October 6th, 1688 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1688 - October 23rd, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 439 days, exactly on July 12th, 2025, people who were born on October 6th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965)
*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-MartinGerman historian (1898-1976)
*October 6th, 1898, Frankfurt †October 17th, 1976, MünsterItalian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)
*October 6th, 1935, Pizzoferrato †April 18th, 2018, PittsburghNorwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla MicheriIrish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)
*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, BelfastMexican poet, essayist, editor and professor (1932-2017)
*October 6th, 1932, Tuxtla Gutiérrez †March 29th, 2017, Mexico CityGerman composer (1775-1842)
*October 6th, 1775, Offenbach am Main †April 5th, 1842, Offenbach am MainAmerican scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)
*October 6th, 1950, GlendaleSpanish colonial administrator (1682-1736)
*October 6th, 1682, Durango †January 31st, 1736, Paraná RiverKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German science writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Yom Kippur War commemorations) which are celebrated on October 6th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).