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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1999.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 1999: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1999?


Events

  • 05 Nov 1999 US District Judge Thomas Jackson issues his 207-page Findings of Fact, ruling that Microsoft has monopoly power over personal computer operating systems, and uses that power to harm American consumers.
  • 06 Nov 1999 Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum.
  • 11 Nov 1999 The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
  • 12 Nov 1999 The Duzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
  • 15 Nov 1999 Neopets, the virtual pet website, is launched.
  • 18 Nov 1999 In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when the 59-foot-tall (18 m) Aggie Bonfire, under construction for the annual football game against the University of Texas, collapses at 2:42am.
  • 19 Nov 1999 Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Toy Story 2 to theaters in the USA. North American theater gross receipts: US$245.9 million.
  • 21 Nov 1999 The film ''The Wizard of Oz'' begins its run on cable TV, which continues to this day. On cable it is telecast several times a year, like most other films, rather than being shown only once annually.
  • 25 Nov 1999 The United Nations establishes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to commemorate the murder of three Mirabal Sisters for resistance against the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in Dominican Republic.
  • 26 Nov 1999 An earthquake and tsunami strike Vanuatu.
  • 27 Nov 1999 The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
  • 29 Nov 1999 General election in Malaysia.
  • 30 Nov 1999 In Seattle, Washington, the first major mobilization of the anti-globalization movement catches police unprepared and forces the cancellation of the opening ceremonies of the WTO Meeting of 1999 (protests end on December 3).

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in November 1999?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Smooth
  2. - Satisfy You
  3. - Back At One
  4. - Heartbreaker
  5. - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of..)

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Keep On Movin'
  2. - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
  3. - Lift Me Up
  4. - She's The One / It's Only Us
  5. - I Try

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Release year: 1999

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Country: United States of America

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Michael Apted

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards

Country: United States of America

Flawless

Flawless

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Starring: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer

Oxygen

Oxygen

Release year: 1999

Directed by: Richard Shepard

Starring: Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, James Naughton, Laila Robins

Books

Which were the most popular books released in November 1999?
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When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss

When Pride Still Mattered

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David Maraniss's groundbreaking biography captures the life and times of Vince Lombardi, football's greatest player.

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Timeline

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A man wanders aimlessly in the Arizona desert, speaking strange words and saying nothing. His only known associates quickly cremated his body within twenty-four hours.

Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson

Pop Goes the Weasel

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Detective Alex Cross is back and he's in love. His happiness is threatened by a series harrowing murders in Washington, D.C., that leave investigators reeling.

Saving Faith by David Baldacci

Saving Faith

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Believe in the Power. The FBI is interviewing Faith, a young woman from Washington, D.C., as one of its most important witnesses.

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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Jim Kay, an award-winning artist, illustrates year two of Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts in stunning, gift-ready format. Harry Potter was so disgusted by the Dursleys that summer, he wanted to return to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.