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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 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 September 1999: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1999?


Events

  • 03 Sep 1999 An 87-automobile pile-up happens on Highway 401 freeway just East of Windsor, Ontario, Canada after an unusually thick fog from Lake St. Clair.
  • 07 Sep 1999 A 5.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Athens, rupturing a previously unknown fault, killing 143, injuring more than 500, and leaving 50,000 people homeless.
  • 08 Sep 1999 First of a series of Russian apartment bombings. Subsequent bombings occurred on September 1 and September 16, while a bombing on September 22 failed.
  • 09 Sep 1999 Sega releases the Dreamcast video game system in the USA. Price is US$199. In the first 24 hours, Sega sells US$97 million worth of hardware and software, setting an entertainment industry record for highest-grossing day.
  • 12 Sep 1999 Indonesia announces it will allow international peace-keepers into East Timor.
  • 14 Sep 1999 Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga join the United Nations.
  • 15 Sep 1999 For the first time in its 28-year history, most of Walt Disney World in Florida is closed for the day, due to the threat of Hurricane Floyd. Disney's Animal Kingdom re-opens at 12:00 PM for resort guests.
  • 21 Sep 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
  • 23 Sep 1999 NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter.
  • 28 Sep 1999 Muse sell their first studio album Showbiz.
  • 30 Sep 1999 Japan's second worst nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokai-mura, northeast of Tokyo.

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Music charts

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

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

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...)
  2. - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
  3. - (Mucho Mambo) Sway
  4. - Genie In A Bottle
  5. - S Club Party

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Fight Club

Fight Club

Release year: 1999

Directed by: David Fincher

Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier

Country: United States of America

The West Wing

The West Wing

Release year: 1999

Written by:

Starring: Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen

Country: United States of America

Spaced

Spaced

Release year: 1999

Starring: Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

Release year: 1999

Starring: Kenneth Branagh

American Beauty

American Beauty

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1999?
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Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

Hearts in Atlantis

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Stephen King's first novel, Carrie was published in 1974. This year, the U.S. troops pulled out of Vietnam. He is the first TV generation writer to be immensely popular.

Diana In Search Of Herself by Sally Bedell Smith

Diana In Search Of Herself

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Diana in Search for Herself is the first authoritative biography about one of the most famous women of the century. Even those who were familiar with Princess Diana will be amazed by the author

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.

Tara Road by Maeve Binchy

Tara Road

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Maeve Binchy, New York Times bestseller and author of The Book-of-the-Month club: A Main Selection

Family Honor by Robert B. Parker

Family Honor

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Sunny Randall, the author of the bestseller Spenser novels, introduces a heroine that is unlike any other: private eye Sunny Randall. She is street-smart and sexy and suddenly finds herself in a Boston mob war.