At A Glance
10 June 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 June 1999 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Livin' la Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin.
- Top Film of 1999
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1999 was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
- Bestselling Novel of 1999
- “The Testament” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1999.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1999–2000 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 June 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 June 1999 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 10 June
- 1996 Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
- 1999 Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
- 2001 Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
- 2002 The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
- 2003 The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
Famous people born on June 10
- Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (1921–2021)
- Judy Garland, American actress and singer (1922–1969)
- Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1999 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1999 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 28 – The science-fiction adult animated sitcom Futurama debuts on Fox.
- March 31 – The Matrix is released in theaters.
- May 1 – The animated children's television series SpongeBob SquarePants debuts on the cable network Nickelodeon.
Life in the US in 1999
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.22
Loaf of Bread
$1.04
Average House
$161,000
Weekly Wage
$543
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