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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1999.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1999: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1999?


Events

  • 02 Aug 1999 M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense is released into theaters.
  • 07 Aug 1999 Second Chechen War began.
  • 08 Aug 1999 ABC's Who Wants To Be a Millionaire premieres, hosted by Regis Philbin, and gives the contestants a chance at $1,000,000.
  • 09 Aug 1999 Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
  • 10 Aug 1999 Buford O. Furrow, Jr. wounds five and kills one during the August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting
  • 11 Aug 1999 An F-2 tornado rips through downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, killing one person and injuring over 100.
  • 14 Aug 1999 Work is completed on the Øresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden.
  • 15 Aug 1999 Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.
  • 17 Aug 1999 1999 İzmit earthquake: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit and levels much of northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000. This is the first of a long series of unrelated but frequent earthquakes throughout the world during the years 1999 and 2000.
  • 19 Aug 1999 In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic.
  • 26 Aug 1999 The pilot episode of SmackDown! aired
  • 30 Aug 1999 Bowers and Merena auctions the Watters-Childs Collection. A US 1804 Draped Bust dollar PR-68, finest known, believed to have been in the Sultan of Muscat presentation set, first public offering since 1945, sells for $4.14 million, a world record price for a rare coin.
  • 31 Aug 1999 A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including 2 on the ground.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1999?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Genie In A Bottle
  2. - Wild Wild West
  3. - Bills, Bills, Billsyoutube
  4. - Tell Me It's Real
  5. - Bailamosyoutube

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - If I Let You Go
  2. - Better Off Alone
  3. - When You Say Nothing At All
  4. - Drinking In L.A.
  5. - Livin' La Vida Locayoutube

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

Release year: 1999

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams

Country: United States of America

The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Troy Duffy

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco

Country: United States of America

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Spike Jonze

Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich

Country: United States of America

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Kimberly Peirce

Starring: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III

Country: United States of America

Toast

Toast

Release year: 1999

Directed by: S.J. Clarkson

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1999?
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

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Stephen King's #1 New York Times Bestseller is now available. This terrifying suspense novel centers on a young girl who falls asleep in the woods at night.

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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Jim Kay, an award-winning artist, illustrates year two of Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts in stunning, gift-ready format. Harry Potter was so disgusted by the Dursleys that summer, he wanted to return to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Rainbow Six by Tom Clanc

Rainbow Six

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John Clark battles extremely dangerous terrorists.

Ethics For The New Millennium by the Dalai Lama

Ethics For The New Millennium

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You should read His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s classic book, The Art of Happiness or his new book, The Book of Joy. Both have been named Oprah's Favorite Thing. It takes someone of great courage to bring us hope in …

Mother Of Pearl by Melinda Haynes

Mother Of Pearl

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Melinda Haynes' beloved novel captures all the rueful irony, racial ambivalence, and small-town Mississippi in late 1950s. It is an unforgettable exploration of identity, family, and redemption.