August 12th, 1999

Born on August 12th, 1999.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Matthijs De Ligt: Soccer player.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 12th, 1999.

• United States: Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
• United Kingdom: When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating

Take me back to August 12th, 1999!

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

The date is August 12th, 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 at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, When You Say Nothing At All by Ronan Keating is the number-one hit song. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Runaway Bride is at the top of the box office.

Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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 Wilt Chamberlain, Walter Payton, Big Pun, and Jim Varney would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Stargate SG-1", and "The Royle Family". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Metal Gear Solid", "Baldur's Gate", "Counter-Strike", and "WWF Attitude".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Tales from the Cryptkeeper", "Dexter's Laboratory", and "Men in Black: The Series". Popular toys at the moment include Jenga, Littlest Pet Shop, Groovy Girls, and the Game Boy Color.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 12th, 1999.

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  The Blair Witch Project is showing at movie theaters.

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

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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:

• 24 years, 1 months, and 10 days have passed since August 12th, 1999.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 32 of 1999.
• Leap Year: 1999 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 12th, 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 934412400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to August 12th, 1999.

• 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.
• August 5th, 1999: The video game "WWF Attitude" is released on the PlayStation.
• 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.
• This date: August 12th, 1999
• 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.
• September 9th, 1999: "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill wins Video of the Year at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 9th, 1999: The Dreamcast console is released by SEGA.
• September 9th, 1999: 36-year-old Girly Chew Hossencofft goes missing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 12th, 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 3.
• Native American Zodiac: August 12th, 1999 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

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 August 12th, 2005, instead.

Weather on August 12th, 1999.

Historical weather information for August 12th, 1999.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 18.9 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 71.2 degrees Fahrenheit. 21.78 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 17.17 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.52cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 12th, 1999 was most likely conceived around November 19th, 1998.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 12th, 1999 is close to May 4th, 2000.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 12th, 1999.

• 8,807 days have passed since this date.
• 1,258 weeks have passed.
• 760,924,800 seconds have passed since August 12th, 1999.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 887,745,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 392,637,196,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 126,820,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 65,439,533 steps. That's roughly 29,084 miles!
• Since this date, 9,131,098 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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