What happened on Friday October 15, 1999?

Here's what happened on October 15, 1999:

• Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Doctors Without Borders On October 15, 1999, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), recognizing the organization's extraordinary humanitarian efforts in providing medical aid in conflict zones, disaster areas, and regions with limited healthcare access worldwide.
• Archaeoraptor Fossil Press Conference The National Geographic Society held a press conference revealing the fossil of Archaeoraptor, a supposed missing link in dinosaur-bird evolution. However, the fossil was later definitively proven to be an elaborate scientific forgery, highlighting the importance of rigorous scientific verification.
• NRL Team Exclusions in Super League War The National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia excluded several teams from the competition as a consequence of the contentious Super League war. Most notably, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were omitted but successfully challenged their exclusion in 2001, marking a significant moment in Australian rugby league history.
• Death of Lena Zavaroni Lena Zavaroni, a prominent Scottish entertainer and television personality known for her early success as a child performer, passed away. Born in 1963, she was a notable figure in British entertainment during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Events in 1999

October 15, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Oct. 15, 1999

October 15, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 15, 1999:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $74.31
• Apple AAPL: opens at $71.12
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $89.50
• General Electric GE: opens at $118.00
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $106.44

October 15, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Bielefeld - Dortmund : 0 - 2
• Leverkusen - Ulm : 4 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• F Koln - St Pauli : 2 - 0
• M'gladbach - Greuther Furth : 2 - 0
• Offenbach - FC Koln : 0 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

• Marseille - Lyon : 0 - 1

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Cambridge - Colchester : 5 - 2
• Clyde - Arbroath : 0 - 0
• Partick - Alloa : 2 - 2
• Queen of Sth - Hamilton : 3 - 2
• Ross County - Stranraer : 1 - 1

October 15, 1999 was a Friday and it was the 288th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 15, 1999 can also be written as 10/15/1999 in the US and as 15/10/1999 in UK and Europe.

October 15, 1999 in October 1999 calendar

Famous people born on October 15, 1999:

• Bailee Madison

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Famous people born in 1999

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Famous people died on October 15, 1999:

• Josef Locke

  British-irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (b. 1917).

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October 15, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 15, 1999 was Heartbreaker by Mariah Carey, according to the music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

1. Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker
2. N'Sync - Music Of My Heart
3. Santana - Smooth
4. TLC - Unpretty
5. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of..)

October 15, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 15, 1999 was Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65, according to the music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

1. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
2. Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle
3. S Club 7 - S Club Party
4. Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
5. Ann Lee - 2 Times

October 15, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 15, 1999 was Heartbreaker by Mariah Carey Featuring Jay-Z, according to the music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

1. Mariah Carey Featuring Jay-Z - Heartbreaker
2. Deborah Cox With R.L. - We Can't Be Friends
3. Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love
4. Eric Benet Featuring Tamia - Spend My Life With You
5. Ideal - Get Gone

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 15th is Libra.

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October 15, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 15, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 15, 1999 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 15, 1999 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 15, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 35% full, rising at 12:38 pm and setting at 10:27 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 25, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Oct 24, 1999.

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Someone born on October 15, 1999 is:

25 years 8 months old,

or 308 months and 24 days old,

or 1342 weeks and 5 days old,

or 9399 days old,

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