The almanac
The 1999 Edition
Includes The Day of Six Billion (October 12)
Limited to about 134 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1999. About 121 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1999
- The euro was bornEleven countries began using a shared currency for electronic payments; coins came later.January 1 · Source: European Central Bank
- The Matrix opened in theatersKeanu Reeves dodged bullets in slow motion and changed action movies.March 31 · Source: The Numbers
- Livin' la Vida Loca hit No. 1Ricky Martin's song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and sparked a Latin pop wave.May 8 · Source: Billboard
- Star Wars Episode I openedThe Phantom Menace brought Star Wars back to theaters after 16 years.May 19 · Source: The Numbers
- USA won the Women's World CupThe final against China ended 0 to 0 and the US won on penalties in Pasadena.July 10 · Source: RSSSF
- Chandra X-ray telescope launchedNASA's observatory began studying black holes and exploding stars in X-ray light.July 23 · Source: NASA
Famous people born in 1999
- Joey KingAmerican actress · born July 30
- Kai HavertzGerman association football player · born June 11
- Gianluigi DonnarummaItalian association football player · born February 25
- Mikey MadisonAmerican actress · born March 25
- Declan RiceEnglish footballer · born January 14
- João FélixPortuguese footballer · born November 10
- Cody GakpoDutch association football player · born May 7
- Alexander IsakSwedish footballer · born September 21
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1999
- I'm Your AngelR. Kelly & Celine Dion · first week at No. 1: January 2, 1999
- Have You Ever?Brandy · first week at No. 1: January 16, 1999
- ...Baby One More TimeBritney Spears · first week at No. 1: January 30, 1999
- Angel Of MineMonica · first week at No. 1: February 13, 1999
- BelieveCher · first week at No. 1: March 13, 1999
- No ScrubsTLC · first week at No. 1: April 10, 1999
- Livin' La Vida LocaRicky Martin · first week at No. 1: May 8, 1999
- If You Had My LoveJennifer Lopez · first week at No. 1: June 12, 1999
- Bills, Bills, BillsDestiny's Child · first week at No. 1: July 17, 1999
- Wild Wild WestWill Smith Featuring Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee · first week at No. 1: July 24, 1999
- Genie In A BottleChristina Aguilera · first week at No. 1: July 31, 1999
- BailamosEnrique Iglesias · first week at No. 1: September 4, 1999
- UnprettyTLC · first week at No. 1: September 18, 1999
- HeartbreakerMariah Carey Featuring Jay-Z · first week at No. 1: October 9, 1999
- SmoothSantana Featuring Rob Thomas · first week at No. 1: October 23, 1999
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1999. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1999
- Older than WikipediaWikipedia was founded on January 15, 2001.
- Older than the iPodApple introduced the iPod on October 23, 2001.
- Older than euro coins and notesEuro banknotes and coins came into use in 12 countries on January 1, 2002.
- Older than the human genome mapThe Human Genome Project was completed (month only; the day is not given by the source) on April 1, 2003.
- Younger than the Space StationZarya, the first module of the International Space Station, was launched on November 20, 1998.
- Younger than the first Mars roverMars Pathfinder landed on Mars, carrying Sojourner, the first rover on Mars on July 4, 1997.
- Younger than Deep BlueIBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to beat a reigning world chess champion (month only; the day is not given by the source) on May 1, 1997.