May 17, 1999, was a Monday. It was 25 years, 7 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 17, 1999:
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The movie "The Mummy" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 9,354 days ago. Approximately 312 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1999, in week 20. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on May 17, 1999, are now 25 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. We have gone through approximately 104 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 17, 1999, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer of 1999 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In America, the song "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin is at the top of the singles charts, while "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie The Mummy is at the top of the box office.
Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Frasier", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Ally McBeal", and "The Sopranos". 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 Owen Hart, Fred Trump, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Wilt Chamberlain would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six", "Half-Life", "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", and "Syphon Filter".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Timon & Pumbaa", "Bear in the Big Blue House", "Bob the Builder", and "Digimon Adventure". Children are playing with toys such as Fisher-Price Great Adventures Castle, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Furby, and Betty Spaghetty (doll).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 17, 1999.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 17, 1999.
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People in May 1999 were watching the following TV series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in May 1999.
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 May 17, 2005, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.
National holidays and famous events that fall on May 17:
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on May 17, 1999.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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