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15 November 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 November 1999 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “She's the One / It's Only Us” by Robbie Williams.
- Top Film of 1999
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1999 was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 November 1999 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 November
- 1990 The Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria is disestablished and a new republican government is instituted.
- 2000 Jharkhand officially becomes the 28th state of India, formed from eighteen districts of southern Bihar.
- 2001 Microsoft launches the Xbox game console in North America.
- 2002 Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
- 2006 Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
Famous people born on 15 November
- Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
- Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
- Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)
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Events of 1999 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1999 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Euro currency is launched, but Britain's Labour government reportedly has no plans to introduce the currency here, preferring to stick to pound sterling instead.
- 7 May – The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats form a coalition government in Scotland, with Donald Dewar as the First Minister of Scotland.
- 26 May – The National Assembly for Wales is officially opened in Cardiff by Queen Elizabeth II.
Life in 1999
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.70
Loaf of Bread
70p
Average House
£80,469
Weekly Wage
£428.00
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