October 27, 1999, was a Wednesday. It was 25 years, 1 month, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
Notable events that occurred on October 27, 1999:
On October 27, 1999, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Best Man".
This date occurred 9,188 days ago. Approximately 306 months have passed. It was the 300th day of 1999, in week 43. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on October 27, 1999, are now 25 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 102 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the nineties.
The date is October 27, 1999, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1999 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties.
In America, the song "Smooth" by Santana & Rob Thomas is at the top of the singles charts, while "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Best Man 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 "JAG", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "King of the Hill", and "Becker". 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.
Pokemon has become one of the most popular franchises in the world, as trading cards, toys and handheld games gross over one billion dollars. In baseball, the New York Yankees have just won the 1999 World Series after defeating the Atlanta Braves 4-0. This is the second year in a row that the Yankees have swept the series. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Walter Payton, Big Pun, Jim Varney, and Tom Landry would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Resident Evil 2", "Baldur's Gate", "SimCity 3000", and "WWF Attitude". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Postman Pat", "Rugrats", "Arthur", and "Dora the Explorer". Children are playing with toys such as Fisher-Price Great Adventures Castle, Car City Carpet, Rescue Heroes figures, and Road Champs bikes.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 27, 1999.
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In October 1999, TV audiences were watching the following 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.
If you were a kid on October 27, 1999, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in October 1999.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1999.
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Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 27.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on October 27, 1999.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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