6 października 1999 roku była środa pod znakiem zodiaku ♎. Był to 278 dzień roku. Prezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych był William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Jeśli urodziłeś się w tym dniu, masz 26 lata. Twoje ostatnie urodziny upłynęły poniedziałek, 6 października 2025 roku, 259 dni temu. Twoje następne urodziny przypadają na dzień wtorek, 6 października 2026 roku, w 105 dni. Żyłeś przez 9 756 dni lub około 234 162 godzin lub około 14 049 754 minut lub około 842 985 240 sekund.
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Metabolife International Inc, diet-product company, posts on Internet unedited videotaped interview between ABC News correspondent Arnold Diaz and company's chief executive, Michael Ellis, in effort to publicize its concerns that ABC would broadcast an unfair report on medical risks of its popular dietary supplement (M)
Date: 06 October 1999
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Serbian journalists complain that recent conference intended to let Serbian, Montenegrin and Albanian journalists discuss their coverage of war in Kosovo was rife with moral arrogance, sloppiness and hypocrisy; complain that organizers of conference, sponsored by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, did not study coverage adequately and made few distinctions between state and independent media or among them (M)
Date: 06 October 1999
By Neela Banerjee
Neela Banerjee
Russian police raid politically well-connected Sobin Bank as probe into possible money laundering through Bank of New York seems to be gathering momentum; arrest crew from state-owned television network for entering site and filming against police instructions (M)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Media Metrix Inc, which tracks popularity of World Wide Web sites, agrees to buy Adrelevance Inc for as much as $65.7 million in stock to offer clients ability to monitor on-line advertising; Media Metrix will pay $59.4 million and may issue additional Media Metrix shares valued at about $6.3 million if Adrelevance meets unspecified post-closing goals (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mitchell Energy & Development Corp hires Goldman, Sachs & Co and Chase Securities Inc to explore strategic alternatives, including sale or merger (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barnes & Noble Inc acquires Babbage's Etc LLC for $215 million in cash and assumed debt; Babbages Etc is one of largest US sellers of video games and entertainment software (S)
Date: 06 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ingersoll-Rand Co will sell two ventures--one that makes pumps and another that builds compressors--as soon as possible; announcement follows news that Halliburton Co, partner in ventures, is selling stakes to Ingersoll for $1.1 billion (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GP Strategies Corp agrees to be acquired by VS&A Communications Partners III LP for about $158.8 million in cash (S)
Date: 06 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Asarco Inc board unanimously recommends rejection by shareholders of takeover bids from Phelps Dodge Corp and Grupo Mexico SA; authorizes management to begin seeking best possible offer for company (S)
Date: 06 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BP Amoco says it is looking to buy into Chandra Asri, Indonesia's only producer of ethylene (S)