Editing 1999 (section)

===October===
* October
** [[Conacami]] (National Confederation of [[Peru]]vian Communities Affected by Mining) is established to protect indigenous rights.<ref>[http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html CONACAMI Nuestra Historia] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416132600/http://www.conacami.pe/2011/09/historia-de-conacami.html |date=16 April 2013 }}, retrieved on 11 March 2012.</ref>
** [[NASA]] loses one of its probes, the ''[[Mars Climate Orbiter]]''.
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] opens in China, taking over all international flights from Hongqiao.
* [[October 1]]–[[November 6]] – The [[1999 Rugby World Cup]], the first World Cup in the [[History of rugby union#Professionalism|professional era of rugby]] is held in [[Wales]] and is won by [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] who beat [[France national rugby union team|France]] in [[1999 Rugby World Cup final|the final]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2027/en/past-tournaments/1999|title=1999 Rugby World Cup}}</ref>
* [[October 5]] &ndash; Thirty-one people die in the [[Ladbroke Grove rail crash]], west of London, England.
* [[October 12]]
** [[Pakistan]]i Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] attempts to dismiss Army Chief General [[Pervez Musharraf]], who is out of the country. The generals lead a [[coup d'état]], ousting Sharif's administration, and Musharraf takes control of the government.
** [[Murder of Björn Söderberg]] in Stockholm, Sweden by neo-fascists.
* [[October 25]] &ndash; [[Telenovela]] ''[[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]'' debuts on [[RCN Televisión]] in [[Colombia]]. It will give rise to ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' and at least a dozen other versions worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3662430/Telenovelas-the-story-so-far.html|title=Telenovelas: the story so far|first=Alex|last=Bellos|authorlink=Alex Bellos|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=2007-01-07|access-date=July 2, 2023|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405210430/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3662430/Telenovelas-the-story-so-far.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 27]] &ndash; [[Armenian parliament shooting]]: Gunmen open fire in the [[Armenia]]n Parliament, killing Prime Minister [[Vazgen Sargsyan]], Parliament Chairman [[Karen Demirchyan]], and six other members.
* [[October 29]] &ndash; [[1999 Odisha cyclone]]: A super cyclonic storm impacts Orissa, India, killing approximately 10,000 people.
* [[October 30]] &ndash; {{Interlanguage link|1999 Incheon bar fire|ko|인현동 호프집 화재 참사}}: A bar catches fire in Incheon, South Korea, killing 56 people.
* [[October 31]]
** [[EgyptAir Flight 990]], travelling from New York City to [[Cairo]], crashes off the coast of [[Nantucket]], Massachusetts killing all 217 on board.
** The [[Catholic Church]] and several [[Lutheran Church]] leaders sign the [[Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification]], attempting to resolve a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of [[faith]] and [[salvation]].