October 6th, 1996

Born on October 6th, 1996

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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 (depicted) 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 the political group 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 (pictured) 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, 1973

The Egyptian Armed Forces crossed the Suez Canal (pictured) to attack occupying Israeli forces at the Bar Lev Line in the Sinai Peninsula, beginning the Yom Kippur War.

October 6th, 1934

Catalonia's autonomous government, led by Lluís Companys (pictured), 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.

October 6th, 1762

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Manila concluded with a British victory over Spain, leading to a twenty-month occupation.

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

Born on October 6th, 1996

29

Kazuki Takahashi

Japanese association football player (born 1996)

*October 6th, 1996, Noda

Same year
Born in 1996

30

Dove Cameron

American actress and singer

*January 15th, 1996, Bainbridge Island

29

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi

30

Jeremy Zucker

American singer-songwriter

*March 3rd, 1996, Franklin Lakes

30

Lauren Jauregui

American singer

*June 27th, 1996, Miami

30

Luke Hemmings

Australian singer and guitarist

*July 16th, 1996, Freemans Reach

29

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

29

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Indonesian badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Banyuwangi

29

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

30

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

29

Katja Krasavice

German singer, rapper and former YouTuber

*August 10th, 1996, Teplice

29

Lili Reinhart

American actress

*September 13th, 1996, Cleveland

30

Zach Bryan

American country musician

*April 2nd, 1996, Oologah

30

Korede Bello

Nigerian singer and songwriter

*February 29th, 1996, Lagos

29

Henrik Fagerli Rukke

Norwegian speed skater

*October 20th, 1996, Hol Municipality

30

Ruben Jille

Dutch badminton player

*July 11th, 1996, Nieuwegein

30

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Polish singer-songwriter

*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

29

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

30

Baco Exu do Blues

Brazilian singer, rapper and songwriter

*January 11th, 1996, Salvador

30

Hardy Caprio

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1996, Croydon

30

Ruby O. Fee

German actress

*February 7th, 1996, San José

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Born on October 6th, 1996
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Leap year

Yes: 1996 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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