August 1999

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August 1999 was a month with thirty-one days.

The following events occurred during the month:

August 2, 1999 (Monday)

M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense is released into theaters.

August 8, 1999 (Sunday)

ABC's Who wants to be a Millionaire premieres hosted by Regis Philbin and give the contestants a chance at $1,000,000
The first edition of the Callatis Festival, the largest music &culture festival in Romania.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends it's 10-year run on cable television.

August 9, 1999 (Monday)

Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet

August 10, 1999 (Tuesday)

Buford O. Furrow, Jr. wounds five and kills one during the August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting
Atlantique Incident occurs as an intruding Pakistan Navy plane is shot down in India. The incident sparks tensions between the two nations, coming just a month after the end of the Kargil War.

August 11, 1999 (Wednesday)

Total solar eclipse in Europe and Asia
An F-2 tornado rips through downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, killing one person and injuring 80.

August 17, 1999 (Tuesday)

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Istanbul and northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000. This earthquake was the first of a long series of unrelated but frequent earthquakes throughout the world during the years 1999 and 2000. Some connected the earthquake to the fact that the Umbra of the solar eclipse of August 11, was right above Istanbul.

August 19, 1999 (Thursday)

In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević

August 22, 1999 (Sunday)

Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 crashed in Hong Kong

August 26, 1999 (Thursday)

Michael Johnson captures the 400 M. world record.
The pilot episode of SmackDown! aired

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