At A Glance

17 December 1999 at a glance

Day of the week
17 December 1999 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65.
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 17 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 December 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 December 1999 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 December

  • 1989 Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
  • 2002 Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
  • 2003 SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
  • 2005 Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
  • 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.

Famous people born on 17 December

  • Sarah Paulson, American actress (born 1974)
  • Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress (born 1975)
  • Bill Pullman, American actor (born 1953)
  • Pope Francis, Argentinian Pope of the Catholic Church (1936–2025)

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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.
More events of 1999 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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