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October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 6, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 86 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. The Battle of Arausio took place on October 6 105 BC at a site between the town of Arausio (modern day Orange, Vaucluse) and the Rhône River The Cimbri were a Celtic or Germanic tribe who together with the Teutones and the Ambrones threatened the Roman Republic in the late The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Gnaeus Mallius Maximus was a Roman politician and general He was a Novus homo when he was elected to the consulship of the Roman Republic
• 68 BC - Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia. Year 68 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Caecilius Metellus The Battle of Artaxata was fought in 68 BC between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Armenia. For his grandfather and namesake see Lucius Licinius Lucullus. For the modern Ethiopian ethnic group known as Tigrayans see Tigray-Tigrinya people Tigranes (sometimes Tigran or Dikran)
• 1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1600 - Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque Period
• 1683 - William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first German people to immigrate to America. Jacopo Peri ( August 20 1561 &ndash August 12 1633) was an Italian Composer and singer of the transitional period between Euridice (also Erudice or Eurydice) written October 6 1600, is an Opera written in Florence Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• 1762 - Seven Years' War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Battle of Manila was fought during the Seven Years' War (known as the French and Indian War in the United States) from September 24 The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The City of Manila
• 1789 - French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
• 1849 - The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1854 - The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property
• 1884 - The Naval War College of the United States Navy was founded in Newport, Rhode Island. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Naval War College (NWC is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for Naval warfare and passing them Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence
• 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1898 - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity founded at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music
• 1903 - The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
• 1906 - The Majlis of Iran convened for the first time. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Majlis of Iran ( Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی lit
• 1908 - Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Historically and geographically the Region known as Bosnia (natively Bosna; Cyrillic: Босна lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging Herzegovina ( Bosnian, Croatian: Hercegovina, Serbian: Херцеговина) is a traditionally
• 1921 - International PEN is founded in London. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the "Postsecondary Education Network International" see PEN-International International PEN, the worldwide association of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1922 - The great powers of the first world war withdraw from Istanbul
• 1927 - Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue
• 1928 - Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s
• 1939 - Last Polish army is defeated in World War II. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wojsko Polskie ( WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1945 - Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series (see Curse of the Billy Goat). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each William Sianis (c 1900 - October 22, 1970) better known as Billy Sianis ( Greek:Σιανις was a Chicago Illinois Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Curse of the Billy Goat refers to a Superstition that is commonly cited in explaining why the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team has not won the
• 1955 - A United Airlines DC-4 crashes in Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, killing 66 people
• 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1973 - The Crossing: 80,000 Egyptian troops cross the Suez Canal, destroying the fortified Israeli Bar-Lev Line and starting the Yom Kippur War. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Crossing (العبور is a term used in Egypt to refer to the west to east crossing of the Suez Canal by the Egyptian army at the start of the Yom Kippur The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation The Bar Lev Line (קו בר לב Kav Bar Lev; خط برليف Khaṭṭ Barlīf) was a chain of fortifications built by The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (מלחמת יום הכיפורים transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום
• 1976 - Cubana Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean after two bombs, placed by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded onboard shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cubana Flight 455 was a Cubana flight from Barbados to Jamaica that was brought down by a terrorist attack on October 6, 1976. The United States government has been accused of having directly committed acts of State terrorism, as well as funding training and harboring individuals near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The City of Bridgetown, metropolitan pop 96578 ( 2006) is the Capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation All 73 people on-board were killed.
• 1976 - New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China. The Premier of the State Council ( sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Prime Minister" is the Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Hua Guofeng ( (16 February 1921 &ndash 20 August 2008 born as Su Zhu ( was Mao Zedong 's designated successor as the Paramount leader of the The Gang of Four ( was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1976 - Massacre of students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government. The Massacre of 6 October 1976 ( เหตุการณ์ 6 ตุลา was a violent crackdown on leftist students and protestors that occurred in the grounds of Thammasat University Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn ( August 11, 1912 - June 16, 2004, Thai ถนอม กิตติขจร
• 1977 - In Alicante, Spain, fascists attack a group of MCPV militants and sympathizers, and one MCPV sympathizer is killed. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays ||-||} Alicante ( Spanish language) or Alacant ( Valencian) is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Communist Movement (in Spanish: Movimento Comunista, in Basque: Mugimendu Komunista, in Catalan: Moviment Comunista, in
• 1977 - The first prototype of the MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1979 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Pope See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1981 - President of Egypt, Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1985 - PC Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Police Constable Keith Henry Blakelock QGM ( 28 June[[ 945]] - 6 October 1985) was a police constable in the London Metropolitan Broadwater Farm, often referred to simply as "The Farm" is an area in Tottenham, North London, straddling the River Moselle.
• 1987 - Fiji becomes a republic. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
• 1995 - 51 Pegasi was discovered to be the first major star apart from the Sun to have a planet (and extrasolar planet) orbiting around it. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 51 Pegasi is a Sun -like star (although somewhat older than the Sun located 15 The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312 In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star
• 2000 - Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević resigns. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian
• 2002 - The French oil tanker Limburg is bombed off Yemen. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Maritime Jewel is a double hull Oil tanker built in 2000; its length is and its width is. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
• 2002 - Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá is canonized. Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is a part of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (January 9 1902 &ndash June 26 1975 (also known as José María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, born Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
• 2007 - Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jason Lewis (born 1967 in Catterick North Yorkshire) is a self-powered English Circumnavigator.

Births

• 1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. Wenceslaus III Premyslid ( Czech and Slovak Václav, German: Wenzel III, Hungarian Vencel, Polish 1306)
• 1459 - Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. Martin (of Behaim ( October 6, 1459 &ndash July 29, 1507) (or Behem, Boemia or Bohemia) was a German 1507)
• 1510 - Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. Rowland Taylor ( October 6, 1510 - February 9, 1555) was an English martyr during the Marian Persecutions. 1555)
• 1510 - John Caius, English physician (d. John Caius ( October 6, 1510 - July 29, 1573) was an English Physician, and second founder of the present Gonville 1573)
• 1552 - Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. Matteo Ricci SJ ( October 6 1552 &ndash May 11 1610;; Courtesy name: 西泰 Xītài was an Italian Jesuit priest 1610)
• 1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (Wriothesley is pronounced "Risly" ( October 6, 1573 &ndash November 10, 1624) one 1624)
• 1610 - Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. Charles de Sainte-Maure duc de Montausier ( October 6, 1610 - November 17, 1690) French soldier was the second son of Leon de Sainte-Maure 1690)
• 1716 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Montagu-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC ( 6 October 1716 &ndash 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian 1771)
• 1738 - Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria may refer to Maria Anna of Spain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria by marriage (1606–1646 also known as Infanta Maria 1789)
• 1744 - James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James McGill ( October 6, 1744 &ndash December 19, 1813) was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist 1813)
• 1767 - Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henri Christophe ( October 6, 1767 – October 8, 1820) became a career officer and general in the military forces that became the Haïtian Army Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: 1820)
• 1769 - Sir Isaac Brock, British commander (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812 was a British Army officer and 1812)
• 1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France (d. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the 1850)
• 1801 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Lazare Hippolyte Carnot ( October 6, 1801 – March 16, 1888) was a French statesman 1888)
• 1803 - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Heinrich Wilhelm Dove ( October 6, 1803 &ndash April 4, 1879) was a Prussian Physicist and meteorologist. 1879)
• 1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Autograf Jenny Lind Goldschmidt Nordisk familjebokpng|thumb|left|Autograph of Jenny Lind after her February 5 1852 marriage to Otto Goldschmidt 1887)
• 1831 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind ( October 6, 1831 &ndash February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important 1916)
• 1838 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Giuseppe Cesare Abba ( October 6, 1838 – November 6, 1910) was an Italian patriot and writer 1910)
• 1846 - George Westinghouse, American engineer and inventor (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display George Westinghouse Jr ( 6 October 1846 &ndash 12 March 1914) was an American Entrepreneur and Engineer 1914)
• 1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reginald Aubrey Fessenden ( October 6, 1866 &ndash July 22, 1932) born in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada, was 1932)
• 1872 - Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin ( Russian: Михаи́л Алексе́евич Кузми́н ( - March 1, 1936) was a Russian poet and musician 1936)
• 1874 - Frank G. Allen, 51^st Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank G Allen ( October 6 1874 October 5 1950) was a Governor of Massachusetts. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1950)
• 1876 - Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ernest Lapointe, PC ( October 6 1876 &ndash November 26 1941) was a Canadian politician 1941)
• 1882 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present-day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937 was a Polish Composer and Pianist 1937)
• 1886 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edwin Fischer ( October 6, 1886 &ndash January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical Pianist and conductor 1960)
• 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier ( October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965) was a Swiss 1965)
• 1888 - Roland Garros, French pilot (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roland Garros ( October 6 1888 &ndash October 5 1918) was an early French Aviator and a Fighter aircraft 1918)
• 1895 - Caroline Gordon, American writer and critic (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Caroline Ferguson Gordon ( October 6[[ 895]]&mdash April 11[[ 981]] was a notable American novelist and literary critic who while still in her thirties 1981)
• 1900 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Stan Nichols ( Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols) (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey 1961)
• 1903 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 &ndash 25 June 1995 was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1995)
• 1905 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Helen Newington Wills Roark ( October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998) also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American Tennis 1998)
• 1906 - Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. 1984)
• 1908 - Carole Lombard, American actress (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated 1942)
• 1908 - Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sobolev Sergei L'vovich (Russian Сергей Львович Соболев ( 6 October 1908 - 3 January 1989) was a Russian 1989)
• 1910 - Barbara Castle, British politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Barbara Castle Baroness Castle of Blackburn PC (6 October 1910 &ndash 3 May 2002 was a British left-wing politician born Barbara Anne Betts in Chesterfield 2002)
• 1912 - Pauline Gore, mother of American Vice President Al Gore (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Pauline LaFon Gore ( October 6, 1912 &ndash December 15, 2004) was the mother of former United States Vice President Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former 2004)
• 1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thor Heyerdahl ( October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway &ndash April 18, 2002 Colla Micheri, Italy) was a 2002)
• 1915 - Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alice Ingegärd Marianne Timander ( October 6 1915 – July 3 2007) was a Swedish Dentist, but was better known as an entertainer 2007)
• 1915 - Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and civil rights activist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dr Carolyn Elizabeth Drucker Goodman ( October 6 1915 &ndash August 17 2007) was a clinical psychologist who became a prominent Civil rights 2007)
• 1917 - Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fannie Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American Voting rights 1977)
• 1918 - André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common André Pilette ( October 6, 1918, Paris, France - December 27, 1993, Etterbeek, Belgium) son of 1993)
• 1920 - Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pietro Consagra ( October 4, 1920 – July 16, 2005) was one of Italy's leading postwar sculptors 2005)
• 1920 - Lord Donaldson of Lymington, British judge (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Francis Donaldson Baron Donaldson of Lymington, PC ( 6 October 1920 &ndash 31 August 2005) was a senior British judge 2005)
• 1921 - Yevgeniy Landis, Russian mathematician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Yevgeniy Mikhailovich Landis (EM Landis Russian Евгений Михайлович Ландис) ( October 6, 1921 &ndash December 12 1997)
• 1921 - Joseph Lowery, American Civil rights movement leader
• 1922 - Joe Frazier, American baseball player
• 1925 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar For the engraver see Joseph Wilson Lowry. Joseph Echols Lowery, (born October 6, 1921, in Huntsville Alabama) See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Filmore Frazier (born October 6 1922 in Liberty, North Carolina) is a former Outfielder and manager in Major Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shana Alexander ( October 6 1925 – June 23 2005)was an American Journalist. 2005)
• 1927 - Bill King, American sports broadcaster (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the British author and games designer see William King (author For the British naval officer yachtsman and author see Commander Bill 2005)
• 1930 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. 2000)
• 1930 - Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer
• 1931 - Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (born October 6 1930 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian former Cricketer who since his retirement from Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh (Николай Степанович Черных ( October 6 1931 – May 26, 2004) was a Soviet and 2004)
• 1931 - Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1935 - Bruno Sammartino, Italian strongman and professional wrestler
• 1935 - Charito Solis, Filipino actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian-born American Nobel Prize -winning Astrophysicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6 1935 is an Italian former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the Charito Solis ( 6 October 1935 &ndash 9 January 1998) was a FAMAS and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino 1998)
• 1938 - Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder
• 1939 - John LaFalce, American politician, former Member, US House of Representatives
• 1942 - Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
• 1942 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer
• 1943 - Michael Durrell, American actor
• 1943 - Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
• 1944 - José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serge Nubret (Born October 6 1938 in Anse-Bertrand north of Grande-Terre Guadeloupe is a Bodybuilding federation leader movie actor and more recently book author Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is a former Congressman from the state of New York; he served from 1975 to 2003 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Millie, born Millicent Small 6 October 1946 in Clarendon, Jamaica) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Durrell (born October 6, 1943 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor. Alexander Maxovich Shilov (Александр Максович Шилов born October 6 1943) is a prominent Russian Portrait painter Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Carlos Pace (born October 6 1944 in São Paulo - died March 18 1977 near São Paulo was a Racing driver from 1977)
• 1946 - Lloyd Doggett, American politician
• 1946 - Vinod Khanna, Indian actor
• 1946 - Tony Greig, South African-born English cricketer
• 1947 - Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1948 - Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician
• 1950 - David Brin, American author
• 1950 - Thomas McClary, American guitarist (Commodores)
• 1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) American Politician, is a Democratic politician from Texas. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vinod Khanna (विनोद खन्ना born 6 October, 1946) is an Indian Actor, Film producer and Politician Anthony "Tony" William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patxi Andión (born October 6, 1947 in Madrid) is a Spaniard best known as a Singer-songwriter and Musician, although he Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glen David Brin, PhD (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of Science fiction. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Manfred Winkelhock ( October 6, 1951 - August 12, 1985) was a German Racing driver. 1985)
• 1951 - Kevin Cronin, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
• 1952 - Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer
• 1953 - Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Cronin (born 6 October 1951, Evanston, Illinois) is the lead vocalist / Rhythm guitarist / occasional Pianist REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer (born in Bandırma, Turkey, 6 October[[ 952]] She educated at Yıldız Technical University and Istanbul University Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klaas Bruinsma ( October 6 1953 &ndash June 27 1991) was a major Dutch Drug lord, shot to death by mafia member and former 1991)
• 1954 - David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys)
• 1955 - Tony Dungy, American football coach
• 1959 - Brian Higgins, American politician, Member of US House of Representatives
• 1959 - Dennis Ray Boyd, American baseball player
• 1962 - Rich Yett, baseball player
• 1963 - Elisabeth Shue, American film actress
• 1963 - Chip Foose, American automobile customizer
• 1963 - Jsu Garcia, American actor
• 1964 - Matthew Sweet, American musician
• 1965 - Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1966 - Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
• 1966 - Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
• 1967 - Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
• 1967 - Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman
• 1969 - Troy Shaw, English snooker player
• 1970 - Darren Oliver, American baseball player
• 1970 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer
• 1971 - Phil Bennett, British racing driver
• 1971 - Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
• 1971 - Alan Stubbs, English footballer
• 1972 - Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
• 1972 - Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer
• 1973 - Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
• 1973 - Jeff Davis, American comedian
• 1973 - Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
• 1973 - Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player
• 1974 - Jeremy Sisto, American actor
• 1974 - Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer
• 1975 - Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
• 1976 - Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1977 - Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 - Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer
• 1978 - Ricky Hatton, English boxer
• 1979 - David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) David Hidalgo (born October 6 1954, Los Angeles, California) is a Singer-songwriter, best known for Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners Latin Playboys is a musical group comprising David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake, active in the 1990s Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and the current Head coach of the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Higgins (born October 6, 1959) a Democrat from New York, has been a member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rich Yett (Born October 6, 1962 in Pomona California) was a long relief pitcher in major league baseball from 1985 to 1990 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film actress. Chip Foose ( October 13, 1963) is a Hot rod shop owner automotive designer and fabricator and star of Overhaulin' on TLC Jsu Garcia (born October 6, 1963) is an American actor who has starred in many films sometimes credited as Nick Corri. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For the writer and broadcaster see Matthew Sweet (writer Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Rubén Angel Sierra García (born October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Niall John Quinn ( Irish name: Niall Seán Ó Cuinn) (Honorary MBE (b Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 in San Fernando Valley, California) is an American actress. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Kennet Andersson (born October 6, 1967 in Eskilstuna) is a former Swedish Football (soccer player a key member of the Swedish Svend Karlsen (born October 6, 1967) is a Norwegian strongman. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Troy Shaw (born October 6, 1969) is an English professional Snooker player Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darren Christopher Oliver (born October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6 1970 is an American actress, Singer, Songwriter and Musician. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Phil Bennett is an Auto racing driver born October 6 1971. He started circuit racing in 1998 with a one make Rover 216GTi racing in the BRSCC Lola Dueñas' ( October 6, 1971) is a Spanish actress She is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied in the Institut del Teatre Alan Stubbs (born 6 October 1971 in Kirkby, Merseyside) is a former English footballer, playing in central defence Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in North Richmond New South Wales) is an Australian football player Ryu Shi-won (born October 6 1972, Seoul) is a Korean actor and singer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Sylvain Legwinski (born October 6, 1973 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a French footballer, currently without a club who plays as an all-around Jeffrey Bryan Davis (born October 6, 1973 in Los Angeles California) is an American comedian Ioan Gruffudd (ˈjoʊæn ˈgrɪfɪð;; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh Actor. Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6 1973 in Southwick Massachusetts) is an American television Basketball analyst and a former player in Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6 1974) is an American Actor. Walter Centeno Corea (born October 6, 1974 in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican Midfielder, who currently plays for Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reon Dane King (b 6 October, 1975) has played 19 Tests and 50 One Day Internationals for the West Indies. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbie Hsu Hsi Yuan ( name also transliterated as Barbie Xu) is a Taiwanese Actress and Singer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Daniel Brière (born October 6, 1977, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional Ice hockey Vladimir Manchev ( Bulgarian Владимир Манчев (born October 6, 1977) is a Bulgarian football player who used to play Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) David di Tommaso ( October 6, 1979 &mdash November 29, 2005) was a French football player 2005)
• 1980 - Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
• 1981 - Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
• 1981 - José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 - MC Lars, American hip-hop artist
• 1982 - William Butler, Musician and member of Arcade Fire
• 1984 - Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer
• 1986 - Mohammad Shukri, Malaysian cricketer
• 1986 - Olivia Thirlby, American actress
• 1988 - Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress
• 1992 - Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress
• 1995 - Jessica Lunsford, American kidnapping victim (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Abdoulaye Méïté (born October 6, 1980 in Paris, France) is a Footballer who joined West Bromwich Albion on 10 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Zurab Khizanishvili (ზურაბ ხიზანიშვილი born Tbilisi, October 6, 1981) is a Georgian professional football José Luis Perlaza Napa (born October 6, 1981) is a tall powerful Ecuadoran footballer who plays as a defender for Centro Deportivo Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6 1982) is an American rapper, known by his Stage name MC Lars. William Pierce Butler (born October 6 1982) is a band member of the band Arcade Fire. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Joanna Pacitti (born October 6, 1984 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American pop / rock Singer and Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Mohammad Shukri Abdul Rahim A right-handed Batsman and Left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team Olivia Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American screen actress best known for her role as Leah the best friend of Ellen Page Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese actress. Maki Horikita started her acting career in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in a number of Japanese television dramas Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Rhyon Nicole Brown (born October 6, 1992, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jessica Marie Lunsford ( October 6, 1995 &ndash February 27, 2005) was a nine-year-old girl who was Abducted from her home in 2005)
• 1998 - Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink, German actress and singer

Deaths

• 877 - Charles the Bald (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink (born October 6, 1998) is a German child actress and singer Events By Place Asia Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia 823)
• 1014 - Samuil, Emperor of the Bulgarian Empire (b. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens. 958)
• 1101 - Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
• 1413 - Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. Events By Place Asia King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu Saint Bruno of Cologne ( Cologne, c 1030 &ndash Squillace, 6 October, 1101) the founder of the Carthusian Order personally Dawit I ( Ge'ez ዳዊት dāwīt, "David" was {{IPA|nəgusä nägäst}} ( 1382 - 6 October 1413) of 1382)
• 1542 - Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 &ndash October 11, 1542) was a 16th century English lyrical Poet. 1503)
• 1641 - Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
• 1644 - Elisabeth of Bourbon, wife of Philip IV of Spain (b. Matthijs Quast (? - October 6, 1641) was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century Philip IV (es ''Felipe IV'' pt ''Filipe III'' ( 8 April, 1605 &ndash 17 September, 1665) was King of Spain between 1621 and 1602)
• 1660 - Paul Scarron, French writer
• 1661 - Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
• 1688 - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (b. Paul Scarron (c July 1610 - October 6, 1660) French Poet, Dramatist, Novelist and first Guru Har Rai (ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ( 26 February 1630 - 6 October 1661) was the seventh of The Eleven Gurus of Sikhism Christopher Monck 2nd Duke of Albemarle, KG PC ( 14 August 1653 &ndash 6 October 1688) was an English statesman 1652)
• 1762 - Francesco Manfredini, Italian composer (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Francesco Onofrio Manfredini ( June 22, 1684 &ndash October 6, 1762) was an Italian Baroque composer Violinist, and church 1684)
• 1819 - Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Emmanuel IV ( May 24, 1751 – October 6, 1819) was King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802 Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) 1751)
• 1829 - Pierre Derbigny, Governor of Louisiana (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Pierre Augustin Charles Bourguignon Derbigny (1769–1829 was Governor of Louisiana 1769)
• 1873 - Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1797)
• 1891 - Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Stewart Parnell ( 27 June 1846 &ndash 6 October 1891) was an Irish Protestant landowner nationalist 1846)
• 1892 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, British poet (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets 1809)
• 1912 - Auguste Marie François Beernaert, Belgian statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Auguste Marie François Beernaert ( July 26, 1829 &ndash October 6, 1912) was the Prime Minister of Belgium from October The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1829)
• 1945 - Leonardo Conti, Nazi physician (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Leonardo Conti ( 24 August, 1900 – 6 October 1945) was as the "Reich Health Leader" ( "Reichsgesundheitsführer" 1900)
• 1947 - Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leevi Antti Madetoja ( February 17, 1887 &ndash October 6, 1947) was a Finnish Composer. 1887)
• 1951 - Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-born physician and biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Otto Fritz Meyerhof ( April 12, 1884 &ndash October 6, 1951) was a German -born Physician and Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1884)
• 1951 - Will Keith Kellogg, American food manufacturer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W K Kellogg ( April 7, 1860 &ndash October 6, 1951) was a U 1860)
• 1959 - Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Berenson (born June 26, 1865 Butrimonys (now in Alytus district of Lithuania) &ndash October 6, 1959 Florence 1865)
• 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tod Browning ( July 12, 1880 &ndash October 6, 1962) was an American motion picture Actor, director 1880)
• 1968 - Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phyllis Nicolson ( 21 September 1917 - 6 October 1968) was a British Mathematician most known for her work on the Crank-Nicolson 1917)
• 1973 - François Cevert, French race car driver (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Family background The son of Charles Goldenberg (1901-1985 a successful Parisian jeweller and Huguette Cevert François Cevert was born in Paris in early 1944 1944)
• 1973 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Blackmer ( July 13, 1895 – October 6, 1973) was an American Actor. 1895)
• 1974 - Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Helmuth Koinigg ( November 3, 1948 – October 6, 1974) was an Austrian racing driver who died in a crash in the 1974 United States 1948)
• 1976 - Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilbert Ryle ( 19 August 1900 - 6 October 1976) was a British Philosopher, and a representative of the generation of 1900)
• 1980 - Hattie Jacques, British comedy actress (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress 1922)
• 1980 - Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Robic (born June 10 1921 in Vouziers ( Champagne-Ardenne) &ndash died Claye-Souilly, October 6 1980) was 1921)
• 1981 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1918)
• 1983 - Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Terence James Cardinal Cooke, ( March 1, 1921 - October 6, 1983) was an American cardinal the tenth bishop (seventh archbishop of the Roman 1921)
• 1985 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and 1921)
• 1986 - Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Aleksandr (Alexander Semenovich Kronrod (Александр Семёнович Кронрод (October 22 1921 &ndash October 6 1986 was a Russian Mathematician 1921)
• 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. 1908)
• 1992 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 &ndash 6 October 1992 was a distinguished English Actor of stage and Screen, with 1922)
• 1992 - Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Joseph "Bill" O'Reilly, often known as Tiger O'Reilly, (born 20 December 1905 in White Cliffs New South Wales; died 6 October 1992 in Sydney 1902)
• 1993 - Larry Walters, American "lawn chair" pilot (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence Richard Walters, nicknamed " Lawnchair Larry " or the " Lawn Chair Pilot " ( April 19, 1949 – October 6 1949)
• 1997 - Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar John Samuel Vander Meer ( November 2, 1914 - October 6 1997) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball. 1914)
• 1998 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball 1944)
• 1999 - Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues, GCSE, GCIH, pron ɐ'maliɐ ʁu'dɾigɨʃ ( July 23, 1920 &ndash 1920)
• 1999 - Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler/commentator (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon 1937)
• 2000 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Richard W Farnsworth ( September 1, 1920 &ndash October 6, 2000) was an Oscar -nominated American Actor 1930)
• 2001 - Arne Harris, American television sports director (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Arnold H Harris ( 22 May 1934 in Chicago, Illinois - 6 October 2001 in Chicago, Illinois) was the 1934)
• 2002 - Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Claus of the Netherlands Jonkheer of Amsberg ( September 6 1926 – October 6 2002) was a German-born aristocrat who became 1926)
• 2003 - Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Treadwell ( April 29 1957 &ndash October 5 2003) was an American Bear enthusiast Environmentalist, 1957)
• 2006 - Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bertha ("Puck" van Duyne-Brouwer ( Leidschendam, 29 October 1930 &ndash Oostvoorne, 6 October 2006) was 1930)
• 2006 - Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian film director (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eduardo Mignogna ( August 17, 1940 - October 6, 2006) was an Argentinian Film director and screenwriter 1940)
• 2006 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil ( November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was an American 1911)
• 2006 - Wilson Tucker, American writer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the football player of the same name see Bob Tucker (football player. 1914)
• 2007 - Bud Ekins, American stuntman (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bud Ekins ( May 11, 1930 &ndash October 6, 2007) was one of the foremost stuntmen of his generation 1930)

Holidays and observances

• RC Saints - Saint Bruno, St Faith
• Also see October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Egypt - Armed Forces Day; commemorates the October war of 1973. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Bruno of Cologne ( Cologne, c 1030 &ndash Squillace, 6 October, 1101) the founder of the Carthusian Order personally Saint Faith (Latin Sancta Fides, French Sainte Foy, Spanish Santa Fe) is a Saint whose center of cult was Oct 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 7 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on October 19 by Old Calendarist This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day to recognize venerate and honor their Military forces Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר ˈjɔm kiˈpur also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays Its Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
• U.S. - German-American Day observed since 1987
• Judaism - Fast of Gedalia (2005)
• French Republican Calendar - Âne (Donkey) Day, fifteenth day in the Month of Vendémiaire

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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The United States of America —commonly referred to as the German-American Day is a holiday in the United States observed annually on October 6 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) ( צוֹם גְּדָלִיָּה, gɛdˈlaɪə or gɪˈdɑlyə Tzom Gedaliah is a Jewish fast Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The donkey or ass, Equus asinus, is a member of the Equidae or horse family and an odd-toed ungulate. Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar.

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