What happened on Friday March 26, 1999?

About March 26th, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: The computer virus 'Melissa' launched a massive cyber attack, infecting approximately 250,000 personal computers worldwide within just three days. This groundbreaking virus utilized Microsoft Outlook to automatically propagate itself by emailing copies to contacts in users' address books. It was the first virus demonstrating the ability to independently spread from computer to computer without manual intervention.
  • Day of the week: March 26th, 1999 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Believe by Cher
  • #1 UK song: Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
  • Popular movie: X-Men directed by Bryan Singer

More about March 26th, 1999? See below for more news and curiosities on March 26th, 1999.

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March 26, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 26, 1999:

  • Melissa Computer Virus Global Attack The computer virus 'Melissa' launched a massive cyber attack, infecting approximately 250,000 personal computers worldwide within just three days. This groundbreaking virus utilized Microsoft Outlook to automatically propagate itself by emailing copies to contacts in users' address books. It was the first virus demonstrating the ability to independently spread from computer to computer without manual intervention.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Murder Conviction A Michigan jury found Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill patient. The incident, which was previously featured on the September 17, 1998 edition of 60 Minutes, highlighted the controversial debate surrounding physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia.

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March 26, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 26, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 26, 1999:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $71.69
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $33.75
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $178.94
  • General Electric GE: opens at $108.69
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $171.06

March 26, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Boston Celtics - Philadelphia 76ers : 90 - 84
  • Chicago Bulls - Atlanta Hawks : 81 - 93
  • Denver Nuggets - Dallas Mavericks : 79 - 98
  • Indiana Pacers - New Jersey Nets : 100 - 91
  • Los Angeles Clippers - Seattle SuperSonics : 98 - 104

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Beauvais - Valence : 0 - 5
  • Gueugnon - St Etienne : 4 - 1
  • Le Mans - Guingamp : 0 - 1
  • Lille - Nice : 2 - 0
  • Nimes - Ajaccio : 2 - 1

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Sheffield United - Oxford : 1 - 2
  • Tranmere - Crewe : 3 - 0

Division 3 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Exeter - Darlington : 0 - 0
  • Halifax - Leyton Orient : 1 - 2
  • Scarborough - Rochdale : 1 - 0
  • Shrewsbury - Cambridge : 1 - 1
  • Southend - Hull : 0 - 1
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What day of the week was March 26, 1999?


March 26, 1999 was a Friday and it was the 85th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 26, 1999 can also be written as 3/26/1999 in the US and as 26/3/1999 in UK and Europe.

March 26, 1999 in March 1999 calendar

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March 26, 1999: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 26, 1999:

  • Ananda Shankar

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March 26, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 26, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 22nd and March 28th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 26, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 26, 1999 was Believe by Cher, according to the music chart for the week March 22nd and March 28th.

  1. - Believe youtube
  2. - Heartbreak Hotel youtube
  3. - Angel Of Mine youtube
  4. - I Still Believe youtube
  5. - Kiss Me youtube

March 26, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 26, 1999 was Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, according to the music chart for the week March 22nd and March 28th.

  1. - Baby One More Time youtube
  2. - When The Going Gets Tough youtube
  3. - It's Not Right But It's Okay youtube
  4. - Tender youtube
  5. - We Like To Party! (The Vengabus) youtube

March 26, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 26, 1999 was Heartbreak Hotel by Whitney Houston Feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price, according to the music chart for the week March 22nd and March 28th.

  1. - Heartbreak Hotel
  2. - What's It Gonna Be?!
  3. - All Night Long
  4. - I Still Believe/Pure Imagination
  5. - You
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March 26, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 26th is Aries.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 26, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 26, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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March 26, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 26, 1999 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 26, 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 March 26, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 79% full, rising at 01:04 pm and setting at 03:36 am.

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

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How old is someone born on March 26, 1999?


Someone born on March 26, 1999 is:

26 years 1 month old,

or 313 months and 11 days old,

or 1362 weeks and 5 days old,

or 9539 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 26, 1999?

There are 323 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday March 26th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 26, 1999?

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