Der 26. Oktober 1999 war ein Dienstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♏. Es war der 298. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Wenn Sie an diesem Tag geboren wurden, sind Sie 26 Jahre alt. Ihr letzter Geburtstag war am Sonntag, 26. Oktober 2025, vor 247 Tagen. Ihr nächster Geburtstag ist am Montag, 26. Oktober 2026 in 117 Tagen. Sie haben 9.744 Tage gelebt oder ungefähr 233.879 Stunden oder ungefähr 14.032.771 Minuten oder ungefähr 841.966.260 Sekunden.
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Fox News hires Newt Gingrich in exclusive deal to provide political commentary; photo; bleak fall season for Fox broadcast network turns into one of most sweeping setbacks in network television with Fox's decision to cancel its entire Friday night lineup (M)
Date: 26 October 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Los Angeles Times Magazine and owners of Staples Center sports arena share $2 billion in advertising revenue from newspaper's Oct 10 issue of its magazine, which was devoted to the arena; it is unusual for newspaper to share profits with institution that is focus of continuing news coverage; officials of Los Angeles Times and arena decline comment; center is owned by Philip Anschutz, Denver billionaire and large shareholder of Qwest Communications; Ed Roski Jr, wealthy real estate executive, and News Corp, which holds 40 percent stake; arena, which cost about $400 million to build, is home to Lakers and Clippers professional basketball teams and professional hockey team the Kings (M)
Date: 26 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stamps.com acquires Iship.com for about $305 million in stock (S)
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Burlington Resources Inc agrees to buy oil and natural gas fields in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru from ARCO for $304 million (S)
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBM authorizes buyback of as much as $3.5 billion of its stock, as profit warnings for fourth and first quarters have sent its shares tumbling (S)
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GTE Corp, which is being acquired by Bell Atlantic Corp, agrees to sell 129,029 local telephone lines in Oklahoma to DBA Communications LLC; sale includes 27 telephone exchanges, and 140 GTE employees will transfer to DBA; financial terms undisclosed (S)
Date: 26 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Topps Co says sales of candy and trading cards featuring Nintendo Co's Pokemon video-game characters might exceed $80 million in its fiscal year 2000, sending shares as much as 23 percent higher (S)
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cisco Systems Inc acquires Tasmania Network Systems Inc for $25 million in stock (S)
Date: 26 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Estee Lauder Companies acquires beauty-product maker Jo Malone Ltd (S)
Date: 27 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boston Properties starts seeking tenants for $545 million office tower it is building in Times Square(M)