On this day: October 6
Events
Battle of TigranocertaOctober 6, 69 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of USA Today Co.October 6, 1906 · Companies
Release of DestinyOctober 6, 1921 · Film
1948 Ashgabat earthquakeOctober 6, 1948 · Geography
Battle of ChamdoOctober 6, 1950 – May 1951 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of FoxtrotOctober 6, 1972 · Music
Yom Kippur WarOctober 6, 1973 – October 26, 1973 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Pies descalzosOctober 6, 1995 · Music
- Release of Friday Night LightsOctober 6, 2004 · Film
- Release of Dig Out Your SoulOctober 6, 2008 · Music
Founding of AptivOctober 6, 2009 · Companies- Release of Sonic BoomOctober 6, 2009 · Music
- Release of Heaven Upside DownOctober 6, 2017 · Music
Born on this day
Matteo RicciOctober 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610 · Exploration
Marie de GournayOctober 6, 1565 – July 13, 1645 · Culture
Philip Johan von StrahlenbergOctober 6, 1677 – September 2, 1747 · Exploration
Nevil MaskelyneOctober 6, 1732 – February 9, 1811 · Science
Charles DupinOctober 6, 1784 – January 18, 1873 · Science
Heinrich Wilhelm DoveOctober 6, 1803 – April 4, 1879 · Science
Richard DedekindOctober 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916 · Culture
George WestinghouseOctober 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914 · Technology
Adolf von HildebrandOctober 6, 1847 – January 18, 1921 · Culture
Bruno AbakanowiczOctober 6, 1852 – August 29, 1900 · Technology
Reginald FessendenOctober 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932 · Technology
Mikhail KuzminOctober 6, 1872 – March 1, 1936 · Music
Edwin FischerOctober 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960 · Music
Le CorbusierOctober 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965 · Art
Meghnad SahaOctober 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956 · Science
Mitchell LeisenOctober 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972 · Film
Ernest WaltonOctober 6, 1903 – June 25, 1995 · Science
Janet GaynorOctober 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984 · Film
Meret OppenheimOctober 6, 1913 – November 15, 1985 · Art
Thor HeyerdahlOctober 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002 · Exploration
Abraham RobinsonOctober 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974 · Science
Paul Badura-SkodaOctober 6, 1927 – September 25, 2019 · Music- Stanley MyersOctober 6, 1930 – November 9, 1993 · Music
Riccardo GiacconiOctober 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018 · Science
Nikolai ChernykhOctober 6, 1931 – May 25, 2004 · Science
Ernesto LaclauOctober 6, 1935 – April 13, 2014 · Culture
Robert LanglandsOctober 6, 1936 – present · Science
Mario CapecchiOctober 6, 1937 – present · Science
John WarnockOctober 6, 1940 – August 19, 2023 · Science
Glenn BrancaOctober 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018 · Music
David BrinOctober 6, 1950 – present · Science
David BakerOctober 6, 1962 – present · Science
Amy Jo JohnsonOctober 6, 1970 – present · Film
Jessica HausnerOctober 6, 1972 – present · Film
Liu YangOctober 6, 1978 – present · Space
Roshon FeganOctober 6, 1991 – present · Music
Zoë MëOctober 6, 2000 – present · Music
Jazz JenningsOctober 6, 2000 – present · Film