What happened on Monday August 16, 1999?

About August 16th, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: An international investigative agency alleged widespread financial corruption among Bosnian political leaders from different ethnic backgrounds. The accusation suggested that Muslim, Croatian, and Serbian nationalist politicians collectively misappropriated approximately $1 billion from public funds and international aid projects, highlighting systemic corruption in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Day of the week: August 16th, 1999 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Genie In A Bottle by Christina Aguilera
  • #1 UK song: Better Off Alone by DJ Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay
  • Popular movie: X-Men directed by Bryan Singer

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August 16, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 16, 1999:

  • Bosnian Leaders Accused of Large-Scale Fraud An international investigative agency alleged widespread financial corruption among Bosnian political leaders from different ethnic backgrounds. The accusation suggested that Muslim, Croatian, and Serbian nationalist politicians collectively misappropriated approximately $1 billion from public funds and international aid projects, highlighting systemic corruption in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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August 16, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 16, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 16, 1999:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $81.31
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $59.81
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $85.06
  • General Electric GE: opens at $108.37
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $125.00

August 16, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Karlsruhe - Bochum : 1 - 3

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Aston Villa - West Ham : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was August 16, 1999?


August 16, 1999 was a Monday and it was the 228th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 16, 1999 can also be written as 8/16/1999 in the US and as 16/8/1999 in UK and Europe.

August 16, 1999 in August 1999 calendar

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August 16, 1999: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 16, 1999:

  • Nancy Guild

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August 16, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 16, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 16th and August 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 16, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 16, 1999 was Genie In A Bottle by Christina Aguilera, according to the music chart for the week August 16th and August 22nd.

  1. - Genie In A Bottle youtube
  2. - Bills, Bills, Bills youtube
  3. - Tell Me It's Real youtube
  4. - Summer Girls youtube
  5. - All Star youtube

August 16, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 16, 1999 was Better Off Alone by DJ Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay, according to the music chart for the week August 16th and August 22nd.

  1. - Better Off Alone youtube
  2. - When You Say Nothing At All youtube
  3. - Livin' La Vida Loca youtube
  4. - If I Let You Go youtube
  5. - If Ya Gettin' Down youtube

August 16, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 16, 1999 was Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week August 16th and August 22nd.

  1. - Bills, Bills, Bills youtube
  2. - Tell Me It's Real youtube
  3. - Fortunate youtube
  4. - Spend My Life With You
  5. - So Anxious
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August 16, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 16th is Leo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 16, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 16, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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August 16, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 16, 1999 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 16, 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 August 16, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 31% full, rising at 11:21 am and setting at 10:56 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jul 28, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Aug 26, 1999.

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How old is someone born on August 16, 1999?


Someone born on August 16, 1999 is:

25 years 8 months old,

or 308 months and 7 days old,

or 1340 weeks and 2 days old,

or 9382 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 16, 1999?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 16, 1999?

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