What happened on Friday September 17, 1999?

About September 17th, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: On September 17, 1999, a powerful aftershock struck northwestern Turkey, compounding the devastating effects of the initial earthquake that occurred on August 17. The initial earthquake, known as the Marmara Earthquake, was catastrophic, killing at least 15,800 people and injuring over 50,000. This subsequent aftershock further traumatized the region, causing seven additional deaths and more than 200 injuries. The seismic event highlighted Turkey's vulnerability to earthquakes and exposed significant weaknesses in the country's building infrastructure and disaster response capabilities.
  • Day of the week: September 17th, 1999 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #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 17, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on September 17, 1999:

  • 1999 Marmara Earthquake and Aftershock On September 17, 1999, a powerful aftershock struck northwestern Turkey, compounding the devastating effects of the initial earthquake that occurred on August 17. The initial earthquake, known as the Marmara Earthquake, was catastrophic, killing at least 15,800 people and injuring over 50,000. This subsequent aftershock further traumatized the region, causing seven additional deaths and more than 200 injuries. The seismic event highlighted Turkey's vulnerability to earthquakes and exposed significant weaknesses in the country's building infrastructure and disaster response capabilities.

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September 17, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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September 17, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on September 17, 1999:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $78.37
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $77.31
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $94.37
  • General Electric GE: opens at $118.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $131.38

September 17, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Standard - Charleroi : 1 - 3

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Freiburg - Hansa Rostock : 5 - 0
  • Munich 1860 - Dortmund : 0 - 3

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Karlsruhe - Offenbach : 1 - 1
  • Oberhausen - Bochum : 3 - 0
  • St Pauli - M'gladbach : 0 - 2

Eredivisie - Football (Netherlands)

  • Cambuur - Twente : 1 - 3
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What day of the week was September 17, 1999?


September 17, 1999 was a Friday and it was the 260th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

September 17, 1999 can also be written as 9/17/1999 in the US and as 17/9/1999 in UK and Europe.

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September 17, 1999: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on September 17, 1999:

  • Frankie Vaughan
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September 17, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on September 17, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 13th and September 19th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

September 17, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on September 17, 1999 was Unpretty by TLC, according to the music chart for the week September 13th and September 19th.

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

September 17, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on September 17, 1999 was Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) by Lou Bega, according to the music chart for the week September 13th and September 19th.

  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 17, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on September 17, 1999 was Spend My Life With You by Eric Benet Featuring Tamia, according to the music chart for the week September 13th and September 19th.

  1. - Spend My Life With You
  2. - Never Gonna Let You Go
  3. - So Anxious
  4. - Unpretty youtube
  5. - Back That Thang Up
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September 17, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 17th is Virgo.

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September 17, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 17, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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September 17, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on September 17, 1999 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 17, 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 17, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 53% full, rising at 01:53 pm and setting at 11:49 pm.

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 17, 1999?


Someone born on September 17, 1999 is:

25 years 7 months old,

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