October 6th, 1946

Born on October 6th, 1946

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, 1946

70

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician

*October 6th, 1946, Peshawar †April 27th, 2017, Mumbai

77

Eddie Villanueva

Filipino evangelist, preacher, and politician

*October 6th, 1946, Bocaue

77

Lloyd Doggett

United States Representative from Texas

*October 6th, 1946, Austin

72

Chng Seok Tin

Visually-impaired artist from Singapore

*October 6th, 1946, Katong †September 6th, 2019, Singapore

77

John Monie

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

*October 6th, 1946, Woy Woy

66

Tony Greig

South African cricket player in England (1946-2012)

*October 6th, 1946, Queenstown †December 29th, 2012, Sydney

69

John Hostetter

American actor (1946-2016)

*October 6th, 1946, Brooklyn †September 2nd, 2016, Port Orange

77

Yukiko Kobayashi

Japanese actress (1946-)

*October 6th, 1946, Tokyo

77

Alaina Warren Zachary

American actress (b. 1946)

*October 6th, 1946, Cleveland

70

Bob Ring

American ice hockey player

*October 6th, 1946, Melrose †June 22nd, 2017, Bluffton

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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

84

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

*October 6th, 1939, Carlisle

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

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

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

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

73

David Brin

American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)

*October 6th, 1950, Glendale

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

81

Britt Ekland

Swedish actress (born 1942)

*October 6th, 1942, Stockholm

88

Siegfried Köhler

East German cyclist

*October 6th, 1935, Forst

72

Millie Small

Jamaican singer (1947–2020)

*October 6th, 1947, Clarendon Parish †May 5th, 2020, London

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

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

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

84

Juan Bañuelos

Mexican poet, essayist, editor and professor (1932-2017)

*October 6th, 1932, Tuxtla Gutiérrez †March 29th, 2017, Mexico City

75

Gerry Adams

Irish politician (born 1948)

*October 6th, 1948, Belfast

74

Thomas McClary

American guitarist

*October 6th, 1949, Eustis

67

Rüdiger Helm

East German canoe racer

*October 6th, 1956, Neubrandenburg

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

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

74

Les Moonves

American television executive

*October 6th, 1949, New York City

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

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77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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