October 6th, 2021

Born on October 6th, 2021

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

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

29

Loyle Carner

English hip hop musician

*October 6th, 1994, London

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

26

Kasper Dolberg

Danish association football player

*October 6th, 1997, Silkeborg

50

Ioan Gruffudd

Welsh actor

*October 6th, 1973, Llwydcoed

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

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

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

82

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler (1935-2018)

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

41

MC Lars

American rapper

*October 6th, 1982, Berkeley

33

Jynx Maze

Peruvian American pornographic actress

*October 6th, 1990, Long Beach

60

Elisabeth Shue

American actress

*October 6th, 1963, Wilmington

39

Valerie Adams

New Zealand shot putter (1984-)

*October 6th, 1984, Rotorua

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

37

Olivia Thirlby

American actress

*October 6th, 1986, New York City

26

Théo Hernandez

French association football player (born 1997)

*October 6th, 1997, Marseille

88

Siegfried Köhler

East German cyclist

*October 6th, 1935, Forst

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

30

Louis Vervaeke

Belgian bicycle racer

*October 6th, 1993, Ronse

73

Adolf von Hildebrand

German sculptor

*October 6th, 1847, Marburg †January 18th, 1921, Munich

73

David Brin

American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)

*October 6th, 1950, Glendale

55

Bjarne Goldbæk

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1968, Copenhagen

51

Mark Schwarzer

Australian association football player

*October 6th, 1972, Sydney

33

Hotaru Yamaguchi

Japanese association football player (1990-)

*October 6th, 1990, Nabari

84

Juan Bañuelos

Mexican poet, essayist, editor and professor (1932-2017)

*October 6th, 1932, Tuxtla Gutiérrez †March 29th, 2017, Mexico City

45

Pamela David

Argentine model

*October 6th, 1978, Córdoba

33

Arnaud Coyot

Road bicycle racer (1980-2013)

*October 6th, 1980, Beauvais †November 24th, 2013, Amiens

67

Rüdiger Helm

East German canoe racer

*October 6th, 1956, Neubrandenburg

25

Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink

German actor and singer

*October 6th, 1998, Berlin

35

Maki Horikita

Japanese actress

*October 6th, 1988, Kiyose

81

Britt Ekland

Swedish actress (born 1942)

*October 6th, 1942, Stockholm

63

Yves Leterme

Former Belgian prime minister

*October 6th, 1960, Wervik

32

Roshon Fegan

American actor and musician

*October 6th, 1991, Los Angeles

21

Jonathan Kuminga

Congolese basketball player

*October 6th, 2002, Goma

48

Martin Jørgensen

Danish footballer

*October 6th, 1975, Aarhus

70

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician

*October 6th, 1946, Peshawar †April 27th, 2017, Mumbai

23

Addison Rae

American singer, actress, and social media personality

*October 6th, 2000, Lafayette

33

Han Sunhwa

South Korean singer and actress

*October 6th, 1990, Busan

53

Amy Jo Johnson

American actress

*October 6th, 1970, Hyannis

34

Kim Bo-kyung

South Korean association football player

*October 6th, 1989, Chilgok County

41

Levon Aronian

Armenian-American chess player

*October 6th, 1982, Yerevan

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