War of Independence ( 1991 – 1995 ) – the war fought in hegh town Croatia between the Croatian government, having declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and both the Yugoslav People's Army ( JNA ) and Serb forces, who established the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK ) within Croatia.

** The final fighting in Croatian and Bosnian wars ends in 1995 with the success of Croatian military offensives against Serb forces and the mass exodus of Serbs from Croatia in 1995 ; Serb losses to Croat and Bosniak forces ; and finally the signing of the Dayton Agreement which internally partitioned Bosnia and Herzegovina into a Republika Srpska and a Bosniak-Croat federation.

** Bosnian Serbs break off contact with the Bosnian government and with representatives of Ifor, the NATO localised force, in reaction to the arrest of several Bosnian Serb war criminals.

** Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić reliquishes power to his deputy, Biljana Plavšić.

** Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić resigns from public office in Republika Srpska after being indicted for war crimes.

** Croatian forces launch Operation Flash against rebel Serb forces in western Slavonia.

** The Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( without the presence of Serb political delegates ) proclaims independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

** Bosnian War: Serb troops, following a mass rebellion of Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Bosnian declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, besiege the city of Sarajevo.

** Milan Rešetar, Serb linguist and historian ( d. 1942 )

** A curfew is imposed in Kosovo, where protests continue over the alleged intimidation of the Serb minority.

** Battle of Rovine: With the help of the Hungarians, Wallachia resists an invasion by the Ottomans and their Serb and Bulgarian vassals.

** Serb ( Illyrian ) section

** Nedeljko Bajić Baja, Bosnian Serb singer

** Nazarov was Dictator of the Don Republic ( which before, since its founding on 2 December 1917 at Novocherkassk, had been governed by a Triumvirate including the last pre-Soviet Ataman, Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin ) from 11 February 1918 till 25 February 1918 when Bolshevik troops ended their existence

** 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment ( 1 < sup > e </ sup > REC ), based in Orange, Vaucluse ( armoured troops )

** War in Somalia ( 2009 – present ) – involved largely the forces of the Somali Somali Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ) assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, whom fought against various militant Islamist factions for control of the country.

** Civil war in Chad ( 1998 – 2002 ) – involved the Movement for Justice and Democracy in Chad ( MDJT ) rebels that skirmished periodically with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties.

** WWI: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence capture Aqaba from the Turks.

** British troops occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa in Palestine.

** 24 Pakistani troops in the UN forces are killed in Mogadishu, Somalia.

** Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul during Operation Ripper.

** Chinese communist troops fail to take Quemoy in the Battle of Kuningtou ; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.

** British troops arrive in Northern Ireland to reinforce the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

** Spanish Civil War: Spanish Nationalist troops, aided by Italy, take Barcelona.

** WWII: Polish troops on the Westerplatte are forced, due to lack of food and ammunition, to surrender.

** Bayeux is liberated by British troops.

** Soviet troops liberate Minsk.

** Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam ( the battle ends August 10 ).

** On the middle front of the Gothic Line, Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after 10 days of fighting.

** The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined American and Filipino ground troops.

** American and Filipino troops enter Intramuros, Manila.

** The German garrison in Poznań capitulates to Red Army and Polish troops.

** United States and Filipino troops take Manila, Philippines.

** WWII – Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops link up at the Elbe River, cutting Germany in two.

** U. S. Ordnance troops find the coffins of Frederick Wilhelm I, Frederick the Great, Paul von Hindenburg, and his wife.

** Holland is liberated by British and Canadian troops.

** Canadian troops move into Amsterdam, after German troops surrender.

** Through initiatory experiences whereby the reality of Christ's death and resurrection are experienced ; Steiner believed this is the path people will increasingly take.

** In a process that can take weeks to months, saline solution is injected to progressively expand the overlaying tissue.

** Long take

** Panzer General, SSI ( 1994 ), video game ; strategic simulation game: Sea Lion ' 40 and Sea Lion Plus ( the latter with prestige points used to take over Gibraltar allowing Italian naval assistance ) scenarios are available given major victories in early operations, or the Sea Lion ' 43 after initial delays and later major victories in North Africa or Russia.

Poor reception of the album both by the public and reviewers led the band to take out a page-sized ad in the local music press declaring " Why Don't You All Get Fu ** ed " ( title of one of their songs ) and they played their last performance on 8 June in Kalgoorlie.

** If O takes center ( best move for him ), X should take the corner opposite the original, and proceed as detailed above.

** A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.

** Moluccan terrorists take over a school in Bovensmilde, northern Netherlands ( 105 hostages ), and a passenger train on the Bovensmilde-Assen route nearby ( 90 hostages ) at the same time.

** Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy toward Mars to take television pictures of that planet in July 1965.

** Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders.

** Released in 1999 and stated to take place in that year:

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** Three Super Sentai series — Choujin Sentai Jetman ( 1991 – 1992 ), Chōriki Sentai Ohranger ( 1995 – 1996 ), and Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V ( 1999 – 2000 ) — take place in 1999.

** The last two executions in The Netherlands take place.

** WWI: Battle of Passchendaele: After 3 months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.

** WWI: Action of 17 November 1917: United States Navy destroyers USS Fanning and USS Nicholson capture Imperial German Navy U-boat SM U-58 off the south-west coast of Ireland, the first combat action in which U. S. ships take a submarine ( which is then scuttled ).

** Major Edmund Lockyer arrives at King George Sound to take possession of the western part of Australia, establishing a settlement near Albany.

** The Beatles at 11: 30 have photographer Iain Macmillan take their photo on a zebra crossing on Abbey Road.

** WWII: Forward elements of General Hoeppner's XVI Panzerkorps take up positions outside Warsaw.

** WWII – Sonderaktion Krakau: Germans take action against scientists from the University of Kraków and other Kraków universities at the beginning of WWII.

** Battle of Monte Cassino: The Germans evacuate Monte Cassino and Allied forces take the stronghold after a struggle that claimed 20, 000 lives.

** WWII: American forces take over the defense of Iceland from the British.