At A Glance

13 July 1999 at a glance

Day of the week
13 July 1999 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “If You Had My Love” by Jennifer Lopez.
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 13 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 July 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 July 1999 was New Moon.

On this day: 13 July

  • 1985 The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
  • 1985 Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
  • 2003 French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
  • 2011 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.

Famous people born on July 13

  • Lamine Yamal, Spanish footballer (born 2007)
  • Harrison Ford, American actor and producer (born 1942)
  • Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer (born 1940)
  • Ken Jeong, American actor, comedian, and physician (born 1969)

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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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