July 4th, 1999, was a Sunday. It was day 185 of 1999. The decade was the 1990s.
22 years, 2 months and 16 days have passed since July 4th, 1999.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
What happened on July 4th, 1999?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 4th, 1999.
The movie "Wild Wild West" was at the top of the box office on July 4th, 1999.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is July 4th, 1999 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
America is celebrating the 4th of July, which means that fireworks are being set off and families are holding barbeques together. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song If You Had My Love by Jennifer Lopez is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Boom Boom Boom by Vengaboys is the number one hit song. Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States and the movie Wild Wild West 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 the 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. Soccer star David Beckham and Spice Girls singer Victoria Adams (Posh Spice) have recently been married.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as John F. Kennedy Jr., Walter Payton, Big Pun and Tom Landry would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Walker, Texas Ranger", "CatDog", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" and "The King of Queens". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Metal Gear Solid", "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", "Final Fantasy VIII" and "Super Smash Bros.".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Moesha", "7th Heaven", "Dawson's Creek" and "CatDog". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Jenga, Littlest Pet Shop, Spice Girls dolls and Furby.
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On July 1st, 1999, the survival horror game "Dino Crisis" was released by Capcom.
At the end of June, 1999, the comedy film Big Daddy was released. The movie starred Adam Sandler as Sonny Koufax - a 32-year-old slacker who adopts a young boy in order to prove to his ex-girlfriend that he is a "grownup".
In June and July of 1997, the spy comedy film "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" was playing at movie theaters. The movie, which starred Mike Myers and actress Heather Graham, grossed over $300 million USD.
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.
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.
The song "Smooth" by Santana went on to win a Grammy for 1999's Record of the Year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar was named as FHM's sexiest woman of the year 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.
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.
The film "American Beauty" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999.
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.
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.
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.
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.
During this period, landline phones were still popular. However, they would soon start to decline due to the rise of mobile phones.
During the late 1990s and early naughties, many people used CD folders to store their music collection. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.
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.
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.
The PlayStation (PS1) was released in September of 1995. It was one of the best-selling video game consoles of the 1990s.
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.
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.
During the 1990s, an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" was in fashion.
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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.
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Celebrities, historical figures and other notable people who were born on July 4th.
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Born on July 4th, 1804
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Born on July 4th, 1872
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Born on July 4th, 1982
He turned 17 on this day in 1999.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on July 4th, 1999.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 4th, 1999.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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