Kosovo WarBelligerentsKosovo Liberation ArmyFARKNATO (from 24 March 1999)BelgiumCanadaDenmarkFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsNorwayPortugalSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesFR YugoslaviaCommanders and leadersAdem Jashari†Hamëz Jashari†Sali Çekaj†Ismet Asllani†Hashim ThaçiSylejman SelimiAgim Ramadani†Ramush HaradinajMujë Krasniqi†Bekim Berisha†Agim ÇekuAhmet KrasniqiXWesley ClarkSlobodan MiloševićPavle BulatovićDragoljub OjdanićVlastimir ĐorđevićSreten LukićNebojša PavkovićVladimir LazarevićGoran RadosavljevićVeljko RadenovićGoran Ostojić†Strength 15,000–30,000 insurgents Unknown number of foreign volunteersc.
Serbia and MontenegroCountry in Southeastern Europe (1992–2006)Today part ofSerbiaMontenegro^ After 2003, no city was the official capital, but legislative and executive institutions as well as foreign embassies remained located in Belgrade. Podgorica served as the seat of the Supreme Court.^ The 2003 Constitutional Charter did not mention the official language. In Serbia, the Serbo-Croatian language is in official use, while in Montenegro it is Serbian of Ijekavian pronunciation.
NATOIntergovernmental military allianceThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmentalmilitary alliance between 32 member states (thirty in Europe and two in North America). Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The organization serves as a system of collective security and deterrence, whereby its independent members agree to defend each-other from attack by any outside party.
1990sThe 1990s (often referred to as and shortened to "the '90s", "the Nineties", "the 90's", or "the '90's") was a decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s were culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
International Year of Older PersonsIn its Proclamation on Aging, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP). The proclamation was launched on 1 October 1998, the International Day of Older Persons, by United Nations Secretary GeneralKofi Annan. Worldwide, within the next generations, the proportion of the population aged 60 and over will increase from one in four, bringing about significant social, economic and spiritual change.
20th centuryThe 20th century began on 1 January 1901, and ended on 31 December 2000. It was the 10th and last century in the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment. Population growth was also unprecedented, as the century started with around 1.6 billion people, and ended with around 6.2 billion.Common year starting on FridayA common year starting on Friday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Friday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is C. The most recent year of such kind was 2021, and the next one will be 2027 in the Gregorian calendar, or, likewise, 2022 and 2033 in the obsolete Julian calendar; see below for more.
2nd millenniumThe second millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era began on January 1, 1001 (MI) and ended on December 31, 2000 (MM), (11th to 20th centuries; in astronomy: JD2086667.5 – 2451909.5). It encompassed the High and Late Middle Ages of the Old World, the Islamic Golden Age and the period of Renaissance, followed by the early modern period, characterized by the European wars of religion, the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Discovery and the colonial period.
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Anno DominiCalendar era based on the birth of Jesus Today(at UTC+00)Saturday, 3 October 2026Gregorian3 October, AD 2026Julian20 September, AD 2026 (AM 7534)Other calendarsAkanNwonamemeneArmenian15 Sahmi 1476AztecIzcalli 1, 7 OcēlōtlBabylonian20 Ululu, 2337 SEBalinese pawukonMenga, Beteng, Menala, Pon, Aryang, Saniscara of Ugu, Yama, Tulus, ManusaBengali18 Ashshin, BS 1433ChineseYang Metal Dog・Stomach MansionFire Horse Year, Month 8, Day 23(Qiufen, 5 days until Hanlu)Common Era3 October 2026 CECoptic23 Thout, AM 1743Egyptian20 Mechir, 2775 NEEthiopian23 Maskaram, 2019 Amätä MəhrätFrench RepublicanDécade II, Primidi de Vendémiaire de l'Année 235 de la RépubliqueHebrew22 Tishrei, AM 5787HinduĀrdrā・VarīyasSolar: 17 Āśvina, 1948 SELunisolar: Saptamī, Kṛishna pakṣa of Bhādrapada, 2083 VERāudra・5127 KY・1,872,851IcelandicLaugardagur, 10 Haustmánuður 2026Islamic20 Rabi' al-thani, AH 1448(using tabular method)ISO week date2026-W40-6Japanese23 Hazuki, Reiwa 8(Shūbun, 5 days until Kanro)Julian day2461317Korean23 Dakdal, 4359 DEMaya13.0.13.17.147 Yax, 7 IxRomanante diem XII Kalendas Octobres, MMDCCLXXIX AUCSolar Hijri11 Mehr, SH 1405Tibetan22 khrums, me pho rta2153 or 1772 or 1000[refresh] Anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) qualify years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, whose epoch is the traditional year of the conception or birth of Jesus.
Roman numeralsNumbers in the Roman numeral systemRoman numerals on stern of the ship Cutty Sark showing draught in feet. The numbers range from 13 to 22, from bottom to top.Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.
Common EraEra names equivalent to AD/BC Today(at UTC+00)Monday, 14 September 2026Common Era14 September 2026 CE Other calendars Akan Fodwo Armenian 26 Hoṙi 1476 Aztec Tititl 7, 1 Cuāuhtli Babylonian 1 Ululu, 2337 SE Balinese pawukon Menga, Pasah, Sri, Wage, Tungleh, Coma of Parangbakat, Sri, Urungan, Dewa Bengali 30 Bhadro, BS 1433 Chinese Yin Metal Rabbit・Exntended Net Mansion4 Bāyuè, Bǐngwǔnián(Bailu, 9 days until Qiufen) Common Era 14 September 2026 CE Coptic 4 Thout, AM 1743 Egyptian 1 Mechir, 2775 NE Ethiopian 4 Maskaram, 2019 Amätä Məhrät French Republican Décade III, Octidi de Fructidor de l'Année 234 de la République Gregorian 14 September, AD 2026 Hebrew 3 Tishrei, AM 5787 Hindu Citrā・BrahmanSolar: 29 Bhādrapada, 1948 SELunisolar: Tr̥tīyā, Śukla pakṣa of Bhādrapada, 2083 VERāudra・5127 KY・1,872,832 Icelandic Mánudagur, 21 Tvímánuður 2026 Islamic 1 Rabi' al-thani, AH 1448 (using tabular method) ISO week date 2026-W38-1 Japanese 4 Hazuki, Reiwa 8(Hakuro, 9 days until Shūbun) Julian 1 September, AD 2026 (AM 7534) Julian day 2461298 Maya 13.0.13.16.158 Chen, 1 Men Roman Kalendis Septembribus, MMDCCLXXIX AUC Solar Hijri 23 Shahrivar, SH 1405 Tibetan 3 khrums, me pho rta2153 or 1772 or 1000 [refresh] Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are conventions used in the Gregorian or Julian calendar to specify whether the year is before or after the epoch.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.