1999 Fact Sheet

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Nicole Johnson 1999 Roanoke VIRGINIA

Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies

Record Name Year Studio Release Date Movie
October Sky 1999 Universal Feb 19, 1999 October Sky
The Last Days 1999 October Films May 02, 1999 The Last Days
The Mummy 1999 Universal May 07, 1999 The Mummy
Star Wars: Episode I 1999 Lucasfilm, Ltd. May 19, 1999 Star Wars: Episode I
Wild Wild West 1999 Warner Bros. Jun 30, 1999 Wild Wild West
The Haunting 1999 DreamWorks SKG Jul 23, 1999 The Haunting
Deep Blue Sea 1999 Warner Bros. Jul 28, 1999 Deep Blue Sea
Bringing Out the Dead 1999 Paramount/Disney Oct 22, 1999 Bringing Out the Dead
Sleepy Hollow 1999 Paramount Nov 19, 1999 Sleepy Hollow
Sweet and Lowdown 1999 Sony Pictures Classics Dec 03, 1999 Sweet and Lowdown
The Green Mile 1999 Warner Bros. Dec 10, 1999 The Green Mile
Galaxy Quest 1999 DreamWorks SKG Dec 25, 1999 Galaxy Quest

Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country

Record Name Country Metal 1999 (Kilograms) 2000 (Kilograms) 2001 (Kilograms) 2002 (Kilograms) 2003 (Kilograms) Source
Gold production for Country Country Gold 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003e United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

Database: Booker Prize Winner List

Record Name Year Author Title
Disgrace , J.M. Coetzee 1999 J.M. Coetzee Disgrace

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
1999 Stanley Cup Winner 1999 Dallas Stars Ken Hitchcock Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff Hockey Dallas

Database: List of Expeditions to the Mir Space Station

Record Name Country Year Expedition Flight Up Flight Down Crew Member Crew Member Launch Date Launch Time Landing Date Landing Time Duration (Days) Source
Expedition Mir EO-26 (August 13,1998) 1998 Mir EO-26 Soyuz TM-28 Soyuz TM-28 Gennady Padalka August 13,1998 09:43:11 UTC February 28, 1999 02:14:30 UTC 198.69 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir EO-26/27 (August 13,1998) 1998 Mir EO-26/27 Soyuz TM-28 Soyuz TM-29 Sergei Avdeyev August 13,1998 09:43:11 UTC August 28, 1999 00:34:20 UTC 379.62 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir Stefanik (February 20,1999) 1999 Mir Stefanik Soyuz TM-29 Soyuz TM-28 Ivan Bella Slovenia February 20,1999 04:18:01 UTC February 28, 1999 02:14:30 UTC 7.91 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir EO-27 - (February 20,1999) France 1999 Mir EO-27 - Soyuz TM-29 Soyuz TM-29 Jean-Pierre Haigneré Viktor Afanasyev February 20,1999 04:18:01 UTC August 28, 1999 00:34:20 UTC 188.85 Wikipedia

Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year

Record Name Year Title Author
Hours, The, Michael Cunningham 1999 Hours, The Michael Cunningham

Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts

Record Name Year Completed Length (Feet) Owner Source
Al Salamah 1999 456 Crown Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia Wikipedia

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Didier Opertti Badan Uruguay 1999 Tenth emergency special - Continuation
Didier Opertti Badan Uruguay 1999 Twenty-first special
Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia 1999 Fifty-fourth
Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia 1999 Twenty-second special

Database: Assorted Matchbox Cars

Record Name Category Sub-Category Origin Type Ownership Scale Year Color Brand Description 9 Model Cost Value Date Received Year Mileage VIN License Plate
School Bus Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Bus 1/64 1999 Y-R-W Matchbox
LTD Police Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Sedan 1/64 1999 W-B-Y Matchbox
Refuse Truck Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 Matchbox
Snorkel Fire Truck Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 R-W-Y-BK Matchbox
Ford Ambulance Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Van FORD 1/64 1999 DB-W-Y Matchbox
Helicopter Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Helicopter 1/64 1999 W-R-GY-Y Matchbox
Scissors Truck Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 W-Y-B Matchbox
Airport Fire Truck Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 B-Y-GY Matchbox
Ford LTD Taxi Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Car FORD 1/64 1999 Y-BK Matchbox
Plane Transporter Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 GY-BK-R-Y Matchbox
Highway Maintenance Truck Miniature 1-100 : Miniature China Truck 1/64 1999 O-BK Matchbox

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Vanuatu Vanuatu 1.70 1999 Wikipedia
Unemployment rate for Fiji Fiji 7.60 1999 Wikipedia
Unemployment rate for Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 10.30 1999 Wikipedia

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Lance Armstrong Tour 86 1999 United States Cycling 86 Lance Armstrong

Database: United States Violent Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Population Violent Crime Total Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Source
United States Violent Crime for 1999 1999 United States 272,691,000 1,426,044 15,522 89,411 409,371 911,740 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: Council of Europe's treaties

Record Name Treaty European Non-Member State Non European Non-Member State European Community Number Opening date Entry into force date Source
European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights (161) European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights 161 5/3/1996 1/1/1999 Council of Europe
European Social Charter (revised) (163) European Social Charter (revised) 163 3/5/1996 1/7/1999 Council of Europe
Convention for the protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (164) Convention for the protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine Yes Yes Yes 164 4/4/1997 1/12/1999 Council of Europe
Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (165) Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region Yes Yes Yes 165 11/4/1997 1/2/1999 Council of Europe
Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (173) Criminal Law Convention on Corruption Yes Yes Yes 173 27/1/1999 1/7/2002 Council of Europe
Civil Law Convention on Corruption (174) Civil Law Convention on Corruption Yes Yes Yes 174 4/11/1999 1/11/2003 Council of Europe

Database: United States Property Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Total Property Crimes Burglary Larceny - Theft Motor Vehicle Theft Source
United States Property Crime for 1999 1999 United States 10,208,334 2,100,739 6,955,520 1,152,075 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: S&P Earnings History by Year

Record Name Year Source Earnings Yield Dividend Yield S & P 500 Index Earnings Dividends
1999 Standard and Poors Performance 1999 Standard & Poors 3.07% 1.14% 1469.25 45.17 16.71

Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books

Record Name Year Publisher Author
Postcards From No Man's Land 1999 Bodley Head Aidan Chambers

Database: List of highest-grossing Bollywood films in Overseas markets

Record Name Country Year Studio Movie Gross (Indian Rupees) Source
Hum Saath Saath Hain India 1999 Rajshri Productions Hum Saath Saath Hain Rs. 14,25,00,000 Wikipedia
Taal India 1999 Mukta Arts Taal Rs. 13,75,00,000 Wikipedia

Database: Longest Running TV Shows

Record Name Start Year End Year Country Genre Total Episodes
WWE Smackdown! 1999 present United States Sports 409
Silk Stalkings 1991 1999 United States Drama 176
Mad About You 1992 1999 United States Comedy 164
Melrose Place 1992 1999 United States Drama 227
Home Improvement 1991 1999 United States Comedy 201
Star Trek Deep Space Nine 1993 1999 United States Science Fiction 176
Law & Order:SVU 1999 present United States Drama 183

Database: Best Selling Books of All Time

Record Name Language Year Released Rank Author Sales Volume Source
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban English 1999 20 J.K. Rowling 60 million Wikipedia

Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present

Record Name Year Nominal 2007 Inflation Adjusted Source
Crude Oil Price for 1999 1999 $16.56 $20.68 United States Department of Energy

Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions

Record Name Year Team Tires Poles Sport Driver Wins Podiums Fastest Laps Points Clinched Margin (Points) Source
Formula One Champion (1999) 1999 McLaren B 11 Auto Racing Mika Häkkinen 5 10 6 76 Race 16 of 16 2 Wikipedia

Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time

Record Name Year Rank Movie Source
The Sixth Sense (1999) 1999 89. The Sixth Sense American Film Institute

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Jiangyin Suspension Bridge 1999 China Jiangyin Suspension Bridge Yangtze River, China 1,385 4,543 Wikipedia
Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge 1999 Japan Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan 1,030 3,379 Wikipedia
Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge 1999 Japan Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan 1,020 3,346 Wikipedia
Haicang Bridge 1999 China Haicang Bridge Xiamen, Fujian Province, China 648 2,126 Wikipedia
First Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge 1999 Japan First Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan 600 1,969 Wikipedia

Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team City Country Sport Winning City Final Score
Super Bowl XXXIII 1999 Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons Miami, FL United States Football Denver 34-19

Database: List of Best Selling Drugs

Record Name Drug Company Purpose Rank (2006) Generic Name 2006 Sales Change from 2005 First Approval Date Source
Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl (Rosiglitazone) Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl GlaxoSmithKline Type 2 diabetes 23 Rosiglitazone 3,043 26% May-1999 Wikipedia
Actos (Pioglitazone) Actos Takeda Pharmaceutical, Eli Lilly Type 2 diabetes 24 Pioglitazone 2,880 25% Jul-1999 Wikipedia
AcipHex, Pariet (Rabeprazole) AcipHex, Pariet Eisai, Johnson Johnson Gastrointestinal disorders 27 Rabeprazole 2,729 -4% Aug-1999 Wikipedia
Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) Tamiflu Roche, Chugai Pharmaceutical Influenza 40 Oseltamivir 2,096 69% Oct-1999 Wikipedia
Lotrel (Amlodipine + Benazepril) Lotrel Novartis Hypertension 74 Amlodipine + Benazepril 1,352 26% Jun-1999 Wikipedia
Keppra (Levetiracetam) Keppra UCB Seizures 113 Levetiracetam 956 36% Nov-1999 Wikipedia
Avelox, Avalox (Moxifloxacin) Avelox, Avalox Bayer, Schering-Plough, Shionogi Bacterial infections 129 Moxifloxacin 822 17% Dec-1999 Wikipedia
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) Trileptal Novartis Seizures 144 Oxcarbazepine 721 17% Nov-1999 Wikipedia
Temodar (Temozolomide) Temodar Schering-Plough Anaplastic astrocytoma 147 Temozolomide 703 20% Aug-1999 Wikipedia
Lidoderm (Lidocaine) Lidoderm Endo Pharmaceuticals Pain 166 Lidocaine 567 35% Mar-1999 Wikipedia
Xopenex (Levalbuterol) Xopenex Sepracor Bronchospasm 173 Levalbuterol 555 29% Mar-1999 Wikipedia

Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs

Record Name Manufacturer/Distributor Drug Trade Name Approved Use Approval Date Source
Panretin (Ligand Pharmaceuticals) Ligand Pharmaceuticals alitretinoin Panretin Topical treatment of cutaneous lesions in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Feb 02 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Ethyol (US Bioscience) US Bioscience amifostine Ethyol To reduce post-radiation xerostomia for head and neck cancer where the radiation port includes a substantial portion of the parotid glands. Jun 24 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Targretin (Ligand Pharmaceuticals) Ligand Pharmaceuticals bexarotene capsules Targretin For the treatment by oral capsule of cutaneous manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients who are refractory to at least one prior systemic therapy. Dec 29 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Busulfex (Orphan Medical, Inc) Orphan Medical, Inc busulfan intravenous Busulfex Use in combination with cyclophoshamide as conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia. Feb 04 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Celebrex (Searle) Searle celecoxib Celebrex Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) Reduction of polyp number in patients with the rare genetic disorder of familial adenomatous polyposis. Dec 23 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
DepoCyt (Skye Pharmaceuticals) Skye Pharmaceuticals cytarabine liposomal DepoCyt Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) Intrathecal therapy of lymphomatous meningitis Apr 01 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Ontak (Seragen, Inc) Seragen, Inc Denileukin diftitox Ontak Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) treatment of patients with persistent or recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma whose malignant cells express the CD25 component of the IL-2 receptor Feb 05 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Taxotere (Aventis Pharmaceutical) Aventis Pharmaceutical docetaxel Taxotere For locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after failure of prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Dec 23 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Doxil (Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. doxorubicin liposomal Doxil Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the ovary in patient with disease that is refractory to both paclitaxel and platinum based regimens Jun 28 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Ellence (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company) Pharmacia & Upjohn Company epirubicin Ellence A component of adjuvant therapy in patients with evidence of axillary node tumor involvement following resection of primary breast cancer. Sep 15 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
epogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Epoetin alfa epogen EPOGENB is indicated for the treatment of anemia in patients with non-myeloid malignancieswhere anemia is due to the effect of concomitantly administered chemotherapy. EPOGEND is indicated to decrease the need for transfusions in patients who will be receiving concomitant chemotherapy for a minimum of 2 months. EPOGENB is not indicated for the treatment of anemia in cancer patients due to other factors such as iron or folate deficiencies, hemolysis orgastrointestinal bleeding, which should be managed appropriately. Jul 26 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
epogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Epoetin alfa epogen EPOGENB is indicated for the reatment of anemia related to therapy with zidovudine in HIV- infected patients. EPOGENB is indicated to elevate or maintain the red blood cell level (as manifested by the hematocrit or hemoglobin determinations) and to decrease the need for transfusions in these patients. EPOGEND is not indicated for the treatment of anemia in HIV-infected patients due to other factors such as iron or folate deficiencies, hemolysis or gastrointestinal bleeding, which should be managed appropriately. Jul 26 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
epogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Epoetin alfa epogen EPOGENB is indicated for the treatment of anemic patients (hemoglobin 10 to _ Jul 26 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
epogen (Amgen, Inch) Amgen, Inch Epoetin alfa epogen EPOGEN is indicated for the treatment of anemia associated with CRF, including patients on dialysis (ESRD) and patients not on dialysis. Jul 26 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Aromasin (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company) Pharmacia & Upjohn Company exemestane Aromasin Treatment of advance breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy. Oct 21 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Uvadex (Therakos) Therakos methoxsalen Uvadex For the use of UVADEX with the UVAR Photopheresis System in the palliative treatment of the skin manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) that is unresponsive to other forms of treatment. Feb 25 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Taxol (Bristol-Myers Squibb) Bristol-Myers Squibb paclitaxel Taxol For the adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast cancer administered sequentially to standard doxorubicin-containing combination therapy. Oct 25 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Temodar (Schering) Schering temozolomide Temodar Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) Treatment of adult patients with refractory anaplastic astrocytoma, i.e., patients at first relapse with disease progression on a nitrosourea and procarbazine containing regimen Aug 11 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Database: Baseball World Series Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team Winning City Losing City Sport Score
World Series 1999 1999 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves NEW YORK Atlanta Baseball 4 - 0

Database: Top United States Grossing Movies

Record Name Movie Studio Year Total Revenue
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace NA 1999 $431,088,301
The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense NA 1999 $293,506,292
Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2 NA 1999 $245,852,179
Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me New Line Cinema 1999 $206,040,086
The Matrix The Matrix Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution 1999 $171,479,930
Tarzan Tarzan Buena Vista Pictures Distribution 1999 $171,091,819
Big Daddy Big Daddy NA 1999 $163,479,795
The Mummy The Mummy Universal Pictures 1999 $155,385,488

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1999 Wimbledon Mens Result 1999 Tennis Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 63 64 75

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (1999) 1999 Basketball St. Petersburg Connecticut Connecticut (1) Duke (1) Ohio St. (4) Michigan St. (1)

Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators

Record Name Game Year Make Model
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena Forza Motorsport 2 1999 FERRARI 360 Modena
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Forza Motorsport 2 1999 LAMBORGHINI Diablo GTR
1999 Pagani Zonda C12 Forza Motorsport 2 1999 Pagani Zonda C12

Database: United States Average Annual Temperature

Record Name Year Country Temperature Rank Source
Average Annual Temperature for 1999 1999 United States 54.59 deg F 109 National Climatic Data Center

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1999-2000 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1999-2000 11.57 -3.56 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1998-1999 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1998-1999 9.09 -6.04 National Weather Service

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1999 Wimbledon Womens Result 1999 Tennis Lindsay Davenport Steffi Graf 6-4 7-5

Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey

Record Name Year Team Sport League Player
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1999) 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey NHL Jaromir Jagr

Database: Space Shuttle Mission History

Record Name Year Space Shuttle Landing Site Mission Order Date Mission Number Flight Duration Notes Source
Space Shuttle Mission STS-96 (Discovery 1999) 1999 Discovery Kennedy 94 May 27 STS-96 9d 19h ISS supply Wikipedia
Space Shuttle Mission STS-93 (Columbia 1999) 1999 Columbia Kennedy 95 July 23 STS-93 4d 22h Chandra X-Ray Observatory launch Wikipedia
Space Shuttle Mission STS-103 (Discovery 1999) 1999 Discovery Kennedy 96 December 19 STS-103 7d 23h Hubble Space Telescope servicing Wikipedia

Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)

Record Name Year Country Song Artist Number Sold Source
...Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) 1999 United Kingdom ...Baby One More Time Britney Spears 1,450,154 Wikipedia

Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year

Record Name Year Person of the Year
Jeff Bezos 1999 Jeff Bezos

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Austria (1999-) Austria (1999-) 100 cents euro
Belgium (1999-) Belgium (1999-) 100 cents euro
Bosnia-Herzegovina (1999-) Bosnia-Herzegovina (1999-) KM 100 fennig convertible mark
Bulgaria (1999-) Bulgaria (1999-) Lv 100 stotinki new lev
European Union (1999-) euro European Union (1999-) euro 100 cents EUR 978
Finland (1999-) Finland (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro
France (1999-) France (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro
Germany (1999-) Germany (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro
Ireland (1999-) Ireland (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro
Italy (1999-) Italy (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro
Luxembourg (1999-) Luxembourg (1999-) 100 cents euro
Netherlands (1999-) Netherlands (1999-) 100 cents euro
Portugal (1999-) Portugal (1999-) 100 cents euro
Spain (1999-) Spain (1999-) 100 cents euro

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