May 23rd, 1999

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on May 23rd, 1999.

• The final episode of "Sister, Sister" is aired.
• WWF wrestler Owen Hart dies after falling during a live show.

Born on May 23rd, 1999.

People who were born on this exact date.

• James Charles: Internet personality.

Popular songs.

On May 23rd, 1999, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
• United Kingdom: I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

Take me back to May 23rd, 1999!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is May 23rd, 1999, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

The summer of 1999 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys is the number-one hit song.

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 "Home Improvement", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "King of the Hill", and "Celebrity Deathmatch".

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 Fred Trump, John F. Kennedy Jr., Wilt Chamberlain, and Walter Payton would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Pokémon Red and Blue", "Baldur's Gate", "Syphon Filter", and "Super Smash Bros.". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Johnny Bravo", "Moesha", "City Guys", and "Godzilla: The Series". Children are playing with toys such as Jenga, Littlest Pet Shop, Bop It, and Rescue Heroes figures.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 23rd, 1999.

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  Sister, Sister comes to an end.

  On May 23rd, 1999, the final episode of the sitcom "Sister, Sister" was aired on television. The show had been running since 1994.

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  Jennifer Lopez starts her music career.

  American actress Jennifer Lopez released her debut single "If You Had My Love" in May 1999.

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  Eurovision 1999.

  The 1999 Eurovision song contest was held in Jerusalem, Israel. Sweden went on to win the contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson.

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  The Mummy.

  The film "The Mummy" was showing at movie theaters in May and June of 1999.

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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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  Kosovo War Bombing.

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

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  Nokia 3210.

  The Nokia 3210 was released in March 1999. Over the course of the next year, it went on to become one of the most popular cellphones 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 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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 24 years, 3 months, and 30 days have passed since May 23rd, 1999.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 20 of 1999.
• Leap Year: 1999 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on May 23rd, 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 927414000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 23rd, 1999.

• 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 neo-Nazi named David Copeland detonates a nail bomb at a pub in Soho, London.
• 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.
• May 7th, 1999: The Mummy (1999) is released in cinemas.
• 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.
• This date: May 23rd, 1999
• 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 1st, 1999: Blink-182 release their album "Enema of the State".
• June 1st, 1999: Ja Rule releases his debut album "Venni Vetti Vecci".
• 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.
• June 7th, 1999: Osama bin Laden is placed on the FBI's most wanted list.
• June 8th, 1999: British politician Jonathan Aitken is jailed for 18 months for lying during a failed libel action.
• June 9th, 1999: English pop group S Club 7 release their debut single "Bring It All Back".
• June 10th, 1999: NATO calls off air strikes on Kosovo after Serb troops begin to withdraw.
• June 11th, 1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) is released.
• June 12th, 1999: Friends star Courteney Cox marries David Arquette at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
• June 14th, 1999: The Vengaboys release their song "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!".
• June 15th, 1999: Santana release their album "Supernatural".
• June 16th, 1999: The animated movie Tarzan (1999) is released in movie theaters.
• June 18th, 1999: 16 people are arrested after an anti-capitalism protest in London turns violent.
• June 19th, 1999: The game Counter-Strike is released.
• June 19th, 1999: American author Stephen King is hit by a car in Lovell, Maine.
• June 21st, 1999: "Yahoo! Messenger" is released.
• June 21st, 1999: Whitney Houston releases her single "My Love Is Your Love".

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 23rd, 1999, will have the star sign Gemini.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1999 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
• Native American Zodiac: May 23rd, 1999 falls under the Deer.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

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 May 23rd, 2005, instead.

Weather on May 23rd, 1999.

Historical weather information for May 23rd, 1999.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.1 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 61.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 16.39 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 3.56cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 14.83 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 23rd, 1999 was most likely conceived around August 30th, 1998.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 23rd, 1999 is close to February 13th, 2000.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 23rd, 1999.

• 8,888 days have passed since this date.
• 1,269 weeks have passed.
• 767,923,200 seconds have passed since May 23rd, 1999.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 895,910,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 396,248,371,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 127,987,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 66,041,395 steps. That's roughly 29,352 miles!
• Since this date, 9,215,078 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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