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October 27, 1999

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BUSINESS DIGEST

By Unknown Author

Ex-Treasury Chief Rubin Accepts a Top Citigroup Job Robert E. Rubin, the former Treasury Secretary, has taken a top position at Citigroup, the first true American financial conglomerate since the Great Depression.

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First Lady Tries to Put Mayor on Defensive Over the Minimum Wage

By Elisabeth Bumiller

Hillary Rodham's campaign strategy for her unannounced run for US Senate from New York includes placing her expected opponent, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, on defensive over issue of minimum wage; Clinton, who favors wage increase, has depicted her opponent as flip-flopping on issue; Giuliani originally said that he opposed increase but now says that he expects to support increase (M)

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THE MARKETS: Market Place; Dow Takes On a New, High-Technology Look

By Floyd Norris

Dow Jones industrial average, whose performance has trailed Standard & Poor's 500-stock index in recent years, drops four lagging stocks and substitutes four companies that have done much better; by adding two high-flying technology companies, Microsoft Corp and Intel Corp, editors of Wall Street Journal, who determine index's components, make it likely that Dow will be more volatile than it has been; Intel and Microsoft are first stocks traded on Nasdaq to join Dow average; other stocks being added, effective on Nov 1, are Home Depot and SBC Communications; companies being dropped are Chevron Corp, Sears, Roebuck & Co, Union Carbide Corp and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Market Place column) (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 27, 1999, covering October 27, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Supernatural by Santana

    Supernatural

    Santana

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  2. 2
    Album cover for Human Clay by Creed

    Human Clay

    Creed

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Millennium by Backstreet Boys

    Millennium

    Backstreet Boys

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for A Little Bit Of Mambo by Lou Bega

    A Little Bit Of Mambo

    Lou Bega

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

    ...Baby One More Time

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    40

Notable Births

Haruka Kudō (singer)

1999Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress[†]

Haruka Kudō is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record. She is also known for playing the role of Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow in the tokusatsu series Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.

Notable Deaths

Robert Mills (physicist)

1999Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (born 1927)[†]

Robert Laurence Mills was an American physicist, specializing in quantum field theory, the theory of alloys, and many-body theory.

Charlotte Perriand

1999Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (born 1903)[†]

Charlotte Perriand was a French architect and designer. Her work aimed to create functional living spaces in the belief that better design helps in creating a better society. In her article "L'Art de Vivre" from 1981 she states "The extension of the art of dwelling is the art of living — living in harmony with man's deepest drives and with his adopted or fabricated environment." Charlotte liked to take her time in a space before starting the design process. In Perriand's Autobiography, "Charlotte Perriand: A Life of Creation", she states: "I like being alone when I visit a country or historic site. I like being bathed in its atmosphere, feeling in direct contact with the place without the intrusion of a third party." Her approach to design includes taking in the site and appreciating it for what it is. Perriand felt she connected with any site she was working with or just visiting she enjoyed the living things and would reminisce on a site that was presumed dead.

Historical Events

Armenian parliament shooting

1999Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.[†]

The 1999 Armenian parliament shooting, commonly known in Armenia as October 27, was a terrorist  attack on the Armenian National Assembly in the capital of Yerevan on 27 October 1999 by a group of five armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan that, among others, killed the two de facto decision-makers in the country's political leadership—Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Karen Demirchyan. Their reform-minded coalition had won a majority in a parliamentary election held in May of that year and had practically sidelined President Robert Kocharyan from the political scene.

Historical Context for October 27, 1999

In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]