At A Glance
13 November 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 November 1999 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)” by Lou Bega.
- Top Film of 1999
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1999 was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1999
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1999 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 November 1999 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 13 November
- 1994 In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
- 1995 Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.
- 1996 As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,
- 2000 Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
Famous people born on 13 November
- Steve Zahn, American actor and singer (born 1967)
- Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver (born 1999)
- Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (born 1969)
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host (born 1955)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1999 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1999 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – A memorial service is held at Constitution Dock in Hobart to remember the victims of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
- 1 February – An unprecedented rush for Telstra shares helps vault Australian share prices to a record high, as investors focus on the continued strong performance of the local economy with the all ordinaries index surging 29.9 points.
- 22 March – Tropical Cyclone Vance hits the West Australian coast with winds of 230 km/h. The small coastal town of Exmouth is badly damaged.
Life in Australia in 1999
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.72
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$160,000
Weekly Wage
$790.00
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