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Events

• 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.
• 68 BC - Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia.
• 891 - Formosus becomes Pope.
• 1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1600 - Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence.
• 1849 - The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
• 1884 - The Naval War College of the United States Navy was founded in Newport, Rhode Island.
• 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
• 1903 - The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
• 1908 - Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1921 - International PEN is founded in London.
• 1922 - The great powers of the first world war withdraw from Istanbul
• 1927 - Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
• 1928 - Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• 1939 - Last Polish army is defeated in World War II.
• 1945 - Baseball: Bill 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).
• 1955 - A United Airlines DC-4 crashes in Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, killing 66 people
• 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
• 1973 - The Crossing: 80,000 Egyptian troops cross the Suez Canal, starting the Yom Kippur War.
• 1976 - Cubana Flight 455 crashes due to a bomb placed by anti-Castrist militants, after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados.
• 1976 - New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and their associates, putting an end to the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China.
• 1976 - Students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom are massacred by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.
• 1977 - In Alicante, Spain, a group of MCPV militants and sympathizers were attacked by fascists while putting up posters. Miquel Grau, a 20-year old MCPV sympathizer, is killed.
• 1978 - Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, members of the Swedish pop group ABBA, are married.
• 1981 - Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated.
• 1993 - Michael Jordan makes his first retirement from the NBA.
• 1995 - 51 Pegasi, in the constellation of Pegasus, 47.9 light-years away from Earth, was discovered to be the first major star apart from the Sun to have a planet (and extrasolar planet) orbiting around it.
• 1998 - Gay-bashing: Near Laramie, Wyoming, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard is viciously attacked by two assailants for being gay (he died on October 12).
• 2000 - Slobodan Milošević resigns.
• 2001 - The then most-attended ice hockey game in history, between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, before a crowd of 74,554. In 2004, that record was shattered in a historic outdoor regular season match in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens.
• 2002 - The French oil tanker Limburg is bombed off Yemen.
• 2002 - Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá is canonized.

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Wojsko Polskie (WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ... Wrigley Field is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales and which became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916. ... 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The Premier ( Chinese: 总理 pinyin: zŏnglĭ), sometimes referred to as the Prime Minister, is the Chairman of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China and head of Central Peoples Government. ... Hua Guofeng (Simplified Chinese: 华国锋; Traditional Chinese: 華國鋒; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hua Kuo-feng) (born February 16, 1921) was Mao Zedongs designated successor as leader of the Communist Party of China and the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Gang of Four on trial The Gang of Four (Chinese: 四人帮; pinyin: ) was a group of Communist Party leaders in the Peoples Republic of China who were arrested and removed from their positions in 1976, following the death of Mao Zedong, and were blamed for the events of... A poster during the Cultural Revolution. ... มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailands prestigious university. ... 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Births

• 1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
• 1459 - Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)
• 1510 - Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)
• 1552 - Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)
• 1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)
• 1610 - Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)
• 1716 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771)
• 1769 - Sir Isaac Brock, British commander (d. 1812)
• 1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850)
• 1801 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)
• 1803 - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879)
• 1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)
• 1831 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. 1916)
• 1838 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)
• 1846 - George Westinghouse, American engineer and inventor (d. 1914)
• 1872 - Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer (d. 1936)
• 1882 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1937)
• 1886 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
• 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
• 1888 - Roland Garros, French pilot (d. 1918)
• 1900 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
• 1903 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
• 1905 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (d. 1998)
• 1906 - Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. 1984)
• 1908 - Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942)
• 1910 - Barbara Castle, British politician (d. 2002)
• 1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (d. 2002)
• 1917 - Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist
• 1920 - Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1920 - Lord Donaldson of Lymington, British judge (d. 2005)
• 1925 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (d. 2005)
• 1930 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (d. 2000)
• 1930 - Richie Benaud, Australian cricket player
• 1931 - Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
• 1931 - Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1935 - Bruno Sammartino, Italian strongman
• 1942 - Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
• 1943 - Michael Durrell, American actor
• 1945 - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
• 1946 - Lloyd Doggett, American politician
• 1946 - Tony Greig, South African-born cricketer
• 1948 - Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician
• 1950 - David Brin, American author
• 1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)
• 1953 - Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)
• 1963 - Elisabeth Shue, American film actress
• 1969 - Troy Shaw, English snooker player
• 1972 - Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
• 1973 - Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
• 1973 - Jeff Davis, American comedian
• 1973 - Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player
• 1981 - Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer

For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel, Polish WacÅ‚aw), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306) was the king of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and king of Bohemia (1305 - 1306). ... Events March 25 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland June 19 - Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruces Scottish rebels at the Battle of Methven Philip IV of France exiles all the Jews from France and confiscates their property In London, a city ordinance degrees that heating with... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Martin Behaim (October 6, 1459 – July 29, 1507), or Behem, was a navigator and geographer of great pretensions. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1510 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rowland Taylor was born October 6, 1510 in Northumberland, England, and died February 9th, 1555 in Hadleigh. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Matteo Ricci Matteo Ricci (Macerata, October 6, 1552 - Peking, May 11, 1610) (Chinese: 利瑪竇; pinyin: Lì MÇŽdòu) was an Italian Jesuit priest whose missionary activity in China during the Ming Dynasty marked the beginning of modern Chinese Christianity. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 - November 10, 1624), one of Shakespeares patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier (October 6, 1610 - November 17, French soldier, was the second son of Leon de Sainte-Maure, baron de Montausier. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 - 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – October 13, 1812) was a British Major-General and administrator. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Louis-Philippe of France (October 6, 1773–August 26, 1850) reigned as the Orléanist king of the French from 1830 to 1848. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Lazare Hippolyte Carnot (October 6, 1801 - March 16, 1888) was a French statesman. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (October 6, 1803 – April 4, 1879) was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Dedekind Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (October 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important work in abstract algebra and the foundations of the real numbers. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Giuseppe Cesare Abba (October 6, 1838-November 6, 1910), was an Italian patriot and writer. ... -1... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer now best known for the brand of electrical goods that bear his name. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin (Михаил Алексеевич Кузмин, 1872 - 1936) was a Russian reincarnation of Andre Gide. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Szymanowski (October 6, 1882 - March 28, 1937) was a Polish-Swedish composer and pianist. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Notre Dame du Haut Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a Swiss architect famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Roland Garros has been considered the world’s first fighter pilot. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Stan Nichols (Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols; born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey, Essex, England; died 26 January 1961, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England) was the leading all-rounder in English cricket for much of the 1930s. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (October 6, 1903 – June 25, 1995) was an Irish physicist, the winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physics along with Sir John Douglas Cockcroft. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cover of Time Magazine (July 26, 1926) Helen Wills Moody (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1999) was one of the greatest womens tennis players of all time, dominating the 1920s and 1930s. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Janet Gaynor Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906–September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. ... This article is about the year. ... -1... Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 – May 3, 2002), British left-wing politician, was born Barbara Anne Betts in Bradford, Yorkshire, and adopted her familys politics, joining the Labour Party. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 in Larvik, Norway–April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a world-famous Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Fulbright Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917) was an African-American voting rights activist and civil rights leader. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Pietro Consagra Pietro Consagra (born on October 6, 1920 in Mazara del Vallo, Italy - died July 16, 2005 in Milan, Italy) was an Italian sculptor known for his abstract sculptures mainly in iron and bronze. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lord Donaldson of Lymington (October 6, 1920 - September 1, 2005) is a former Law Lord. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shana Alexander (October 6, 1925 - June 23, 2005) was an American columnist. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad (October 6, 1930 - June 10, 2000) was the president Syria from 1971 to 2000. ... This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Richard Richie Benaud (born October 6, 1930) is an Australian cricketer and latterly cricket commentator and writer. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh (Николай Степанович Черных) (born October 6, 1931, died May 26, 2004) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian-born American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bruno Laopardo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6, 1936 in Pizzoferrato, Abruzzo, Italy), is a former professional wrestler. ... This article is about the year. ... Britt Ekland in a promotional shoot for The Man with the Golden Gun Britt Ekland (born October 6, 1942 as Britt-Marie Eklund) is a Stockholm-born Swedish actress, long resident in the UK. Britt Ekland became famous as a result of her whirlwind romance with British actor and comedian... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Michael Durrell (born October 6, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pron. ... See also List of Presidents of Brazil The President of the Federal Republic of Brazil is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Rep. ... Anthony Tony William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former cricketer and currently a commentator. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams, MP, MLA, (born 6 October 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for West Belfast. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A recent picture of David Brin. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Manfred Winkelhock (October 6, 1951 - August 12, 1985) was a German auto racing driver. ... This article is about the year. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Klaas Bruinsma (October 6, 1953 – June 27, 1991) was a Dutch drug lord. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a popular American film actress. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Troy Shaw (born October 10, 1969) is an English professional snooker player. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972) is an Australian association football player. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Sylvain Legwinski (born June 10, 1973 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a footballer playing for Fulham in the FA Premier League. ... Jeffrey Bryan Davis (born October 6, 1973 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian. ... Rebecca Lobo (born October 6, 1973) is a WNBA and college basketball analyst and was a professional basketball player for the WNBA from 1997 to 2003. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zurab Khizanishvili (born October 6, 1981) is a professional football player who currently plays in defence for Blackburn Rovers on loan from Rangers. ...

Deaths

• 1101 - Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
• 1536 - William Tyndale, English Bible translator (burned at the stake)
• 1542 - Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)
• 1641 - Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
• 1644 - Elisabeth of France, queen of Philip IV of Spain (b. 1602)
• 1660 - Paul Scarron, French writer
• 1661 - Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
• 1688 - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (b. 1652)
• 1762 - Francesco Manfredini, Italian composer (b. 1684)
• 1873 - Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (b. 1797)
• 1891 - Charles Stewart Parnell, Leader of Irish nationalism (b. 1846)
• 1892 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, British poet (b. 1809)
• 1912 - Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert, Belgian statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1829)
• 1946 - Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer (b. 1935)
• 1947 - Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (b. 1887)
• 1951 - Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Germn-born physician and biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1884)
• 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)
• 1980 - Hattie Jacques, British comedy actress (b. 1922)
• 1981 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (assassinated) (b. 1918)
• 1983 - Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop (b. 1921)
• 1985 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921)
• 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
• 1992 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (b. 1922)
• 1992 - Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
• 1999 - Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. 1920)
• 2000 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (b. 1930)

Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... Saint Bruno (Cologne, c. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Sculpted Head Of William Tyndale from St Dunstan-in-the-West Church London William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – October 6, 1542) was a poet and Ambassador in the service of Henry VIII. He first entered Henrys service in 1516 as Sewer Extraordinary, and the same year he began studying at St Johns College of the University of Cambridge. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Matthijs Quast (.. - October 6, 1641) was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Elisabeth of France (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644), was the daughter of King Henry IV of France and wife of Philip IV of Spain. ... Philip IV of Castille (Spanish: Felipe IV) (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665) was the king of Spain, from 1621 until his death, and king of Portugal as Philip III (Portuguese: Filipe III) until 1640. ... This page is about the year. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Paul Scarron (c. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Guru Har Rai (Punjabi: ) (26 February 1630 - 6 October 1661) was the seventh of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 8 March 1644 following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Guru Har Gobind. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (14 August 1653 - 6 October 1688) was an English statesman and failed soldier. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (June 22, 1684 – October 6, 1762) was an Italian baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (July 20, 1797 - October 6, 1873) was a Polish nobleman, explorer and geologist. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Stewart Parnell (June 27, 1846 – October 6, 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone thought him the most remarkable person he had ever met. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Auguste Marie François Beernaert (July 26, 1829 - October 6, 1912) was a Belgian-Flemish statesman and cowinner (with Paul dEstournelles de Constant) of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1909. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Johnny OKeefe (1935-1978) was an early Australian rock and roll singer of the 1950s. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leevi Antti Madetoja (February 17, 1887 – October 6, 1947) was a Finnish composer. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Otto Fritz Meyerhof (April 12, 1884 - October 6, 1951), German-U.S. physician and biochemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Albert Browning, Jr. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Josephine Edwina Jacques (February 7, 1922 - October 6, 1980), better known by the stage name Hattie Jacques, was a British comedy actress born in Sandgate, Kent. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The President of the Arab republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terence James Cooke, later Terence Cardinal Cooke, (1 March 1921 - 6 October 1983) was the tenth bishop (seventh archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Nelson Riddle and Frank Sinatra, 1956 Nelson Smock Riddle (June 1, 1921 - October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1980s. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also a singer named Betty Davis. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Denholm Elliott in The Signalman Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 – October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his appearances on stage, film and television. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Joseph OReilly or Tiger OReilley (20 December 1905 - 6 October 1992), was an outstanding Australian cricketer, and, in retirement, a well-respected cricket writer and broadcaster. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... lia Rodrigues Am lia Rodrigues (1920–October 6, 1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Richard Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Holidays and observances

• RC Saints - Saint Bruno, St Faith
• Also see October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Egypt - National Day or Victory Day; celebrates the results of the October war in 1973
• U.S. - German-American Day observed since 1987; Mad Hatter Day
• Judaism - Fast of Gedalia (2005)
• Ireland - Ivy Day, formerly honoring the Irish god Padraig Pearse, commemmorates the death of Charles Stewart Parnell.

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... If youre looking for the fictional character from Da Ali G Show, see Bruno. ... Feast Day: October 6 - for Roman Catholics and Anglicans (Book of Common Prayer). ... Oct. ... The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a country. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto (in practice) Government  â€¢ President... German-American Day is a holiday of the United States of America, observed annually on October 6. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inspired by the character of the Mad Hatter as depicted in Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Mad Hatter Day (also frequently appearing without spaces, as MadHatterDay) is a semi-official holiday created to be a second Silly Day, bridging the gap between each occurance of April Fools Day. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, with around 14 million followers (as of 2005 [1]). It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ... The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) is a Jewish fast from dawn till dusk to commemorate the death of a Jew of that name. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Pearse Patrick Henry Pearse (known as Pádraic Pearse or, in the Irish language, as Pádraic Anraí Mac Piarais) (November 10, 1879 - May 3, 1916) was a teacher, poet, writer and political activist who led the Irish Easter Rising in 1916. ... Charles Stewart Parnell (June 27, 1846 – October 6, 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone thought him the most remarkable person he had ever met. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

October 5 - October 7 - September 6 - November 6 – more historical anniversaries October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...