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24 August 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 August 1999 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam.
- 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 24 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 August 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 August 1999 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 24 August
- 1992 Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
- 1995 Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.
- 1998 First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
- 2001 Air Transat Flight 236 loses all engine power over the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the pilots to conduct an emergency landing in the Azores.
- 2006 The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
Famous people born on 24 August
- Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (born 1997)
- Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author (born 1981)
- Jared Harris, English actor (born 1961)
- Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer (born 1963)
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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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