Life couldn’t have possibly been simpler than in 1999. Arguably one of the best years.
Top 5 hits were:
1. Believe, Cher
2. No Scrubs, TLC
3. Angel of Mine, Monica
4. Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston
5. …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
(Top 100 Hits of 1999)
* The year 1999 was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations.
* February 27 – While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
* March 21 – The 71st Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Shakespeare in Love winning Best Picture.
* March 26 – The Melissa worm attacks the Internet.
* April 8 Bill Gates personal fortune exceeds $100 Billion dollars, due to the increased value of Microsoft stock.
* May 1 – SpongeBob SquarePants made its debut on Nickelodeon (TV Channel) on this day with its first episode is Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome.
* May 19 – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is released in theaters. It becomes the highest grossing Star Wars film.
* May 28 – After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo de Vinci’s The Last Supper is placed back on display in Milan, Italy.
* June 1 – Napster, a revolutionary music downloading service, debuts.
* June 21 – Apple Computer releases the first iBook, the first Laptop designed specifically for average consumers.
* August 8 – The first Callatis Festival, the largest music & culture festival in Romania, is held.
* September 9 – Sega releases the Sega Dreamcast.
* October 12 – World population reaches 6 billion people, as the 6 billionth person (according to the UN) is born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* November 19 – Mikhail Gorbachev proposes that the UN create an International Men’s Day, which is now commemorated every year on this same date.
* December 31 – Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.
(Wiki)
