October 6th, 1998

Born on October 6th, 1998

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What happened on October 6th, 1998?

October 6th, 1998

Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was attacked and fatally wounded near Laramie, Wyoming, U.S., dying six days later.

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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, 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, 1998

25

Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink

German actor and singer

*October 6th, 1998, Berlin

25

Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Association football player

*October 6th, 1998, Kinshasa

25

Lloyd Kelly

English association football player

*October 6th, 1998, Bristol

25

Takumi Hasegawa

Japanese association football player

*October 6th, 1998, Niigata Prefecture

25

Matt Cornett

American actor

*October 6th, 1998, Rogers

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

29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

26

Théo Hernandez

French association football player (born 1997)

*October 6th, 1997, Marseille

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

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

33

Marcus Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

*October 6th, 1990, Landskrona

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

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

33

Jynx Maze

Peruvian American pornographic actress

*October 6th, 1990, Long Beach

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

30

Louis Vervaeke

Belgian bicycle racer

*October 6th, 1993, Ronse

26

Bryson Stott

American baseball player

*October 6th, 1997, Las Vegas

37

Olivia Thirlby

American actress

*October 6th, 1986, New York City

23

Addison Rae

American singer, actress, and social media personality

*October 6th, 2000, Lafayette

39

Valerie Adams

New Zealand shot putter (1984-)

*October 6th, 1984, Rotorua

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

23

Leondre Devries

Welsh singer

*October 6th, 2000, Port Talbot

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

33

Hotaru Yamaguchi

Japanese association football player (1990-)

*October 6th, 1990, Nabari

24

Niko Kari

Finnish racing driver (born 1999)

*October 6th, 1999, Hyvinkää

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Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

25

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

25

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

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No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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