Portal:Current events/September 1999

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September 1999 was the ninth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Thursday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events[edit]

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 1999.

September 7, 1999 (Tuesday)

A powerful, magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Athens, killing 143 people and injuring more than 2,000.
Viacom and CBS merge.

September 8, 1999 (Wednesday)

First of a series of Russian apartment bombings. Subsequent bombings occurred on September 1 and September 16, while a bombing on September 22 failed.

September 9, 1999 (Thursday)

Sega publicly distributed their final video game system in North America which was the Dreamcast with 19 launch titles, breaking video game and entertainment sales records in the first 24 sale hours.
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony airs from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

September 14, 1999 (Tuesday)

Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga join the United Nations.

September 21, 1999 (Tuesday)

921 earthquake in central Taiwan kills about 2,400 people.

September 28, 1999 (Tuesday)

Muse sell their first studio album Showbiz.

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