October 6th, 1973

Born on October 6th, 1973

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What happened on October 6th, 1973?

October 6th, 1973

Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on October 6th, 1973

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

50

Rebecca Lobo

American professional women's basketball player

*October 6th, 1973, Hartford

50

Christel Pascal

French alpine skier

*October 6th, 1973, Gap

50

Anna Gomis

Olympic wrestler

*October 6th, 1973, Tourcoing

50

Jeff Davis

American actor, singer and comedian

*October 6th, 1973, Los Angeles

50

Samantha Torres

Miss December 1995

*October 6th, 1973, Ibiza

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 6th?

29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

51

Mark Schwarzer

Australian association football player

*October 6th, 1972, Sydney

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

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

49

Jeremy Sisto

American actor (born 1974)

*October 6th, 1974, Grass Valley

48

Martin Jørgensen

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1975, Aarhus

55

Bjarne Goldbæk

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1968, Copenhagen

52

Lola Dueñas

Spanish actress

*October 6th, 1971, Madrid

51

Ko So-young

South Korean actress

*October 6th, 1972, Seoul

33

Marcus Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

*October 6th, 1990, Landskrona

84

Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

*October 6th, 1939, Carlisle

53

Amy Jo Johnson

American actress

*October 6th, 1970, Hyannis

45

Pamela David

Argentine model

*October 6th, 1978, Córdoba

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

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

39

Valerie Adams

New Zealand shot putter (1984-)

*October 6th, 1984, Rotorua

51

Jessica Hausner

Austrian film director and screenwriter

*October 6th, 1972, Vienna

52

Alan Stubbs

English footballer (born 1971)

*October 6th, 1971, Kirkby

Same year
Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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