What happened on Friday October 29, 1999?

About October 29th, 1999, in brief:

  • Historical events: A catastrophic tropical super cyclone struck the eastern Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), causing unprecedented destruction. The cyclone, characterized by extreme wind speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour, resulted in a devastating loss of life with 9,885 confirmed fatalities. The disaster caused massive infrastructure damage, widespread flooding, and long-term economic and humanitarian challenges for the region.
  • Day of the week: October 29th, 1999 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Smooth by Santana
  • #1 UK song: Lift Me Up by Geri Halliwell
  • Popular movie: X-Men directed by Bryan Singer

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October 29, 1999: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 29, 1999:

  • Super Cyclone of Odisha A catastrophic tropical super cyclone struck the eastern Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), causing unprecedented destruction. The cyclone, characterized by extreme wind speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour, resulted in a devastating loss of life with 9,885 confirmed fatalities. The disaster caused massive infrastructure damage, widespread flooding, and long-term economic and humanitarian challenges for the region.
  • Super Cyclone of Odisha A catastrophic tropical super cyclone struck the eastern Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), causing unprecedented destruction. The cyclone, characterized by extreme wind speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour, resulted in a devastating loss of life with 9,885 confirmed fatalities. The disaster caused massive infrastructure damage, widespread flooding, and long-term economic and humanitarian challenges for the region.
  • Super Cyclone of Odisha A catastrophic tropical super cyclone struck the eastern Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), causing unprecedented destruction. The cyclone, characterized by extreme wind speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour, resulted in a devastating loss of life with 9,885 confirmed fatalities. The disaster caused massive infrastructure damage, widespread flooding, and long-term economic and humanitarian challenges for the region.

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October 29, 1999: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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October 29, 1999: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 29, 1999:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $73.62
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $78.81
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $91.44
  • General Electric GE: opens at $134.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $97.00

October 29, 1999: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bielefeld - Ein Frankfurt : 1 - 1
  • Werder Bremen - Hansa Rostock : 2 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Mainz - FC Koln : 0 - 0
  • Mannheim - Stuttgarter K : 4 - 3
  • Nurnberg - St Pauli : 2 - 2

Eredivisie - Football (Netherlands)

  • Ajax - Roda JC : 1 - 2

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

  • Campomaiorense - Guimaraes : 2 - 1
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What day of the week was October 29, 1999?


October 29, 1999 was a Friday and it was the 302nd day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 29, 1999 can also be written as 10/29/1999 in the US and as 29/10/1999 in UK and Europe.

October 29, 1999 in October 1999 calendar

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October 29, 1999: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 29, 1999:

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October 29, 1999: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 29, 1999 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 25th and October 31st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 29, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 29, 1999 was Smooth by Santana, according to the music chart for the week October 25th and October 31st.

  1. - Smooth youtube
  2. - Satisfy You youtube
  3. - Heartbreaker youtube
  4. - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of..) youtube
  5. - Unpretty youtube

October 29, 1999: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 29, 1999 was Lift Me Up by Geri Halliwell, according to the music chart for the week October 25th and October 31st.

  1. - Lift Me Up youtube
  2. - What I Am youtube
  3. - Keep On Movin' youtube
  4. - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time youtube
  5. - Waiting For Tonight youtube

October 29, 1999: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 29, 1999 was Satisfy You by Puff Daddy Featuring R. Kelly, according to the music chart for the week October 25th and October 31st.

  1. - Satisfy You
  2. - We Can't Be Friends
  3. - Get Gone
  4. - U Know What's Up youtube
  5. - Heartbreaker
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October 29, 1999: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 29th is Scorpio.

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October 29, 1999: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 29, 1999 is Rabbit and the associated element is Earth.

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October 29, 1999: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 29, 1999 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 29, 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 October 29, 1999 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 58% full, rising at 09:27 pm and setting at 01:28 pm.

The previous full moon was on Oct 24, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Nov 23, 1999.

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How old is someone born on October 29, 1999?


Someone born on October 29, 1999 is:

25 years 6 months old,

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