What are the important events that happened on December 14, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 14, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 14, 1999 is the 348^th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 1, 1999 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 262,536 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $74.88. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rabbit is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

December 14, 1999 Historical Events

• 1999 –
  Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
• 1999 –
  Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state’s infrastructure.