Your place in the Universe on 1999
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Get your map!1999 (MCMXCIX in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1999 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1999 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1999, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1999, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1999, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1999, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1999.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1999 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1999, during the 72nd Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 26/03/2000 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1999:
The most popular and best selling books in 1999 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1999 was the Year of the Rabbit.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Rabbit sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1999 were Jacob, Michael and Matthew for boys and Emily, Hannah and Alexis for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1999 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1999 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1999, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Where My Girls At? by 702
The Music Chart in the USA in 1999 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 1999, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
The Music Chart in the UK in 1999 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1999 were:
The world population in 1999 was 6,064,239,055 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 46.0% of the total population, which is roughly 2.8 billion individuals.The annual population change in 1999 was an increase of +79.6 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.33% over the previous year.The average population density in 1999 was 25 persons per square mile (or 41 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 1999: