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September 5, 1999

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Imagining The Dow At 36,000

By Jonathan Fuerbringer

Jonathan Fuerbringer Portfolios etc column on belief by Kevin A Hassett and James K Glassman, authors of new book Dow 36,000, that rise in Dow Jones industrials will continue speeding up; graph (M)

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Battling Back After Household Disaster

By Beverly Solochek

Article on work of companies that undertake nightmarish task of cleanup, repair and restoration when homeowners or renters are hit with household disasters: floods, fires, foul odors, soot and other kinds of calamities; these specialists in household disasters labor to save as much property as possible so that losses to insurers and to residents are minimal; photos (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 1, 1999, covering September 5, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Millennium by Backstreet Boys

    Millennium

    Backstreet Boys

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary by Mary J. Blige

    Mary

    Mary J. Blige

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Murda Muzik by Mobb Deep

    Murda Muzik

    Mobb Deep

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Significant Other by Limp Bizkit

    Significant Other

    Limp Bizkit

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

    ...Baby One More Time

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32

Notable Births

Filip Chytil

1999Filip Chytil, Czech ice hockey player[†]

Filip Chytil is a Czech professional ice hockey centre for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Internationally, Chytil played for the Czech Republic national team in several tournaments.

Notable Deaths

Alan Clark

1999Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement (born 1928)[†]

Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade and Defence. He became a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1991.

Allen Funt

1999Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)[†]

Allen Albert Funt was an American television producer, director, writer and television personality, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular television show or a television series of specials. Its most notable run was from 1960 to 1967 on CBS.

Bryce Mackasey

1999Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (born 1921)[†]

Bryce Stuart Mackasey was a Canadian politician and diplomat. He served as twice a Member of Parliament, as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, and as ambassador to Portugal.

Historical Context for September 5, 1999

In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]