Sampson Gordon Berns (October 23, 1996 – January 10, 2014) was an American activist with progeria, an extremely rare and fatal disease that causes the body to age rapidly. Berns helped raise awareness about the disease, and he was the subject of the HBO documentary Life According to Sam, which was first screened in January 2013.
Lees meer...23 oktober 1996 was een woensdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♎. Het was de 296e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 28 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op woensdag 23 oktober 2024, 331 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op donderdag 23 oktober 2025, in 33 dagen. Je hebt 10.558 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 253.415 uur, of ongeveer 15.204.938 minuten, of ongeveer 912.296.280 seconden.
Date: 23 October 1996
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column examines acrimonious squabble between Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner over Time Warner's refusal to carry Fox news channel on its cable system in New York City; says both will, sooner or later, strike deal as best suits their economic interests, but at expense of public (M)
Date: 24 October 1996
By Clifford J. Levy
Clifford Levy
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani administration and Time Warner, continuing fight over whether Rupert Murdoch's news channel will be seen in much of New York City, issue dueling legal briefs to bolster their stances on legality of Giuliani's plan to show channel on cable station run by city (M)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Adam Clymer
Adam Clymer
Republican campaign strategists are urging party's Congressional candidates to cut loose from Bob Dole and press voters to maintain Republican majority; advice being pressed by National Republican Congressional Committee dovetails with major findings of latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, which shows that Democrats hold 47-to-39 percent advantage among voters when they are asked which party they will support, which suggests that Democrats could pick up net of 18 seats needed to regain control of House; poll finds prospect could be jeopardized by substantial concern, shared by fifth of probable Clinton voters, about letting Democrats control both Congress and White House again; charts (M)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Arnoldo Aleman, newly elected President of Nicaragua, has devoted life to business and has been contemptuous of politics; has pledged to wipe out Sandinista past and to build economy; photo (Man In The News) (M)
Date: 24 October 1996
Four journalists win 1996 Maria MoorsCabot Prizes from Columbia University for distinguished reporting on Latin America; identified as Dudley Quentin Althus (Houston Chronicle), Timothy Jay Johnson (Miami Herald), Ramon Alberto Garza Garcia (Reforma), Eduardo Ulibarri Bilbao (La Nacion) (S)
Date: 24 October 1996
By Barnaby J. Feder
Barnaby Feder
Biographical profile of John R Walter in view of his being named president and chief operating officer of AT&T Corp; discusses Walter's record as chairman and chief executive of R R Donnelley & Sons and challenges he will face at AT&T; notes that Walter was born on Jan 20, 1947; graphs; photo of Walter with AT&T chmn Robert E Allen (M)
Date: 24 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Diametrics Medical Inc says it is negotiating with Pfizer Inc for purchase of its Biomedical Sensors Ltd unit for undisclosed amount (S)
Date: 24 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cybermedia Inc close almost 30 percent above their offering price on Oct 23 in their first day of trading (S)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ocean Reef Management Inc makes friendly cash offer of about $100 million, or $4 a share, for Jan Bell Marketing Inc (S)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
B F Goodrich Co agrees to sell its Tremco Inc sealants and coatings unit to RPM Inc; terms of agreement undisclosed (S)