At A Glance
9 June 1999 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 June 1999 was a Wednesday.
- 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 9 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 June 1999 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 June 1999 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 9 June
- 1965 The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
- 1967 Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
- 1973 In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
- 1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
- 1999 Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
Famous people born on June 9
- Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author (born 1961)
- Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963)
- Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
- Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright (born 1961)
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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