October 6th, 1965

Born on October 6th, 1965

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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, 1965

58

Jürgen Kohler

German footballer

*October 6th, 1965, Lambsheim

58

Steve Scalise

American politician (born 1965)

*October 6th, 1965, New Orleans

58

John McWhorter

American academic and linguist

*October 6th, 1965, Philadelphia

58

Rubén Sierra

Puerto Rican baseball player

*October 6th, 1965, Río Piedras

58

Darren Hughes

British footballer (born 1965)

*October 6th, 1965, Prescot

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Who's birthday is on October 6th?

29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

25

José Guevara

Badminton player

*October 6th, 1998, Cajamarca

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

63

Yves Leterme

Former Belgian prime minister

*October 6th, 1960, Wervik

55

Bjarne Goldbæk

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1968, Copenhagen

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

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

57

Niall Quinn

Irish association football player and manager

*October 6th, 1966, Dublin

84

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

*October 6th, 1939, Carlisle

60

Thomas Bickel

Swiss association football player

*October 6th, 1963, Aarberg

59

Thorsten Storm

German handball player

*October 6th, 1964, Kellinghusen

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

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

60

Romero Britto

Brazilian artist

*October 6th, 1963, Recife

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

52

Emily Mortimer

British actress

*October 6th, 1971, Finsbury Park

51

Mark Schwarzer

Australian association football player

*October 6th, 1972, Sydney

33

Marcus Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

*October 6th, 1990, Landskrona

57

Dolores Heredia

Mexican actress

*October 6th, 1966, La Paz

73

David Brin

American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)

*October 6th, 1950, Glendale

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Born in 1965

59

Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

59

Jan Tore Sanner

Norwegian politician

*May 6th, 1965, Bærum Municipality

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

58

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Danish badminton player and administrator

*September 20th, 1965, Esbønderup

58

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

58

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

59

Gunnar Beck

German EU lawyer and legal philosopher

*May 1st, 1965, Düsseldorf

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

59

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

58

Shah Rukh Khan

Indian actor, producer and television personality

*November 2nd, 1965, New Delhi

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Born on October 6th, 1965
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1965 is a normal year and no leap year.

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