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January 19, 1999

On January 19, 1999, british Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999. The year's #1 song was "Believe" by Cher. Gabe Davis, Alessandro Bastoni, András Schäfer would arrive in the same year.

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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

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On January 19, 1999

  1. 1999 British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.

    Aerospace and defence company

    British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. It purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company, in 1999 to form BAE Systems.

Arrivals

Born on January 19, 1999

Jonathan Taylor 1999– American football player (born 1999)
Donyell Malen 1999– Dutch footballer (born 1999)

Farewells

Died on January 19, 1999

Ivan Francescato Italy international rugby union player
Robert Eugene Brashers American serial killer and rapist (1958–1999)

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Others born in 1999

Gabe Davis 1999– American football player
Alessandro Bastoni 1999– Italian footballer
András Schäfer 1999– Hungarian footballer
Chase Young 1999– American football player
Sebastian Kris 1999– Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
Choi Hyun-suk 1999– South Korean rapper

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