At A Glance

5 January 1999 at a glance

Day of the week
5 January 1999 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'm Your Angel” by R. Kelly and Céline Dion.
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 5 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 January 1999 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 January 1999 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 5 January

  • 1991 Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War.
  • 1991 Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu.
  • 1993 The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
  • 2005 The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
  • 2014 A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.

Famous people born on January 5

  • Suki Waterhouse, English actress, singer-songwriter, and model (born 1992)
  • Vinnie Jones, British footballer and actor (born 1965)
  • Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman (1946–2025)
  • Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer (born 1975)

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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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