1996. gada 19. oktobris bija sestdiena zem zvaigznes zīmes ♎. Tā bija 292 diena gadā. ASV prezidents bija William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Ja esat dzimis šajā dienā, jums ir 29 gadi. Jūsu pēdējā dzimšanas diena bija svētdiena, 2025. gada 19. oktobris, pirms 261 dienām. Jūsu nākamā dzimšanas diena ir pirmdiena, 2026. gada 19. oktobris pēc 103 dienām. Jūs esat dzīvojis 10 853 dienas jeb aptuveni 260 480 stundas, vai aptuveni 15 628 820 minūtes vai aptuveni 937 729 200 sekundes.
Date: 19 October 1996
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Pres Clinton and Bob Dole revive their fight for California and stump through Los Angeles, but there is dwindling attention there to Presidential politics by local news programs (M)
Date: 19 October 1996
By David Firestone
David Firestone
Ted Turner denies pressuring Time Warner Inc to drop Fox News Channel from its New York cable system, deposition by city's lawyers in Time Warner's suit against city; scores Fox owner, Rupert Murdoch, holding he got Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani to pressure Time Warner to carry channel, which competes with his Cable News Network, by endorsing his election drive in his New York Post newspaper and employing Giuliani's wife, Donna Hanover Giuliani, as reporter and anchor on his local television station (M)
Date: 20 October 1996
By Vivian S. Toy
Vivian Toy
Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani responds to allegations by Ted Turner about Mayor's connections to one of Turner's cable rivals, Rupert Murdoch, calling them 'totally, absolutely false'; dismisses suggestion that he has conflict of interest in dealing with Murdoch's media empire because his wife, Donna Hanover Giuliani, works for television station owned by Murdoch (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Murray Chass
Murray Chass
Murray Chass comment on World Series scores complaints by Cleveland Indians that they lost 1995 Series to Atlanta Braves because crush of news media people interfered with players; notes Braves and New York Yankees, who will play in Series, are prepared for attention; photo (M)
Date: 20 October 1996
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Thousands of Belarus demonstrators march through Minsk to protest Pres Aleksandr Lukashenko's plan to gain near-absolute power, demanding he abandon attempt to rewrite constitution; photo; map; Lukashenko portrays himself as model of flexibility, offering to delay, but not drop, referendum on expanding his powers; Belarus appears to be going back in time five years after gaining independence from old Soviet Union; privatization is halted, bank accounts of independent newspapers are frozen, leaders are hanging onto 18 Soviet nuclear missiles and Soviet hammer-and-sickle has replaced nationalist flag atop parliament building; Lukashenko, former director of collective farm, was elected on reform platform but is now trying to return to strong-man rule; he insists Belarus is free, even as he scribbles down names of reporters asking unfriendly questions (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dravo Corp to explore options that include buying another firm, forming joint ventures or selling itself (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Culbro Corp weighs plan to separate its General Cigar unit from noncigar businesses (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Communications Commission approves U S West Inc's $11.8 billion purchase of Continental Cablevision Inc; gives U S West 10 months to sell all Continental cable systems in its phone service region (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lehman Brothers Inc is shutting its precious metals trading business, dismissing eight people; lays off three workers from its natural gas derivatives team (S)
Date: 19 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dollar surges against Japanese yen (S)