December 16, 1999, was a Thursday. It was 25 years and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 16, 1999:
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The movie "Toy Story 2" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 9,138 days ago. Approximately 305 months have passed. It was the 350th day of 1999, in week 50. The decade was the nineties. The end of 1999 was just 15 days away. People born on this day are currently 25 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. We have gone through approximately 102 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Thursday, December 16, 1999. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1999 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio.
In America, the song "Smooth" by Santana & Rob Thomas is at the top of the singles charts, while "The Millennium Prayer" by Cliff Richard is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Toy Story 2 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. Pokemon has become one of the most popular franchises in the world, as trading cards, toys and handheld games gross over one billion dollars.
As the millennium draws to a close, people are worried about the implications of the Y2K bug. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Big Pun, Jim Varney, Tom Landry, and David Tomlinson would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Frasier", "Party of Five", "JAG", and "The West Wing".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pokémon Red and Blue", "Street Fighter Alpha 3", "Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings", and "Rayman 2: The Great Escape". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Moesha", "Pokemon", "SpongeBob SquarePants", and "Little Bill". Popular toys at the moment include Jenga, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Finger skateboards, and Road Champs bikes.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 16, 1999.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 16, 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1999:
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Popular video games that people were playing in December 1999.
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.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 16, 1999.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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