December 31, 1999, was a Friday. It was 24 years, 10 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
Notable events that occurred on December 31, 1999:
On December 31, 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 "Stuart Little".
New Year's Eve 1999 occurred 9,092 days ago. Approximately 303 months have passed. It was the 365th day of 1999, in week 52. The decade was the nineties. It was the last day of the year. People who were born on December 31, 1999, are now 24 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 101 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
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One of the things I remember about this day was all the panicking over Y2K that didn't even pan out at all.
Posted on Oct 26, 2022 04:44
I still remember all the panic over Y2K and all those water bottles and canned food being hoarded by some people who thought the world was going to end.
Posted on Sep 1, 2023 03:21
Let's go back to the nineties.
The date is December 31, 1999, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
It's New Year's Eve, and everyone is wondering what the year 2000 will bring. The nineties are drawing to a close, and a new decade awaits. In America, the song "Smooth" by Santana & Rob Thomas is at the top of the singles charts, while "I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun" by Westlife is the number-one song in the UK.
Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Stuart Little 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 "Last of the Summer Wine", "Touched by an Angel", "Friends", and "The Royle Family".
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. In celebrity news, Catherine Zeta-Jones and actor Michael Douglas have recently become engaged. 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.
People are playing video games such as "Tenchu: Stealth Assassins", "Gran Turismo", "Pokémon Red and Blue", and "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "KaBlam!", "Bob the Builder", "Digimon Adventure", and "Dora the Explorer". Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, Yo-yo, Finger skateboards, and Road Champs bikes.
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In December 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 December 31, 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 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.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 31, 2005, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 31.
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He turned 39 on this day in 1999.
National holidays and famous events that fall on December 31:
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 31, 1999.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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