May 7th, 1999.

What happened?

What happened on May 7th, 1999?

• The Mummy (1999) is released in cinemas.

Born on May 7th, 1999.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Tommy Fury: Love Island contestant.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 7th, 1999.

• United States: No Scrubs - TLC
• United Kingdom: Swear It Again - Westlife

Take me back to May 7th, 1999!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is May 7th, 1999, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

The summer of 1999 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song No Scrubs by TLC is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Swear It Again by Westlife is the number one hit song.

Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Entrapment is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister. Meanwhile, CDs have become the dominant format for music. People are buying CD players and portable CD players such as the "Discman". As a result, the older cassette tape format is continuing to decline in sales.

In fashion, bright and metallic colors are all the rage. A contrast with the darker "grunge" colors that were popular at the beginning of the 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 sporting a more "dressy casual" look. Shorter hair on men is also becoming more popular. A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is continuing to explode in popularity. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers started to allow 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 cell phones on the market. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Dana Plato, Owen Hart, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Walter Payton would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction", "Stargate SG-1" and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Resident Evil 2", "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six", "Spyro the Dragon" and "Mario Party". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "All That", "Kenan & Kel", "Pokemon" and "Cow And Chicken". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Bop It, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Spice Girls dolls and Groovy Girls.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on May 7th, 1999.

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  The Mummy.

  In May and June of 1999, the film "The Mummy" was showing at movie theaters.

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  SpongeBob SquarePants makes his debut.

  On May 1st, 1999, the first episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" was aired on Nickelodeon.

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  The Columbine High School massacre.

  On April 20th, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris shot and killed 13 people at their high school in Colorado. The pair subsequently committed suicide. This mass shooting led to increased security across schools in the United States. It also reignited calls for more gun control measures.

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  Mambo No. 5.

  Lou Bega's cover of Mambo No. 5 was released in April of 1999. It remained on top of the charts for over 10 weeks.

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  Nail Bomb Attacks.

  Around this time, a series of nail bombs exploded in London. An English neo-Nazi called David Copeland was eventually arrested for the crimes and given six concurrent life sentences.

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  Kosovo War Bombing.

  In March of 1999, NATO began a bombing campaign in Yugoslavia after peace talks failed.

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  Nokia 3210.

  In March of 1999, the Nokia 3210 was released. Over the course of 1999 and 2000, the Nokia 3210 went on to become one of the most popular cell phones in history.

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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 as the Time Person of the Year in 1999. This was because of 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 as FHM's sexiest woman of the year in 1999.

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  Who were the best football players in 1999?

  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 much of 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.

  Between 1999 and 2001, the act of "text messaging" continued to explode in popularity. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones and providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to their contacts on different networks.

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  The Game Boy Color.

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

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the floppy disk was phased out. The emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds made the diskette redundant.

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  Pagers are dying out.

  At the end of the 1990s, pagers started to die out. This was due to the growing availability of cellphones. Pagers were small devices 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.

  During this period, landline phones were still popular. However, they would soon start to decline due to the rise of mobile phones.

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  CD folders.

  During the late 1990s and early 2000s, many people used CD folders to store their music collections. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.

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  Late 1990s Fashion.

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

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  The Nintendo 64.

  During this period, the Nintendo 64 was competing with Sony's PlayStation console. Popular games included the likes of Mario Kart 64, GoldenEye 007 and Yoshi's Story.

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  The PlayStation.

  The PlayStation (PS1) was released in September of 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.

  From the mid-1990s onward, CDs became the dominant format for music. CD players and the "Discman" increased in popularity while sales of cassette tapes and vinyl records continued to peter out.

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  VCRs are a common household item.

  During this period, people were 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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  Although wallpaper is still common, it is beginning to go out of fashion.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, wallpaper started to decline in popularity. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, many people opted for minimalist plain-colored walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  During the 1990s, an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" was in fashion.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 23 years, 1 months and 28 days have passed since May 7th, 1999.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 of 1999.
• Leap Year: 1999 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on May 7th, 1999 will be 23 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1999 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 926031600.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around May 7th, 1999.

• April 8th, 1999: The Matrix (1999) is released in movie theaters.
• April 9th, 1999: The comedy movie Never Been Kissed (1999) is released.
• April 9th, 1999: The President of Niger, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, is assassinated.
• April 15th, 1999: Social networking service LiveJournal is launched.
• April 17th, 1999: A nail bomb explodes in Brixton, South London.
• April 19th, 1999: Lou Bega releases his single Mambo No. 5.
• April 20th, 1999: The Columbine High School massacre occurs, resulting in the deaths of 15 people.
• April 26th, 1999: The video game "Super Smash Bros." is released for the Nintendo 64.
• April 26th, 1999: English television presenter Jill Dando is gunned down outside of her house in Fulham.
• April 27th, 1999: Rapper DMX releases his single Slippin'.
• April 28th, 1999: American Football player Brandon Burlsworth dies in a car accident at the age of 22.
• April 30th, 1999: A nail bomb explodes at a pub in Soho, London. A neo-Nazi called David Copeland is later apprehended for the crime.
• April 30th, 1999: The game "Grand Theft Auto: London 1969" is released for the Sony PlayStation.
• May 1st, 1999: The first episode of SpongeBob SquarePants is aired.
• May 1st, 1999: The body of English mountaineer George Mallory is discovered on Mount Everest, 75 years after he went missing.
• May 2nd, 1999: English actor Oliver Reed dies from a heart attack at the age of 61.
• May 3rd, 1999: 45 people are killed when an F5 tornado hits Oklahoma City.
• This date: May 7th, 1999
• May 8th, 1999: Actress Dana Plato, who portrayed Kimberly Drummond in the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes", dies from an overdose at the age of 34.
• May 11th, 1999: Jennifer Lopez releases her debut single "If You Had My Love".
• May 12th, 1999: The Scottish Parliament holds its first meeting.
• May 18th, 1999: The Backstreet Boys release their album "Millennium", which contains singles such as "I Want It That Way".
• May 19th, 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is released.
• May 21st, 1999: Notting Hill (1999), starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, is released in movie theaters.
• May 21st, 1999: The single "Sweet Like Chocolate" is released by Shanks & Bigfoot.
• May 21st, 1999: Gay Byrne hosts his final Late Late Show.
• May 22nd, 1999: FA Cup Final 1999: Manchester United defeat Newcastle United 2-0, with the two goals coming from Sheringham and Scholes.
• May 23rd, 1999: WWF wrestler Owen Hart dies after falling during a live show.
• May 23rd, 1999: The final episode of "Sister, Sister" is aired.
• May 25th, 1999: The comedy television series "Home Improvement" comes to an end.
• May 26th, 1999: Manchester United defeat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final after scoring two goals in injury time.
• May 29th, 1999: The body of Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer is found 4 years after he disappeared from Highway 101.
• May 31st, 1999: The Chemical Brothers release the song "Hey Boy Hey Girl".
• May 31st, 1999: The video game "Ape Escape" is released on the PlayStation.
• June 1st, 1999: Christina Aguilera releases her debut song "Genie in a Bottle".
• June 1st, 1999: Jennifer Lopez releases her debut studio album "On the 6".
• June 1st, 1999: Music-sharing website Napster is founded.
• June 2nd, 1999: The TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" comes to an end after six years.
• June 6th, 1999: 345 prisoners escape from Putim prison in Brazil.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 7th, 1999, will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1999 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
• Native American Zodiac: May 7th, 1999 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 7th, 1999.

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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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 7th, 2005 instead.

Weather on May 7th, 1999.

Historical weather information for May 7th, 1999.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 13.8 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 65.1 degrees Fahrenheit. 18.39 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 12.94 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.08cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 7th, 1999 was most likely conceived around August 14th, 1998.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 7th, 1999 is close to January 28th, 2000.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 7th, 1999.

• A total of 8,459 days have passed since this date.
• 1,208 weeks have passed.
• 730,857,600 seconds have passed since the May 7th, 1999.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 852,667,200 times.
• Since May 7th, 1999, the Earth has travelled approximately 377,122,521,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 121,809,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 62,853,754 steps. That's about 27,935 miles!
• Since this date, 8,770,291 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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