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18 October 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 October 1999 was a Monday.
- 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 18 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 October 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 October 1999 was First Quarter.
On this day: 18 October
- 1979 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
- 1989 The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-34 to deploy the Jupiter-bound Galileo space probe.
- 1991 The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- 2003 Bolivian gas conflict: Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
- 2019 NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk when they venture out of the International Space Station to replace a power controller.
Famous people born on 18 October
- Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City (born 1991)
- Milo Yiannopoulos, British journalist and public speaker (born 1984)
- Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987)
- Barry Keoghan, Irish actor (born 1992)
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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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