October 6th, 1729

Born on October 6th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 6th?

October 6th, 2010

The first version of the Instagram mobile application was released for iOS devices.

October 6th, 2008

The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt (pictured) – the second largest impact crater on the planet.

October 6th, 2002

Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden.

October 6th, 2000

Denouncing corruption in Argentine president Fernando de la Rúa's administration and the Senate, Vice President Carlos Álvarez resigned.

October 6th, 1998

Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was attacked and fatally wounded near Laramie, Wyoming, U.S., dying six days later.

October 6th, 1995

Astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz reported the discovery of a planet orbiting 51 Pegasi as the first known exoplanet around a main-sequence star.

October 6th, 1989

About 200 members of the San Francisco Police Department instigated a police riot in the Castro following a peaceful protest held by ACT UP.

October 6th, 1985

Police constable Keith Blakelock was killed during rioting in the Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham, London.

October 6th, 1981

Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assassinated while attending a parade in Cairo to mark the eighth anniversary of the Crossing of the Bar Lev Line at the start of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

October 6th, 1976

Two bombs placed by the CIA-linked Cuban dissident group Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations exploded on Cubana Flight 455, killing all 73 aboard.

October 6th, 1973

Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal (pictured) to attack occupying Israeli forces at the Bar Lev Line, starting the Yom Kippur War.

October 6th, 1934

Catalonia's autonomous government declared a general strike, an armed insurgency, and the establishment of the Catalan State in reaction to the inclusion of conservatives in the Spanish republican regime.

October 6th, 1927

The Jazz Singer, one of the first feature-length motion pictures with a synchronized recorded music score, was released.

October 6th, 1908

Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing a crisis that permanently damaged the country's relations with the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia.

October 6th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery were captured by British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, dismantling the Hudson River Chains.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 6th

Born on October 6th, 1729

32

Joseph Antony Adolph

Painter (1729-1762)

*October 6th, 1729, Mikulov †January 17th, 1762, Vienna

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29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

77

Le Corbusier

Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965)

*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

*October 6th, 1898, Frankfurt †October 17th, 1976, Münster

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

73

Adolf von Hildebrand

German sculptor

*October 6th, 1847, Marburg †January 18th, 1921, Munich

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

*October 6th, 1935, Pizzoferrato †April 18th, 2018, Pittsburgh

84

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

*October 6th, 1939, Carlisle

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

67

Jenny Lind

Swedish classical singer

*October 6th, 1820, Stockholm †November 2nd, 1887, Malvern

77

Christian I Jorhan

German sculptor (1727-1804)

*October 6th, 1727, Bad Griesbach im Rottal †October 8th, 1804, Landshut

43

Johan Herman Wessel

Norwegian-Danish writer

*October 6th, 1742, Vestby Municipality †December 29th, 1785, Copenhagen

66

Johann Anton André

German composer (1775-1842)

*October 6th, 1775, Offenbach am Main †April 5th, 1842, Offenbach am Main

88

Siegfried Köhler

East German cyclist

*October 6th, 1935, Forst

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

33

Marcus Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

*October 6th, 1990, Landskrona

27

Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este

Grandmother of Louis-Philippe of France (1726-1754)

*October 6th, 1726, Modena †April 30th, 1754, Paris

80

Jeremiah Morrow

American politician (1771-1852)

*October 6th, 1771, Gettysburg †March 22nd, 1852, Lebanon

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

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67

Catherine II of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

68

Edmund Burke

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

94

Charles Thomson

American patriot leader (1729-1824)

*November 29th, 1729, Maghera †August 16th, 1824, Lower Merion Township

44

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Austrian composer

*May 3rd, 1729, Most †January 21st, 1774, Vienna

56

Antonio Sacchini

Italian composer (1730–1786)

*November 30th, 1729, Florence †November 30th, 1785, Paris

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

*May 23rd, 1729, Bosisio Parini †August 15th, 1799, Milan

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

*December 20th, 1729, Městec Králové †July 2nd, 1794, Regensburg

65

John Penn

Last governor of colonial Pennsylvania

*July 14th, 1729, London †February 9th, 1795, Philadelphia

84

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

British General in the American War of Independence (1729-1814)

*August 10th, 1729, London †July 12th, 1814, Plymouth

72

Giuseppe Sarti

Italian opera composer (1729–1802)

*December 1st, 1729, Faenza †July 28th, 1802, Berlin

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

36

Louis, Dauphin of France

French Dauphin (1729-1765)

*September 4th, 1729, Palace of Versailles †December 20th, 1765, Fontainebleau

69

Johann Reinhold Forster

German naturalist (1729–1798)

*October 22nd, 1729, Tczew †December 9th, 1798, Halle (Saale)

48

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser

German organist and composer

*October 1st, 1729, Inzell †December 22nd, 1777, Salzburg

46

Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits

French colonial administrator (1729-1776)

*November 20th, 1729, Sainte-Rose †October 18th, 1776, Paris

60

Philipp Christian Bunsen

(1729-1790)

*October 1st, 1729, Bad Arolsen †February 10th, 1790, Frankfurt

34

Fyodor Volkov

Russian actor and founder of the first permanent Russian theater (1729-1763)

*February 9th, 1729, Kostroma †April 4th, 1763, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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