At A Glance
15 July 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 July 1999 was a Thursday.
- 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 15 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 July 1999 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 July
- 2002 "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
- 2003 AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
- 2006 Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
- 2009 Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.
- 2012 South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
Famous people born on July 15
- Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
- Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)
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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