March 10th, 1999

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 10th, 1999.

• United States: Angel Of Mine - Monica
• United Kingdom: Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

Take me back to March 10th, 1999!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is March 10th, 1999, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has started to creep in, and the days are beginning to get longer.

In America, the song Angel Of Mine by Monica is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Baby One More Time by Britney Spears is the number-one hit song. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie 8MM is at the top of the box office.

Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline. In fashion, bright and metallic colors are all the rage—a big change from the darker "grunge" colors of the early 1990s. Women are wearing maxi skirts, bell bottoms, knee boots, crop tops, tube tops, slip dresses, maxi coats, and platform shoes. Meanwhile, a lot of men have ditched their grunge and skater clothes in favor of a "dress casual" look. They are also beginning to cut their hair shorter.

A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is becoming more widespread. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers allowed users to send SMS messages to people on different networks. It's 1999, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Cher, TLC, Monica, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Santana and Ricky Martin. The Nokia 3210 is currently one of the most popular cellphones on the market.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jill Dando, Dana Plato, Owen Hart, and John F. Kennedy Jr. would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Melrose Place", "Party of Five", "Xena: Warrior Princess", and "Oz". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Resident Evil 2", "Gran Turismo", "Soulcalibur", and "Silent Hill".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "USA High", "Dawson's Creek", "That '70s Show", and "Bob the Builder". Popular toys at the moment include Screwball Scramble, Styrofoam plane gliders, the Nintendo 64, and the Game Boy Color.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 10th, 1999.

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  Silent Hill.

  On February 23rd, 1999, the survival horror video game "Silent Hill" was released for the PlayStation.

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  Santana - "Smooth"

  The song "Smooth" by Santana went on to win a Grammy for 1999's Record of the Year.

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  1999 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1999 included Monica, Backstreet Boys, Cher, Whitney Houston, N Sync, TLC, Sixpence None the Richer, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Pearl Jam, Destiny's Child, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 1999.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 1999 were Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg, The Spice Girls, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Celine Dion and The Rolling Stones.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1999?

  In 1999, the best NBA players were Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Alonzo Mourning, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Chris Webber, Grant Hill, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway, Kevin Garnett, Antonio McDyess, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant and John Stockton.

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  Time Person of the Year 1999.

  Amazon CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos was named Time Person of the Year in 1999 due to the rise in online shopping.

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  1999 in movies.

  Movies released in 1999 included Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, Tarzan, The Matrix, The Mummy, Notting Hill, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Office Space, Fight Club, The Blair Witch Project, The Green Mile and American Pie.

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  Sarah Michelle Gellar.

  Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar was named FHM's sexiest woman of the year in 1999.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1999, the best soccer players were Rivaldo, David Beckham, Andriy Shevchenko, Gabriel Batistuta, Luís Figo, Roy Keane, Christian Vieri, Juan Sebastián Verón, Raúl, Lothar Matthäus and Dwight Yorke.

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  The Y2K bug.

  Throughout 1999, the media focused on Y2K and the dawn of the new millennium. There was also a lot of concern about the Millennium Bug. Thankfully, nothing serious occurred, as many developers spent countless nights making sure that it would not be an issue.

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  American Beauty.

  The film "American Beauty" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999.

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  Text messaging is exploding in popularity.

  Text messaging exploded between 1999 and 2001. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones. Furthermore, providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to contacts on other networks.

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  The Game Boy Color.

  The Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Notable games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country, and the various Pokémon releases.

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  The floppy disk was being phased out by this point, as the emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds had made it somewhat redundant.

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  Pagers are dying out.

  Pagers started to die out at the end of the 1990s. This was due to the growing availability of cellphones. Pagers were small devices that allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message in question was a memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

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  Landline phones are still popular... for now.

  Although most houses still had landline telephones, they were starting to slowly die out due to the increasing availability of cellphones.

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  CD folders and disc towers.

  People were using CD folders and disc towers to store their music collections and PlayStation games. CD folders were particularly useful if you wanted to switch between different albums while driving.

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  Ask Jeeves.

  Internet users were using a search engine called "Ask Jeeves".

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  Late 1990s Fashion.

  Popular clothing items included pleather pants, high-waisted miniskirts, and halter tops. Metallic clothing became more prominent. Cargo pants and other military-inspired clothing also started to become more popular. Preppy looks became widespread among young men as brands such as "Old Navy" and "Abercrombie & Fitch" became more and more popular. The rave scene also inspired the comeback of more colors.

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  The Nintendo 64.

  The Nintendo 64 was competing with Sony's PlayStation console. Popular games included Mario Kart 64, GoldenEye 007, and Yoshi's Story.

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  The Internet is still a novelty.

  Although the Internet existed, it was still something of a novelty in the late 1990s. Many people had to visit their local library just to "surf the web". Social media wasn't a thing yet, and most sites consisted of gaudy, static web pages.

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  Sony PlayStation.

  The Sony PlayStation (PS1) was released in September 1995. It was one of the best-selling video game consoles of the 1990s.

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  CDs have become the dominant music format.

  By this stage, the CD had become the dominant music format. Consequently, sales of CD players and the "Discman" continued to increase. Meanwhile, people were beginning to replace their cassette players.

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  VCRs are common household items.

  Everyone was using VCRs to watch tapes of movies and TV shows. The device also gave people the ability to record programs and films onto a blank tape.

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  Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, sales of wallpaper started to decline. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, people were beginning to opt for minimalist, painted walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 24 years, 2 months, and 29 days have passed since March 10th, 1999.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 10 of 1999.
• Leap Year: 1999 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on March 10th, 1999, are now 24 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1999 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 921024000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 10th, 1999.

• February 9th, 1999: The body of missing Korean-American high school student Hae Min Lee is found at Leakin Park in Baltimore.
• February 12th, 1999: United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice.
• February 14th, 1999: The Big Show makes his WWF debut.
• February 15th, 1999: Rapper Big L is shot and killed in Harlem.
• February 19th, 1999: Office Space (1999) is released.
• February 19th, 1999: Spice Girls singer Mel B gives birth to her daughter Phoenix.
• February 23rd, 1999: Eminem releases his album The Slim Shady LP.
• February 23rd, 1999: The game "Silent Hill" is released for the PlayStation.
• February 23rd, 1999: WCW wrestler "The Renegade" (Richard Wilson) commits suicide.
• March 2nd, 1999: Rapper Ja Rule releases his debut single "Holla Holla".
• March 5th, 1999: Cruel Intentions (1999) is released.
• March 7th, 1999: American film director Stanley Kubrick dies from a heart attack at the age of 70.
• March 8th, 1999: Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio passes away from lung cancer at the age of 84.
• This date: March 10th, 1999
• March 12th, 1999: Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic join NATO.
• March 12th, 1999: The horror film "The Rage: Carrie 2" is released in movie theaters.
• March 18th, 1999: The Nokia 3210 cellphone is released.
• March 20th, 1999: Legoland California is opened in Carlsbad, California.
• March 21st, 1999: English comedian Ernie Wise dies at the age of 73.
• March 22nd, 1999: American country music group Lonestar release their single "Amazed".
• March 23rd, 1999: Ricky Martin releases his single Livin' la Vida Loca.
• March 24th, 1999: NATO launches air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
• March 24th, 1999: 38 people die after a truck carrying flour and margarine catches fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel between Italy and France.
• March 28th, 1999: WrestleMania XV: Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats The Rock at the First Union Center in Philadelphia.
• March 28th, 1999: Rapper Freaky Tah is shot dead in Queens, New York.
• March 29th, 1999: Stock market: The Dow Jones hits the 10,000 mark for the first time.
• March 31st, 1999: The Matrix (1999) is released in movie theaters.
• March 31st, 1999: The romantic comedy film "10 Things I Hate About You" is released in movie theaters.
• April 1st, 1999: A minimum wage (£3.60 per hour) is introduced in Britain for the first time.
• April 3rd, 1999: NBA player Darryl Strawberry is arrested for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover policewoman.
• April 5th, 1999: The suspects behind the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing are handed over to British authorities.
• April 6th, 1999: Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra announce that they are separating after being married for less than 6 months.
• April 9th, 1999: The comedy movie Never Been Kissed (1999) is released.
• April 9th, 1999: The President of Niger, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, is assassinated.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 10th, 1999, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1999 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: March 10th, 1999 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

Photos of late 1990s fashion.

Photographs of late 1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1999.

1999 saw the introduction of cars such as the Toyota Yaris, the Volkswagen Bora, the Ford Taurus (fourth generation), the BMW X5, the Opel Zafira and the Honda Insight.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1999.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 10th, 2005, instead.

Weather on March 10th, 1999.

Historical weather information for March 10th, 1999.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.0 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 21.8 degrees Fahrenheit. -5.67 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Precipitation: 0.76cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 10th, 1999 was most likely conceived around June 17th, 1998.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 10th, 1999 is close to December 1st, 1999.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 10th, 1999.

• A total of 8,857 days have passed since this date.
• 1,265 weeks have passed.
• 765,241,200 seconds have passed since the March 10th, 1999.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 892,781,400 times.
• Since March 10th, 1999, the Earth has travelled approximately 394,864,459,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 127,540,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 65,810,743 steps. That's about 29,249 miles!
• Since this date, 9,182,894 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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