What happened on Saturday August 28, 1999?

About August 28th, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 successfully completed its mission, marking the conclusion of nearly 10 years of continuous human occupation on the Mir space station. This milestone signaled the impending retirement of the pioneering orbital platform, which had been a symbol of human space exploration and international cooperation throughout the 1990s.
  • Day of the week: August 28th, 1999 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #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 28, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 28, 1999:

  • Mir Space Station: End of an Era The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 successfully completed its mission, marking the conclusion of nearly 10 years of continuous human occupation on the Mir space station. This milestone signaled the impending retirement of the pioneering orbital platform, which had been a symbol of human space exploration and international cooperation throughout the 1990s.

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August 28, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 28, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Bologna - Torino : 0 - 0

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Gent - Charleroi : 3 - 2
  • Germinal - St Truiden : 3 - 1
  • Lokeren - Geel : 0 - 0
  • Mechelen - Beveren : 3 - 1
  • Westerlo - Mouscron : 3 - 0

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bayern Munich - Unterhaching : 1 - 0
  • Freiburg - Munich 1860 : 3 - 0
  • Hertha - Werder Bremen : 1 - 1
  • Stuttgart - Leverkusen : 1 - 2
  • Wolfsburg - Hansa Rostock : 2 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Aachen - TB Berlin : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was August 28, 1999?


August 28, 1999 was a Saturday and it was the 240th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 28, 1999 can also be written as 8/28/1999 in the US and as 28/8/1999 in UK and Europe.

August 28, 1999 in August 1999 calendar

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August 28, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 28, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 23rd and August 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 28, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 28, 1999 was Genie In A Bottle by Christina Aguilera, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Genie In A Bottle youtube
  2. - Bailamos youtube
  3. - Summer Girls youtube
  4. - Bills, Bills, Bills youtube
  5. - All Star youtube

August 28, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 28, 1999 was Better Off Alone by DJ Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  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 28, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 28, 1999 was Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Bills, Bills, Bills youtube
  2. - So Anxious
  3. - Spend My Life With You
  4. - Fortunate youtube
  5. - Happily Ever After
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August 28, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 28th is Virgo.

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August 28, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 28, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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August 28, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 28, 1999 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 28, 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 28, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 08:49 pm and setting at 08:59 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 26, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Sep 25, 1999.

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How old is someone born on August 28, 1999?


Someone born on August 28, 1999 is:

25 years 7 months old,

or 307 months and 26 days old,

or 1338 weeks and 4 days old,

or 9370 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 28, 1999?

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