October 6th, 1964

Born on October 6th, 1964

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, 1964

59

Thorsten Storm

German handball player

*October 6th, 1964, Kellinghusen

59

Knut Storberget

Norwegian politician

*October 6th, 1964, Elverum

59

Mark Field

British Conservative politician (born 1964)

*October 6th, 1964, Hanover

59

Matthew Sweet

American musician

*October 6th, 1964, Lincoln

59

Tom Jager

American swimmer

*October 6th, 1964, Collinsville

24

Ricky Berry

American basketball player

*October 6th, 1964, Lansing †August 14th, 1989, Fair Oaks

59

Alexander Wussow

Austrian actor

*October 6th, 1964, Vienna

59

Mark Cheng

Hong Kong actor

*October 6th, 1964, Hong Kong

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29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

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

60

Thomas Bickel

Swiss association football player

*October 6th, 1963, Aarberg

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

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

60

Romero Britto

Brazilian artist

*October 6th, 1963, Recife

55

Bjarne Goldbæk

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1968, Copenhagen

84

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

*October 6th, 1939, Carlisle

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

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

63

Yves Leterme

Former Belgian prime minister

*October 6th, 1960, Wervik

61

Casey Nicholaw

American theatre director and choreographer

*October 6th, 1962, San Diego

60

Sanjay Mishra

Indian actor

*October 6th, 1963, Patna

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

57

Niall Quinn

Irish association football player and manager

*October 6th, 1966, Dublin

51

Mark Schwarzer

Australian association football player

*October 6th, 1972, Sydney

33

Marcus Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

*October 6th, 1990, Landskrona

73

David Brin

American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)

*October 6th, 1950, Glendale

60

Ricardo Vélez

Colombian actor

*October 6th, 1963, London

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60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

60

Li Lingwei

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

59

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

59

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

59

Tor Mikkel Wara

Norwegian politician

*December 27th, 1964, Karasjok Municipality

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

59

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

60

Russell Crowe

New Zealand actor

*April 7th, 1964, Wellington

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

59

Clive Owen

British actor

*October 3rd, 1964, Coventry

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Born on October 6th, 1964
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Leap year

Yes: 1964 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).

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