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January 4, 1999

On January 4, 1999, former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States. The year's #1 song was "Believe" by Cher. Gabe Davis, Alessandro Bastoni, András Schäfer would arrive in the same year.

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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

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On January 4, 1999

  1. 1999 Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.

    American wrestler, actor and politician (born 1951)

    Jesse Ventura is an American politician, Vietnam veteran, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.

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Born on January 4, 1999

Wessam Abou Ali 1999– Footballer (born 1999)
Daniel Arzani 1999– Australian soccer player (born 1999)
Jan-Niklas Beste 1999– German footballer
Nico Hischier 1999– Swiss ice hockey player (born 1999)
Jaeman Salmon 1999– Australian rugby league footballer
Collin Sexton 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)

Farewells

Died on January 4, 1999

Iron Eyes Cody American actor (1904–1999)

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Others born in 1999

Gabe Davis 1999– American football player
Alessandro Bastoni 1999– Italian footballer
András Schäfer 1999– Hungarian footballer
Chase Young 1999– American football player
Sebastian Kris 1999– Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
Choi Hyun-suk 1999– South Korean rapper

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