September 1999 calendar

September 1999
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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

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.

Famous Birthday

Juan Valentin Urdangarin y de Borbon
Spanish royal.
Lennon Gallagher
British child and noted family member, the first child of actor Patsy Kensit and musician Liam Gallagher.
Juan Urdangarin
Spanish royalty, the son of Inaki Urdangarin and Princess Cristina of Spain.
Jadagrace
Dancer.
Gavin Casalegno
Movie Actor.
Kevin Bojorquez
YouNow Star.
MademoiseilleGloria
YouTube Star.
Cameron Ocasio
TV Actor.
Michelle Creber
Voice Actor.
Amir Mitchell-Townes
TV Actor.
Inka Williams
Model.
Alex B
Pop Singer.
Zoey Burger
TV Actress.
Emma Kenney
TV Actress.
Tom Schaar
Skateboarder.
Jade Wilson
Pop Singer.
Ellis Myatt
Vine Star.
Daniel Huttlestone
Movie Actor.
Grant Landis
Pop Singer.
Erin Pitt
Movie Actress.
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Famous Deaths

Catfish Hunter
American baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played with the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1965–1974) and the New York Yankees...
Ruth Roman
American actress and singer (d. 1999).
Allen Funt
Brooklyn, New York -- TV host and creator (Candid Camera).
Charles Crichton
English director producer and screenwriter (d. 1999).
Rene Lecavalier
French Canadian sportscaster (Born 1918).
Belkis Ayon
Cuban artist (Born 1967).
Oseola McCarty
American philanthropist (Born 1908).
Escott Reid
Canadian diplomat (Born 1905).
Jean-Louis Millette
Canadian actor and writer (Born 1935).
Georg Gawliczek
German footballer and manager (d. 1999).
Bill Quackenbush
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1999).
Moondog
American composer, musician and poet (Born 1916).
Chan Parker
American memoir writer, wife of Charlie Parker and of Phil Woods (d. 1999).
Bryce Mackasey
Canadian businessman and politician 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999).
Robert Lebel
French Canadian ice hockey executive (d. 1999).
Giannos Kranidiotis
Greek politician and diplomat (d. 1999).
Bernadette O'Farrell
Irish actress (Born 1924).
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Uruguayan auto racing driver (Born 1972).
Frankie Vaughan
English singer and actor (d. 1999).
Benjamin Bloom
American educational theorist (Born 1913).
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