Unix Timestamp: 921456000
Monday, March 15. 1999, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

The 71st Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with "Shakespeare in Love" winning Best Picture.

In Brussels, Belgium, the Santer Commission resigns over allegations of corruption.