El 23 de agosto de 1999 fue un lunes bajo el signo estelar de ♌. Era el día 234 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si naciste en este día, tienes 26 años. Su último cumpleaños fue el sábado, 23 de agosto de 2025, hace 304 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el domingo, 23 de agosto de 2026, en 60 días. Ha vivido durante 9.801 días, o aproximadamente 235.235 horas, o aproximadamente 14.114.136 minutos, o aproximadamente 846.848.160 segundos
Date: 23 August 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Peter Arnett and Ed Turner are shopping around book proposal for authorized history of CNN and assessment of network's effect on television news, possibly pegged to CNN's 20th anniversary; photo (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
South Africa's gross domestic product grew by annualized rate of 1.7 percent in second quarter, more than expected, as country begins to shake off effects of last year's sharp rise in interest rates (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Korea's benchmark Kospi stock index stages biggest rally this month, surging 39.19 points, or 4.5 percent, to 917.58, after Moody's Investors Service says it might raise nation's credit rating, surprising investors who were focused on breakup of debt-laden conglomerate Daewoo (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Maxtor Corp agrees to buy Creative Design Solutions for $57 million in stock to enter computer network storage market (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eskimo Pie Inc is considering bid of $35 million from unidentified private investment group that is lower than $45 million bid from Yogen Fruz World-Wide Inc, which was rejected by Eskimo Pie in December (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tiger Management LLC, huge hedge fund headed by Julian Robertson, reduces its stake in SK Telecom Corp, selling shares to Korean company's parent a month after increasing its investment and vowing to fight management; two SK Group units buy shares from Tiger and other investors for $820 million, increasing company's stake to 36.5 percent from 27 percent; photo of Robertson (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcoa Inc acquires aluminum-rolling unit of ACX Technologies Inc for $41 million in cash (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Psinet Inc acquires Transaction Network Services Inc for $720 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Seat on New York Stock Exchange sells for record $2.65 million, up $150,000 from previous sale (S)
Date: 24 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Railworks Corp plans to buy W T Byler Co for undisclosed price (S)