At A Glance

30 March 1999 at a glance

Day of the week
30 March 1999 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Believe” by Cher.
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 30 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 March 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 March 1999 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 30 March

  • 1982 Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
  • 2002 The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
  • 2006 Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
  • 2008 Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
  • 2011 Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.

Famous people born on March 30

  • Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
  • Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1968)
  • Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
  • Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (1853–1890)

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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.
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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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