99 (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Years 2 Science 2.1 Astronomy 3 Music 3.1 Songs 4 Sports 4.1 Motor sports 4.2 Cricket 4.3 Hockey 5 Roads 6 Entertainment, games, and fiction 6.1 Video games 7 Radio stations 8 Other commercial brands 9 Other

99 ("ninety-nine") is a number. 99 may also refer to:

[edit] Years

• 99 (AD)
• 99 BC
• 1999 (AD)

[edit] Science

• Einsteinium, an actinide, which has atomic number of 99

[edit] Astronomy

• M99, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
• NGC 99 (New General Catalogue object 99), a magnitude 13.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

[edit] Music

• 99 Records, a record label
• ninetynine, an Australian indie band
• Pompeii 99, a rock band inspired by Fleetwood Mac

[edit] Songs

• "99 Bottles of Beer", a traditional American children's song
• "99 Problems", a 2003 rap single by Jay-Z
• "99" (Fightstar song), from the album One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
• "99" (song), by Toto, from the album Hydra
• "99 Ways to Die" (song), by Megadeth
• "99 Miles to L. A.", a song by Art Garfunkel, from the album Breakaway
• "99 Luftballons", a 1980s German pop song by Nena
  • "99 Red Balloons", an English-language translation of the same song title
  • "99 Red Balloons", a cover of the song by Goldfinger
  • "99 Dead Baboons", a spoof by Tom Cavenaugh
• "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)", by Wilson Pickett
• “Ninety-Nine Ways”, by Tab Hunter

[edit] Sports

• 99 is the NBA record for Most Free Throw Attempts in a 7-game series, set by Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers, in 1962
• 99th Fall Classic, the 2003 World Series between the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees
• In the fictional film Major League, Charlie Sheen's character wore the Cleveland Indians #99 uniform

[edit] Motor sports

• Carl Edwards's NASCAR car number
• Greg Moore's Champ Car car number; retired after his fatal accident

[edit] Cricket

• If you reach 99, it is considered unlucky, due to most get out and not make the century
• Highest century maker Sachin Tendulkar wears #99 along with #10 jersey
• Michael Vaughan, England test captain, wears #99 during international matches, as a joke statement about the number being unlucky for cricketers.

[edit] Hockey

Players with a squad number of 99:

• Wayne Gretzky. Retired with him; the only number retired by the National Hockey League to date.
• Rick Dudley
• Wilf Paiement
• Desse Roche
• Joe Lamb
• Leo Bourgeault

[edit] Roads

• List of highways numbered 99
• U.S. Route 99, the main US north-south highway until 1964
• Interstate 99, a US freeway in Pennsylvania, planned to be extended into New York

[edit] Entertainment, games, and fiction

• Ninety-nine (trick-taking card game)
• Ninety-nine (addition card game)
• Agent 99, a character played by Barbara Feldon on the 1965 television show Get Smart
• CHiPs '99, a movie reunion of the US television series CHiPs
• 99 (film), a 1918 film directed by Michael Curtiz
• Ninety-nine (owarai), a Japanese comedic duo best known for their show Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
• The 99, a comic series based on Islamic culture

[edit] Video games

• Ninety-Nine Nights
• Madden NFL 99
• NFL GameDay 99

[edit] Radio stations

• 99X, in Atlanta, Georgia
• KADI (99 Hit FM), Brookline Station, Missouri

[edit] Other commercial brands

• 99 Cents Only Stores, sells items for a dollar or less (similarly 99p shops in the UK).
• Ninety-Nine Restaurant and Pub
• Saab 99, a car
• 99, a brand of tea, produced by The Co-operative Group in the UK since 1930
• 99, a line of schnapps fruit brandy with 99 apples, 99 bananas, and Montezuma tequila, produced by Barton Brands

[edit] Other

• 99 is a common price ending in psychological pricing (e.g., $1.99 as opposed to $2.00)
• 99 Names of Allah, the names or attributes of God in the Koran
• 99 Flake, a style of ice cream
• STS-99, a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission launched February 11, 2000
• The 99th United States Congress, which met from January 1985 to January 1987, during the Ronald Reagan administration
• "99", shorthand for "night night", in SMS language or instant messaging slang
• "99", slang for "lesbians", by analogy with 69 (sex position)
• In US naval aviation, a radio call of "99 Aircraft", or just "99", indicates all aircraft from the same wing, squadron, or formation should be alert to the message that follows. It is also used by aviators as an informal salutation in writing, such as mass e-mails.