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December 19, 1999

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A Tiger Fights To Reclaim His Old Roar

By Richard A. Oppel Jr

Julian H Robertson Jr, head of Tiger Management, pledges to reclaim hedge fund family's preeminence before he retires; fund dwindled from more than $22 billion in assets at its peak last year to about $8 billion currently; Robertson had made big changes in some practices, but he remains committed to 'value' investing, which has been out of favor lately on Wall Street; photo (M)

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With a New Century, a Promise of New Sounds

By Paul Griffiths

Paul Griffiths article surveys music scene of 20th century, and looks forward to 21st;; discusses nondevelopment of the orchestra, and return to conventions of Romantic music, perhaps as searching for means of expression (L)

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Trump, His Gilded Taste, and Me

By Herbert Muschamp

Herbert Muschamp article on life, times and works of Donald Trump, and architectural styles or nonstyles he represents; describes tours of Trump's homes, casinos and other buildings in company of the very rich and famous builder; photos (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 15, 1999, covering December 19, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for All The Way...A Decade Of Song by Celine Dion

    All The Way...A Decade Of Song

    Celine Dion

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Millennium by Backstreet Boys

    Millennium

    Backstreet Boys

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  3. 3
    Album cover for ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

    ...Baby One More Time

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  4. 4
    Album cover for Supernatural by Santana

    Supernatural

    Santana

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  5. 5
    Album cover for Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera

    Christina Aguilera

    Christina Aguilera

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15

Notable Deaths

Desmond Llewelyn

1999Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh soldier and actor (born 1914)[†]

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.

Historical Events

Space Shuttle Discovery

1999Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.[†]

Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft as of December 2024. The Space Shuttle launch vehicle had three main components: the Space Shuttle orbiter, a single-use central fuel tank, and two reusable solid rocket boosters. Nearly 25,000 heat-resistant tiles cover the orbiter to protect it from high temperatures on re-entry.

Historical Context for December 19, 1999

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