August 5th, 1999.

On this day.

What happened on August 5th, 1999?

• The video game "WWF Attitude" is released on the PlayStation.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 5th, 1999.

• United States: Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
• United Kingdom: Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Take me back to August 5th, 1999!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 5th, 1999, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Genie In A Bottle by Christina Aguilera is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin is the number one hit song. Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Runaway Bride 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 Walter Payton, Big Pun, Tom Landry and David Tomlinson would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The X-Files", "ER", "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "7th Heaven". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Crash Bandicoot: Warped", "Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus", "Street Fighter Alpha 3" and "Mario Golf".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Rugrats", "Recess" and "Ed, Edd n Eddy". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Yo-yo, the PlayStation (PS1), Gogo's Crazy Bones 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 August 5th, 1999.

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  The Blair Witch Project is showing at movie theaters.

  On July 30th, 1999, the horror film "The Blair Witch Project" was released in movie theaters. The film, which was about three film students who went missing, used "recovered" homemade footage to make the story more believable. Fake websites, news articles and missing posters were also used in the marketing campaign.

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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 and 12 days have passed since August 5th, 1999.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 1999.
• Leap Year: 1999 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on August 5th, 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 933807600.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around August 5th, 1999.

• July 8th, 1999: J. K. Rowling publishes her third novel in the Harry Potter series: "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.".
• July 9th, 1999: American Pie (1999) is released.
• July 16th, 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in a plane crash.
• July 22nd, 1999: MSN Messenger is released.
• July 22nd, 1999: The music festival "Woodstock '99" begins in upstate New York.
• July 23rd, 1999: The Haunting (1999) is released.
• July 23rd, 1999: The comedy film "Inspector Gadget", starring Matthew Broderick, is released in movie theaters.
• July 23rd, 1999: All Nippon Airways Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan.
• July 25th, 1999: Woodstock '99 comes to an end.
• July 27th, 1999: NFL: Barry Sanders unexpectedly announces his retirement.
• July 27th, 1999: After ten failed attempts, Tony Hawk becomes the first skateboarder to land a 900 degrees aerial spin.
• July 28th, 1999: The movie Deep Blue Sea (1999) is released.
• July 30th, 1999: The Blair Witch Project (1999) is released in movie theaters.
• August 2nd, 1999: At least 285 people lose their lives after two trains collide at a station in Gaisal, India.
• August 3rd, 1999: Football: Thierry Henry joins Arsenal.
• This date: August 5th, 1999
• August 6th, 1999: The movie The Sixth Sense (1999) is released.
• August 6th, 1999: The Iron Giant (1999) is released in cinemas.
• August 9th, 1999: Islamist Chechen fighters occupy Russia's Dagestan region before declaring it as an independent state.
• August 9th, 1999: WWF: Chris Jericho makes his debut.
• August 9th, 1999: UK politics: Charles Kennedy becomes the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.
• August 11th, 1999: People in Europe and Asia witness a total solar eclipse.
• August 16th, 1999: The video game "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver" is released on the PlayStation.
• August 17th, 1999: Kid Rock releases his song "Cowboy".
• August 17th, 1999: 17,000 people are killed by an earthquake in Izmit, Turkey.
• August 26th, 1999: The Second Chechen War begins when Russian forces begin air strikes against targets in Chechnya.
• August 28th, 1999: Robbie Williams headlines at Slane.
• August 28th, 1999: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston make their first public appearance as a couple at the Emmy Awards.
• August 30th, 1999: Wrestling: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection is formed.
• September 2nd, 1999: Soccer: Bobby Robson becomes the manager of Newcastle.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5th, 1999, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• 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: August 5th, 1999 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 5th, 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 August 5th, 2005 instead.

Weather on August 5th, 1999.

Historical weather information for August 5th, 1999.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 20.7 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. There were 3 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 67.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 19.67 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.08cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 20.5 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 13.97cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 5th, 1999 was most likely conceived around November 12th, 1998.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5th, 1999 is close to April 27th, 2000.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 5th, 1999.

• A total of 8,413 days have passed since this date.
• 1,201 weeks have passed.
• 726,883,200 seconds have passed since the August 5th, 1999.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 848,030,400 times.
• Since August 5th, 1999, the Earth has travelled approximately 375,071,731,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 121,147,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 62,511,955 steps. That's about 27,783 miles!
• Since this date, 8,722,598 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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