What happened on Sunday January 03, 1999?

About January 3rd, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: NASA launched the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft on a mission to explore the Martian polar region. The spacecraft was designed to study the planet's climate, geology, and potential for past water presence. Unfortunately, the mission would ultimately end in failure when communication was lost during the landing attempt in December 1999.
  • Day of the week: January 3rd, 1999 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • Popular movie: X-Men directed by Bryan Singer

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January 03, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 03, 1999:

  • NASA Mars Polar Lander Mission Launch NASA launched the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft on a mission to explore the Martian polar region. The spacecraft was designed to study the planet's climate, geology, and potential for past water presence. Unfortunately, the mission would ultimately end in failure when communication was lost during the landing attempt in December 1999.
  • Israel Detains Concerned Christians Members Israeli authorities detained and subsequently expelled 14 members of the Concerned Christians group. This action was likely related to concerns about potential religious extremism or unauthorized activities within the country.

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January 03, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 03, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Green Bay Packers - San Francisco 49ers : 27 - 30
  • New England Patriots - Jacksonville Jaguars : 10 - 25

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

  • Ath Bilbao - Valladolid : 2 - 1
  • Barcelona - Alaves : 7 - 1
  • Betis - Villareal : 4 - 1
  • Celta - Oviedo : 6 - 2
  • Extremadura - Mallorca : 1 - 0

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

  • Albacete - Malaga : 2 - 2
  • Ath Madrid B - Merida : 0 - 1
  • Las Palmas - Badajoz : 1 - 1
  • Lleida - Sevilla : 3 - 0
  • Logrones - Ourense : 2 - 2

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Rangers - Celtic : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was January 03, 1999?


January 03, 1999 was a Sunday and it was the 3rd day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 03, 1999 can also be written as 1/3/1999 in the US and as 3/1/1999 in UK and Europe.

January 03, 1999 in January 1999 calendar

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January 03, 1999: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 03, 1999:

  • Carlo Tani

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January 03, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 3rd is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 03, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 03, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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January 03, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 03, 1999 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 03, 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 January 03, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 06:40 pm and setting at 09:07 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 02, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Jan 31, 1999.

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How old is someone born on January 03, 1999?


Someone born on January 03, 1999 is:

26 years 4 months old,

or 316 months and 10 days old,

or 1375 weeks and 2 days old,

or 9627 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 03, 1999?

There are 235 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday January 3rd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 03, 1999?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 03, 1999.

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Sunday January 3, 1999