August 1999
August 1999 was the eighth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Tuesday after 31 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from August 1999.
| Current events of August 2, 1999 (1999-08-02) (Monday) |
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| Current events of August 8, 1999 (1999-08-08) (Sunday) |
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| Current events of August 9, 1999 (1999-08-09) (Monday) |
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| Current events of August 10, 1999 (1999-08-10) (Tuesday) |
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- 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.
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| Current events of August 11, 1999 (1999-08-11) (Wednesday) |
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| Current events of August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14) (Saturday) |
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- Work is completed on the Øresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden.
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| Current events of August 17, 1999 (1999-08-17) (Tuesday) |
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- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Istanbul and northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.
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| Current events of August 19, 1999 (1999-08-19) (Thursday) |
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| Current events of August 22, 1999 (1999-08-22) (Sunday) |
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- Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 crashed in Hong Kong
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| Current events of August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26) (Thursday) |
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- Michael Johnson captures the 400 m world record.
- The pilot episode of SmackDown! aired
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