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)
- 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
- 1948 - Gerry Adams, Irish politician
- 1950 - David Brin, science fiction author
- 1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German auto racing driver (+1985)
Deaths:
Holidays:
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