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King Abdullah II, 1999 News
37, became the fourth ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in February, succeeding his father, King Hussein, who died after losing an 8-month battle with cancer. Abdullah,…Martti Ahtisaari, 1999 News
62, president of Finland, helped persuade Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to sign the Kosovo peace accord in June. The career diplomat has been president since 1994. Pri…Louise Arbour, 1999 News
58, chief prosecutor of the United Nations' International War Crimes Tribunal, indicted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic on charges of war crimes in May. Before joining t…Lance Armstrong, 1999 News
27, won the 86th Tour de France in July, only three years after being diagnosed with aggressive testicular cancer, which spread to the Texas native's abdomen, lungs, and brai…Farouk al-Shara, 1999 News
57, Israeli politician, was elected prime minister of Israel in a landslide victory in May over incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak immediately restarted talks with Palestinia…Mark O. Barton, 1999 News
44, day trader, killed nine people in a July shooting rampage in Atlanta, before turning a gun on himself. Barton is suspected of murdering his wife and two children in Stockb…Roberto Benigni, 1999 News
47, larger-than-life Italian actor, director, and writer, won the hearts of millions with his emotional, acrobatic reaction to winning Best Actor and Best Foreign-Language Fil…Bill Bradley, 1999 News
56, former senator from New Jersey, was the only Democrat to challenge Al Gore, Jr., for the party's presidential nomination. Until the fall, Gore had all but ignored Bradley'…George W. Bush, 1999 News
53, governor of Texas, emerged as the front-runner in a crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls. In his first four months of fund-raising, he amassed an astounding $…Princess Caroline of Monaco, 1999 News
42, and Prince Ernst August of Hanover, 44, a cousin of the Windsors, married at a private civil ceremony in Monaco on her birthday. The wedding is his second and her third (s…Trending
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