What happened on Thursday September 23, 1999?

About September 23rd, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: NASA experienced a significant setback when it lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft. This mission failure was later attributed to a critical error in converting between metric and imperial units, resulting in the loss of a multi-million dollar spacecraft.
  • Day of the week: September 23rd, 1999 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Unpretty by TLC
  • #1 UK song: Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) by Lou Bega
  • Popular movie: X-Men directed by Bryan Singer

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September 23, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on September 23, 1999:

  • NASA Mars Climate Orbiter Mission Failure NASA experienced a significant setback when it lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft. This mission failure was later attributed to a critical error in converting between metric and imperial units, resulting in the loss of a multi-million dollar spacecraft.
  • Qantas Flight 1 Runway Incident Qantas Flight 1 experienced a serious runway overrun during a storm in Bangkok. While passengers sustained only minor injuries, this incident was the most significant crash in Qantas's history since 1960, raising important questions about aviation safety.
  • First Celebrate Bisexuality Day The inaugural Celebrate Bisexuality Day was observed in the United States, marking an important milestone for LGBTQ+ visibility and recognition of bisexual identity and experiences.
  • Death of Ivan Goff, Australian Screenwriter Ivan Goff, a notable Australian screenwriter who had a significant impact on the entertainment industry, passed away. Born in 1910, Goff was known for his contributions to film and television writing.

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September 23, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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September 23, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on September 23, 1999:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $75.87
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $71.12
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $96.87
  • General Electric GE: opens at $119.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $127.50
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What day of the week was September 23, 1999?


September 23, 1999 was a Thursday and it was the 266th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

September 23, 1999 can also be written as 9/23/1999 in the US and as 23/9/1999 in UK and Europe.

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September 23, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on September 23, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 20th and September 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

September 23, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on September 23, 1999 was Unpretty by TLC, according to the music chart for the week September 20th and September 26th.

  1. - Unpretty youtube
  2. - She's All I Ever Had youtube
  3. - Bailamos youtube
  4. - Genie In A Bottle youtube
  5. - Summer Girls youtube

September 23, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on September 23, 1999 was Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) by Lou Bega, according to the music chart for the week September 20th and September 26th.

  1. - Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) youtube
  2. - (Mucho Mambo) Sway youtube
  3. - Blue (Da Ba Dee) youtube
  4. - The Launch youtube
  5. - We're Going To Ibiza! youtube

September 23, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on September 23, 1999 was Spend My Life With You by Eric Benet Featuring Tamia, according to the music chart for the week September 20th and September 26th.

  1. - Spend My Life With You
  2. - My Love Is Your Love youtube
  3. - Get Gone
  4. - So Anxious
  5. - Never Gonna Let You Go
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September 23, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 23rd is Libra.

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September 23, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 23, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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September 23, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on September 23, 1999 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 23, 1999 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on September 23, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 06:14 pm and setting at 05:35 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 26, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Sep 25, 1999.

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How old is someone born on September 23, 1999?


Someone born on September 23, 1999 is:

25 years 7 months old,

or 307 months and 21 days old,

or 1337 weeks and 6 days old,

or 9365 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on September 23, 1999?

There are 132 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday September 23rd 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on September 23, 1999?

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