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6 October
October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). There are 86 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France
- 1820 - Jenny Lind, singer
- 1831 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician († 1916)
- 1846 - George Westinghouse, American engineer, inventor († 1914)
- 1868 - George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Saturday Evening Post († 1937)
- 1882 - Karol Szymanowski, composer († 1937)
- 1886 - Edwin Fischer, pianist and conductor († 1960)
- 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect († 1965)
- 1905 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player († 1998)
- 1906 - Janet Gaynor, American actress († 1984)
- 1908 - Carole Lombard, American actress († 1942)
- 1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer on the Kon-Tiki expedition. († 2002)
- 1930 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria († 2000)
- 1930 - Richie Benaud, Australian cricket player
- 1935 - Bruno Sammartino, "The Italian Strongman"
- 1948 - Gerry Adams, Irish politician
- 1950 - David Brin, science fiction author
- 1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German auto racing driver († 1985)
Deaths
- 1892 - Alfred Tennyson, British author
- 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director
- 1981 - Anwar Sadat, Egyptian president (assassinated)
- 1985 - Murder of PC Keith Blakelock in the Broadwater Farm Riot, London
- 1988 - Larry Walters, who used 45 helium balloons and a lawnchair to propel himself to 16,000 feet in 1982
- 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress
- 1992 - Denholm Elliott, actor
- 1993 - Agnes de Mille, dancer, choreographer
- 1996 - Seymour Cray, American computer pioneer
- 2002 - Claus von Amsberg (76), husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Holidays and Observances
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
October 5 - October 7 - September 6 - November 6 - more historical anniversaries
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