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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[105 BC]] &ndash; [[Cimbrian War]]: Defeat at the [[Battle of Arausio]] of the [[Roman army of the mid-Republic]]
*[[69 BC]] &ndash; [[Third Mithridatic War]]: The [[Roman army of the late Republic|military]] of the [[Roman Republic]] [[Battle of Tigranocerta|subdue Armenia]].
*[[AD 23]] &ndash; Rebels decapitate [[Wang Mang]] two days after his capital was sacked during a [[Lulin|peasant rebellion]].
*[[AD 404|404]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empress [[Aelia Eudoxia|Eudoxia]] dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.
* [[618]] &ndash; [[Transition from Sui to Tang]]: [[Wang Shichong]] decisively defeats [[Li Mi (Sui dynasty)|Li Mi]] at the [[Battle of Yanshi]].
*[[1539]] &ndash; Spain's [[De Soto Expedition|DeSoto expedition]] takes over the Apalachee capital of [[Anhaica]] for their winter quarters.
*[[1600]] &ndash; ''[[Euridice (Peri)|Euridice]]'', the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the [[Baroque|Baroque period]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1683]] &ndash; Immigrant families found [[Germantown, Philadelphia|Germantown, Pennsylvania]] in the first major immigration of [[German Americans|German people to America]].
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: The British [[Battle of Manila (1762)|capture Manila]] from Spain and occupy it.
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: British forces [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery|capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery]] on the Hudson River.
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] is forced to change his residence from [[Versailles]] to the [[Tuileries Palace]].
*[[1810]] &ndash; A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of [[Raahe]] in the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://edu.raahe.fi/yhdistykset/matkailuoppaat/palokk.html | title = Ookko kuullu | work = Raahen matkailuoppaat ry | access-date = November 19, 2021 | language = fi}}</ref>
*[[1849]] &ndash; The execution of [[the 13 Martyrs of Arad]] after the Hungarian war of independence.
*[[1854]] &ndash; In England the [[Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead]] leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
*[[1884]] &ndash; The [[Naval War College]] of the United States is founded in [[Rhode Island]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the [[New England Conservatory of Music]].

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; The [[High Court of Australia]] sits for the first time.
*[[1908]] &ndash; The [[Bosnian crisis]] erupts when [[Austria-Hungary]] formally annexes [[Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the first of seven times.
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German [[Central Powers]], reinforced by the recently joined [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] launched a new offensive against [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]] under command of [[August von Mackensen]] .<ref>{{cite book|last=Falls|first=C.|title=Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917|publisher=[[HMSO]]|year=1996|isbn=0-89839-242-X|edition=Imperial War Museum and Battery Press|series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence|volume=I|location=London|pages=22–33|author-link=Cyril Falls|orig-year=1933}}</ref>
*  1915   &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Allies of World War I|Entente]] forces land in [[Thessaloniki]], to open the [[Macedonian front]] against the Central Powers.<ref name="petsinar20172">{{Cite book|last=Πετσιναρ|first=Αλεξάνδρα|year=2017|title=«O Εθνικός Γολγοθάς της Σερβίας και o Εθνικός Διχασμός της Ελλάδας». Οι δοκιμασίες των ελληνοσερβικών σχέσεων υπό το πρίσμα του ανταγωνισμού των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο και την Εγγύς Ανατολή (1915–1916)|url=https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926144301/https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Η ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, Η ΚΟΡΥΦΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΥΣΗΣ ΔΥΟ ΚΟΣΜΩΝ, Η ιστορική αποτίμηση 100 χρόνια μετά|publisher=Ίδρυμα της Βουλής των Ελλήνων. Ίδρυμα Μελετών Χερσονήσου του Αίμου. Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών & Μελετών «Ελευθέριος Κ. Βενιζέλος»|page=56|language=el|type=conference proceedings|publication-place=Thessaloniki|isbn=978-960-93-9505-2}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ukrainian War of Independence]]: The [[Starobilsk agreement]] is signed by representatives of the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] and the [[Makhnovshchina]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Malet |first1=Michael |title=Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War |date=1982 |language=English |isbn=978-0-333-25969-6 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |location=[[London]] |oclc=8514426 |page=65}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; The [[Turkish National Movement]] enters [[Constantinople]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; Opening of ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'', the first prominent "talkie" movie.
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Events of 6 October|Revolution of 1934]]: The [[President of the Government of Catalonia|President]] of the autonomous government of [[Catalonia]], [[Lluís Companys]], proclaims the [[Catalan State (1934)|Catalan State]] with the support of the [[Worker's Alliance]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pérez i Farràs|first1=Enric|title=Records del 6 d'octubre del 1934|journal=Full Català|date=October 1942|volume=2|issue=13|page=325|language=ca}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Battle of Kock (1939)|Battle of Kock]] is the final combat of the [[Invasion of Poland|September Campaign]] in Poland.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: American troops [[Actions along the Matanikau|force the Japanese from their positions]] east of the Matanikau River during the [[Guadalcanal campaign|Battle of Guadalcanal]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: Thirteen civilians are [[Burnings of Kali Sykia|burnt alive]] by a paramilitary group in Crete during the [[Axis occupation of Greece|Nazi occupation of Greece]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: Units of the [[1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union|1st Czechoslovak Army Corps]] enter [[Czechoslovakia]] during the [[Battle of the Dukla Pass]].
*[[1973]] &ndash; Egypt and Syria launch coordinated [[Operation Badr (1973)|attacks]] against Israel, beginning the [[Yom Kippur War]].
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 455]] is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
*  1976   &ndash; Premier [[Hua Guofeng]] arrests the [[Gang of Four]], ending the [[Cultural Revolution]] in China.
*  1976   &ndash; Dozens are killed by Thai police and right-wing paramilitaries in the [[6 October 1976 massacre|Thammasat University massacre]]; afterwards, the [[Seni Pramoj]] government is toppled in a military coup led by [[Sangad Chaloryu]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; The first prototype of the [[Mikoyan MiG-29]], designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] becomes the first pontiff to visit the [[White House]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; Egyptian President [[Anwar Sadat]] is [[Assassination of Anwar Sadat|murdered]] by Islamic extremists.
*  1981   &ndash; [[NLM CityHopper Flight 431]] crashes in [[Moerdijk]] after taking off from [[Rotterdam The Hague Airport]] in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 PH-CHI Moerdijk|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19811006-0|access-date=2021-10-06|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; Police constable [[Murder of Keith Blakelock|Keith Blakelock is murdered]] as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Fiji]] becomes a republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/07/world/fiji-coup-leader-declares-republic.html|title=Fiji coup leader declares republic|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=7 October 1987|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-41]], and deploys the [[Ulysses (spacecraft)|''Ulysses'']] space probe to study the [[Sun]]'s polar regions.<ref name="lsda_sts41">{{cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Abdul |date=June 10, 2020 |title=STS-41 |url=https://nlsp.nasa.gov/view/lsdapub/lsda_mission/IDP-LSDA_MISSION-0000000000000084 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |work=Life Science Data Archive |publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; The first planet orbiting another sun, [[51 Pegasi b]], is discovered.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Jason Lewis (adventurer)|Jason Lewis]] completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Instagram]], a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
*[[2018]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] confirms [[Brett Kavanaugh]] as a [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Associate Justice]], ending a [[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination|contentious confirmation process]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Donald Trump - Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/trump/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Annie Ernaux]] is [[2022 Nobel Prize in Literature|awarded]] the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryson Taylor |first=Derrick |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 October 2022}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[649]] &ndash; [[Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ]] (died around 696)
*[[1289]] &ndash; [[Wenceslaus III of Bohemia]] (died 1306)
*[[1459]] &ndash; [[Martin Behaim]], German navigator and geographer (died 1507)
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[John Caius]], English physician and academic, co-founded the [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]] (died 1573)
*  1510   &ndash; [[Rowland Taylor]], English priest and martyr (died 1555)
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Matteo Ricci]], Italian priest and missionary (died 1610)
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Nádasdy]], Hungarian noble (died 1604)
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Marie de Gournay]], French writer (died 1645)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire]] (died 1624)
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland]] (died 1612)
*[[1591]] &ndash; [[Settimia Caccini]], Italian singer-songwriter (died 1638)

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier]], French general (died 1690)
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Géraud de Cordemoy]], French historian, philosopher and lawyer (died 1684)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (died 1771)
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Sarah Crosby]], English preacher, the first female [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher (died 1804)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[John Broadwood]], Scottish businessman, co-founded [[John Broadwood and Sons]] (died 1812)
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789)|Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria]] (died 1789)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Johan Herman Wessel]], Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (died 1785)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[James McGill]], Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded [[McGill University]] (died 1813)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Henri Christophe]], Grenadian-Haitian king (died 1820)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Isaac Brock]], English general and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]] (died 1812)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[John MacCulloch]], Scottish geologist and academic (died 1835)
*  1773   &ndash; [[Louis Philippe I]] of France (died 1850)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Hippolyte Carnot]], French politician (died 1888)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Wilhelm Dove]], Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (died 1879)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont]], Irish politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Armagh]] (died 1892)
*  1820   &ndash; [[Jenny Lind]], Swedish soprano and actress (died 1887)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Richard Dedekind]], German mathematician and philosopher (died 1916)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Cesare Abba]], Italian soldier, poet, and author (died 1910)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[George Westinghouse]], American engineer and businessman, founded the [[Westinghouse Air Brake Company]] (died 1914)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Albert J. Beveridge]], American historian and politician (died 1927)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Reginald Fessenden]], Canadian engineer and academic, invented [[radiotelephony]] (died 1932)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Frank G. Allen]], American merchant and politician, 51st [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1950)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Ernest Lapointe]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (died 1941)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Karol Szymanowski]], Polish pianist and composer (died 1937)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Edwin Fischer]], Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1960)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Le Corbusier]], Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the [[Philips Pavilion]] and [[Saint-Pierre, Firminy]] (died 1965)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Roland Garros (aviator)|Roland Garros]], French soldier and pilot (died 1918)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Hendrik Adamson]], Estonian poet and educator (died 1946)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Meghnad Saha]], Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (died 1956)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Caroline Gordon]], American author and critic (died 1981)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[David Howard (director)|David Howard]], American film director (died 1941)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Florence B. Seibert]], American biochemist and academic (died 1991)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Vivion Brewer]], American activist and desegregationist (died 1991)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Willy Merkl]], German mountaineer (died 1934)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Stan Nichols]], English cricketer (died 1961)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus]], German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (died 1990)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Ernest Walton]], Irish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1995)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Helen Wills]], American tennis player and painter (died 1998)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 6: Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-6-Britt-Ekland-Elisabeth-Shue/5931664923964/#:~:text=6%3A%20Britt%20Ekland%2C%20Elisabeth%20Shue,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Janet Gaynor]], American actress (died 1984)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Taffy O'Callaghan]], Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Carole Lombard]], American actress (died 1942)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1908   &ndash; [[Sergei Sobolev]], Russian mathematician and academic (died 1989)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Barbara Castle]], English journalist and politician, [[First Secretary of State]] (died 2002)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Orazio Satta Puliga]], Italian automobile designer (died 1974)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Perkins Bass]], American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Méret Oppenheim]], German-Swiss painter and photographer (died 1985)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Thor Heyerdahl]], Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (died 2002)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Joan Littlewood]], English director and playwright (died 2002)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Carolyn Goodman (psychologist)|Carolyn Goodman]], American psychologist and activist (died 2007)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], Portuguese-American cardinal (died 1983)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Alice Timander]], Swedish dentist and actress (died 2007)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Chiang Wei-kuo]], Japanese-Chinese general (died 1997)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Fannie Lou Hamer]], American activist and philanthropist (died 1977)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Goh Keng Swee]], Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (died 2010)
*  1918   &ndash; [[André Pilette]], French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Tommy Lawton]], English footballer and coach (died 1996)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington]], English lawyer and judge (died 2005)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Evgenii Landis]], Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1997)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Joseph Lowery]], American minister and activist (died 2020)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Giovanni Michelotti]], Italian automotive designer (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://automotivehistory.org/automotive/january-23-1980-designer-giovanni-michelotti-passes-away/|title=January 23, 1980 – Designer Giovanni Michelotti passes away|publisher=Automotive History}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Joe Frazier (baseball)|Joe Frazier]], American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Teala Loring]], American actress (died 2007)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Robert Kuok]], Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
*  1923   &ndash; [[Yaşar Kemal]], Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Shana Alexander]], American journalist and author (died 2005)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Bill King]], American sportscaster (died 2005)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Flora MacNeil obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/20/flora-macneil |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 December 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Barbara Werle]], American actress and singer (died 2013)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[George Mattos]], American pole vaulter (died 2012)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Hafez al-Assad]], Syrian general and politician, 20th [[President of Syria]] (died 2000)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1930   &ndash; [[Richie Benaud]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Chernykh]], Russian astronomer (died 2004)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Eileen Derbyshire]], English actress
*  1931   &ndash; [[Riccardo Giacconi]], Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2018)
*[[1933]] &ndash; Prince [[Mukarram Jah]], 8th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |first1=Srinivasa |last1=Rao Apparasu |work=Hindustan Times |title=Last Nizam of Hyderabad dies in Turkey, to be laid to rest in India |date=16 January 2023 |access-date=16 January 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/last-nizam-of-hyd-dies-in-turkey-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-india-101673806423213.html}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Marshall Rosenberg]], American psychologist and author (died 2015)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Bruno Sammartino]], Italian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2018)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Julius L. Chambers]], American lawyer, educator, and activist (died 2013)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Serge Nubret]], Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (died 2011)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Melvyn Bragg]], English journalist, author, and academic
*  1939   &ndash; [[Jack Cullen]], American baseball player
*  1939   &ndash; [[Richard Delgado]], American lawyer and academic
*  1939   &ndash; [[Sheila Greibach]], American computer scientist and academic
*  1939   &ndash; [[John J. LaFalce]], American captain, lawyer, and politician
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jan Keizer (referee)|Jan Keizer]], Dutch footballer and referee
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Paul Popham]], American soldier and activist, co-founded [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]] (died 1987)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Dan Christensen]], American painter (died 2007)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Britt Ekland]], Swedish actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
*  1942   &ndash; [[Fred Travalena]], American comedian and actor (died 2009)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Richard Caborn]], English engineer and politician, [[Minister for Sport and the Olympics]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Peter Dowding]], Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of Western Australia]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Alexander Maxovich Shilov]], Russian painter
*  1943   &ndash; [[Cees Veerman (musician)|Cees Veerman]], Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Merzak Allouache]], Algerian director and screenwriter
*  1944   &ndash; [[Patrick Cordingley]], English general
*  1944   &ndash; [[Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey)|Boris Mikhailov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach
*  1944   &ndash; [[Carlos Pace]], Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ivan Graziani]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Doggett]], American lawyer and politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Tony Greig]], South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2012)
*  1946   &ndash; [[John Monie]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*  1946   &ndash; [[Eddie Villanueva]], Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the [[ZOE Broadcasting Network]]
*  1946   &ndash; [[Vinod Khanna]], Indian actor, producer and politician (died 2017)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Patxi Andión]], Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Klaus Dibiasi]], Italian diver
*  1947   &ndash; [[Millie Small]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2020)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gerry Adams]], Irish republican politician<ref name="UPI" />
*  1948   &ndash; [[Glenn Branca]], American guitarist and composer (died 2018) 
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Lonnie Johnson (inventor)|Lonnie Johnson]], American inventor 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Penny Junor]], English journalist and author
*  1949   &ndash; [[Thomas McClary (musician)|Thomas McClary]], American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1949   &ndash; [[Leslie Moonves]], American businessman<ref name="UPI" />
*  1949   &ndash; [[Nicolas Peyrac]], French singer-songwriter and photographer
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[David Brin]], American physicist and author<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Kevin Cronin]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Clive Rees]], Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
*  1951   &ndash; [[Sutherland Brothers|Gavin Sutherland]], Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
*  1951   &ndash; [[Manfred Winkelhock]], German race car driver (died 1985)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Ayten Mutlu]], Turkish poet and author
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Rein Rannap]], Estonian pianist and composer
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Bill Buford]], American author and journalist
*  1954   &ndash; [[David Hidalgo]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Tony Dungy]], American football player and coach<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Sadiq al-Ahmar]], Yemeni politician (died 2023)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Kathleen Webb]], American author and illustrator
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bruce Grobbelaar]], Zimbabwean footballer and coach
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Sergei Mylnikov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergei Mylnikov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-mylnikov-8449779 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Turki bin Sultan]], Saudi Arabian politician (died 2012)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Oil Can Boyd]], American baseball player
*  1959   &ndash; [[Brian Higgins]], American politician
*  1959   &ndash; [[Walter Ray Williams, Jr.]], American bowler
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Richard Jobson (television presenter)|Richard Jobson]], Scottish singer, songwriter director and producer.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=3rd|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=279}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Miyuki Matsuda]], Japanese actress
*  1961   &ndash; [[Paul Sansome]], English footballer
*  1961   &ndash; [[Ben Summerskill]], English businessman and journalist
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[David Baker (biochemist)|David Baker]], American biologist and academic
*  1962   &ndash; [[Rich Yett]], American baseball player
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1963)|Sven Andersson]], Swedish footballer and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Shue]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 6, 2022 includes celebrities Elisabeth Shue, Ioan Gruffudd |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-6-2022-includes-celebrities-elisabeth-shue-ioan-gruffudd.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Ricky Berry]], American basketball player (died 1989)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Mark Field]], German-English lawyer and politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Tom Jager]], American swimmer and coach
*  1964   &ndash; [[Miltos Manetas]], Greek painter
*  1964   &ndash; [[Knut Storberget]], Norwegian lawyer and politician, [[Minister of Justice and Public Security|Norwegian Minister of Justice]]
*  1964   &ndash; [[Matthew Sweet]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jürgen Kohler]],  German footballer and manager 
*  1965   &ndash; [[Peg O'Connor]], American philosopher and academic
*  1965   &ndash; [[Steve Scalise]], American lawyer and politician
*  1965   &ndash; [[Rubén Sierra]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player
*  1965   &ndash; [[John McWhorter]], American academic and linguist 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Melania Mazzucco]], Italian author<ref>{{cite web |title=Melania Mazzucco |url=https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/italian/melania-mazzucco |website=The Institute of Modern Languages Research |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}</ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Jacqueline Obradors]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1966   &ndash; [[Niall Quinn]], Irish footballer and manager
*  1966   &ndash; [[Tommy Stinson]], American singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP" />
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Kennet Andersson]], Swedish footballer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Svend Karlsen]], Norwegian strongman and bodybuilder
*  1967   &ndash; [[Steven Woolfe]], English barrister and politician
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Bjarne Goldbæk]], Danish footballer and sportscaster
*  1968   &ndash; [[Bob May (golfer)|Bob May]], American golfer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Byron Black]], Zimbabwean golfer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Muhammad V of Kelantan]], Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Amy Jo Johnson]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1970   &ndash; [[Maria Kannegaard]], Danish-Norwegian pianist and composer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Shauna MacDonald (Canadian actress)|Shauna MacDonald]], Canadian actress and producer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Darren Oliver]], American baseball player
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Phil Bennett (racing driver)|Phil Bennett]], English race car driver
*  1971   &ndash; [[Takis Gonias]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1971   &ndash; [[Emily Mortimer]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1971   &ndash; [[Alan Stubbs]], English footballer, coach, and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Daniel Cavanagh]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Anders Iwers]], Swedish bass player 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jarrod Moseley]], Australian golfer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Mark Schwarzer]], Australian footballer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Ryu Si-won]], South Korean actor and singer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Ko So-young]], South Korean model and actress
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jeff B. Davis]], American comedian, actor, and singer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Ioan Gruffudd]], Welsh actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1973   &ndash; [[Sylvain Legwinski]], French footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [[Rebecca Lobo]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Walter Centeno]], Costa Rican footballer and manager
*  1974   &ndash; [[Kenny Jönsson]], Swedish ice hockey player and coach
*  1974   &ndash; [[Seema Kennedy]], British politician
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jeremy Sisto]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1974   &ndash; [[Hoàng Xuân Vinh]], Vietnamese shooter
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Reon King]], Guyanese cricketer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Freddy García]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Brett Gelman]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
*  1976   &ndash; [[Magdalena Kučerová]], Czech-German tennis player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Stefan Postma]], Dutch footballer and coach
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Daniel Brière]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Melinda Doolittle]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1977   &ndash; [[Shimon Gershon]], Israeli footballer and singer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Jamie Laurie]], American singer-songwriter 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Vladimir Manchev]], Bulgarian footballer and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [[Wes Ramsey]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Carolina Gynning]], Swedish model, actress, and singer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Ricky Hatton]], English boxer and promoter
*  1978   &ndash; [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]], Chinese astronaut
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[David Di Tommaso]], French footballer (died 2005)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Mohamed Kallon]], Sierra Leonean footballer and manager  
*  1979   &ndash; [[Richard Seymour]], American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Pascal van Assendelft]], Dutch sprinter
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Arnaud Coyot]], French cyclist (died 2013)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Wes Durston]], English cricketer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Abdoulaye Méïté]], French footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Zurab Khizanishvili]], Georgian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[José Luis Perlaza]], Ecuadorian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Levon Aronian]], Armenian chess grandmaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/players/levon-aronian|title=Levon Aronian|publisher=[[Chess24]]}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Latonia Blackman]], Barbadian netball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Netball {{!}} Athlete Profile: Latonia Blackman – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004100-latonia-blackman.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Will Butler]], American musician and composer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Fábio Júnior dos Santos]], Brazilian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Hideki Mutoh]], Japanese race car driver
*  1982   &ndash; [[Paul Smith (boxer)|Paul Smith]], English boxer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Renata Voráčová]], Czech tennis player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Morné Morkel]], South African cricketer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Joanna Pacitti]], American singer-songwriter 
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Mitchell Cole]], English footballer (died 2012)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sylvia Fowles]], American basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sandra Góngora]], Mexican ten-pin bowler<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Gongora |url=https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=33 |website=pwba.com |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Tarmo Kink]], Estonian footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Meg Myers]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1986   &ndash; [[Olivia Thirlby]], American actress<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1987)|Joe Lewis]], English footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Akuila Uate]], Fijian-Australian rugby league player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Trey Edward Shults]], American film director
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Albert Ebossé Bodjongo]], Cameroonian footballer (died 2014)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Tyler Ennis (ice hockey)|Tyler Ennis]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Pizzi (Portuguese footballer)|Pizzi]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Quincy Acy]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Acy |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203112/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Scarlett Byrne]], English actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jordan Hamilton (basketball)|Jordan Hamilton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Hamilton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202706/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990)|Marcus Johansson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Johansson |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/player/marcus-johansson-8475149 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Nazem Kadri]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nazem Kadri |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/nazem-kadri-8475172 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Han Sun-hwa]], South Korean singer and actress 
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Roshon Fegan]], American actor, rapper, and dancer<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Josh Archibald]], Canadian-American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Archibald |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/josh-archibald-8476326 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Taylor Paris]], Canadian rugby player
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Adam Gemili]], English sprinter
*  1993   &ndash; [[Jourdan Miller]], American fashion model
*  1993   &ndash; [[Joe Rafferty]], English-Irish footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Nail Yakupov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nail Yakupov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nail-yakupov-8476855 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Jake Guentzel]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Guentzel |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/jake-guentzel-8477404 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Lee Joo-heon]], South Korean rapper and songwriter
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Kasper Dolberg]], Danish footballer
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Niko Kari]], Finnish race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://juniorteam.redbull.com/athlete/niko-kari-2016-2017|title=Niko Kari 2016 – 2017|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Trevor Lawrence]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trevor Lawrence player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360310/trevor-lawrence|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jazz Jennings]], American internet personality<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2019|title=Happy Birthday, Jazz Jennings! See Her Most Inspirational Quotes|url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007132430/https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|archive-date=October 7, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Life & Style|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Kyle Pitts]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kyle Pitts player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360248/kyle-pitts|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Addison Rae]], American social media personality, dancer, and singer<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2020|title=Kourtney Kardashian Calls TikTok Star Addison Rae an 'Angel' in Birthday Tribute: 'A Real Friendship'|url=https://people.com/tv/kourtney-kardashian-calls-tiktok-addison-rae-angel-birthday-tribute/|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Hitomi Honda]], Japanese singer based in South Korea<ref>{{cite web|title=혼다 히토미 "생일 축하 감사해요"…아이즈원 멤버들도 일제히 메시지|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003542622|work=마이데일리|date=6 October 2021|access-date=18 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Kuminga]], Congolese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Kuminga |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630228/jonathan-kuminga |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Bronny James]], American basketball player<ref name="chron1">{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Lana |title=In 2004, celebrities start their own baby boom |url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/In-2004-celebrities-start-their-own-baby-boom-1976596.php |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 31, 2018 |date=December 31, 2004}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Hanni (singer)|Hanni]], Australian singer<ref>{{cite web|title=[SC이슈]뉴진스 하니, 20살 되더니 결혼관 고백…"4년 후에 결혼하고파"|url=https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2024-10-08/202410080100051370006869|work=스포츠조선|date=8 October 2024|access-date=10 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 23]] &ndash; [[Wang Mang]], emperor of the Xin Dynasty<ref>{{cite web |title=Wang Mang summary {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/summary/Wang-Mang |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[AD 404|404]] &ndash; [[Aelia Eudoxia]], Byzantine empress
* [[836]] &ndash; [[Nicetas the Patrician]], Byzantine general
* [[869]] &ndash; [[Ermentrude of Orléans]], Frankish queen (born 823)
* [[877]] &ndash; [[Charles the Bald]], Holy Roman Emperor (born 823)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[997]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Mitsunaka]], Japanese samurai (born 912)
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Samuel]], tsar of the Bulgarian Empire
*[[1019]] &ndash; [[Frederick of Luxembourg]], count of Moselgau (born 965)
*[[1145]] &ndash; [[Baldwin (archbishop of Pisa)|Baldwin]], archbishop of Pisa
*[[1090]] &ndash; [[Adalbero of Würzburg|Adalbero]], bishop of Würzburg
*[[1101]] &ndash; [[Bruno of Cologne]], German monk, founded the [[Carthusian|Carthusian Order]]
*[[1173]] &ndash; [[Engelbert III, Margrave of Istria|Engelbert III]], margrave of Istria
*[[1349]] &ndash; [[Joan II of Navarre]], daughter of [[Louis X of France]] (born 1312)
*[[1398]] &ndash; [[Chŏng Tojŏn]], Korean prime minister (born 1342)
*[[1413]] &ndash; [[Dawit I]], ruler (Emperor) of Ethiopia (born 1382)
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[William Tyndale]], English Protestant Bible translator (born c. 1494)
*[[1553]] &ndash; [[Şehzade Mustafa]], Ottoman prince (born 1515)
*[[1559]] &ndash; [[William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen]], German count (born 1487)<ref>{{cite book |last=Ditzhuyzen |first=Reinildis van |title=Oranje-Nassau. Een biografisch woordenboek |language=nl |location=Haarlem |publisher=Becht |date=2004 |orig-date=1992 |edition=3rd |page=249 |isbn=90-230-1124-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/oranjenassaueenb0000ditz }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Menk, Friedhelm}} (1994). "Die nassauischen Begräbnisstätten in der ev. Stadtkirche zu Dillenburg". In: {{aut|Pletz-Krehahn, Hans-Jürgen}} (Hg.), ''650&nbsp;Jahre Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Text- und Bildband zum Stadtrechtsjubiläum der Oranierstadt'' (in German). Dillenburg: Verlag E.&nbsp;Weidenbach GmbH + Co. KG. p.&nbsp;120.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Becker |first=E. |title=Schloss und Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Gang durch ihre Geschichte in Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Zur Gedenkfeier aus Anlaß der Verleihung der Stadtrechte am 20.&nbsp;September 1344 herausgegeben |language=de |location=Dillenburg |publisher=Der Magistrat der Stadt Dillenburg |date=1983 |orig-date=1950 |edition=Neuauflage |page=57 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lück |first=Alfred |title=Siegerland und Nederland |language=de |location=Siegen |publisher=Siegerländer Heimatverein e.V. |date=1981 |orig-date=1967 |edition=2nd |page=48 }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Schutte, O.}} (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In: {{aut|Tamse, C.A.}} (red.), ''Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis'' (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W.&nbsp;Sijthoff. p.&nbsp;43. {{ISBN|90-218-2447-7}}.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |date=1970 |page=72 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |date=1968 |title=De afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de Vrede van Münster |language=nl |journal=Spiegel der Historie. Maandblad voor de geschiedenis der Nederlanden |volume=1968 |issue=7/8 |pages=228 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kolb |first=Richard |title=[[Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]] |language=de |location=Leipzig |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |date=1898 |volume=Band&nbsp;43 |page=131 |chapter=Wilhelm (der Reiche), Graf von Nassau-Katzenellenbogen }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A.}} (1882). ''Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden'' (in Dutch). Leiden: A.W.&nbsp;Sijthoff/Utrecht: J.L.&nbsp;Beijers. p.&nbsp;97.</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]] (born 1588)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=51 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Matthijs Quast]], Dutch explorer
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of France (1602–1644)|Elisabeth of France]], queen of Spain and Portugal (born 1602)
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Paul Scarron]], French poet and author (born 1610)
*[[1661]] &ndash; [[Guru Har Rai]], Indian 7th [[Sikh gurus|Sikh guru]] (born 1630)
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle]], English soldier and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica]] (born 1652)
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Francesco Manfredini]], Italian violinist and composer (born 1684)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia|Charles Emmanuel IV]], king of Sardinia (born 1751)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Pierre Derbigny]], French-American politician, 6th [[Governor of Louisiana]] (born 1769)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Johannes Jelgerhuis]], Dutch painter and actor (born 1770)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Paweł Strzelecki]], Polish-English geologist and explorer (born 1797)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Dục Đức]], Vietnamese emperor (born 1852)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Charles Stewart Parnell]], Irish politician (born 1846)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], English poet (born 1809)

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Auguste Beernaert]], Belgian politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1829)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Damat Ferid Pasha]], Ottoman politician, 285th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (born 1853)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Siegmund Glücksmann]], German politician (born 1884)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Leonardo Conti]], German [[SS]] officer (born 1900)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Leevi Madetoja]], Finnish composer and critic (born 1887)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Will Keith Kellogg]], American businessman, founded the [[Kellogg Company]] (born 1860)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Otto Fritz Meyerhof]], German-American physician and biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1884)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Bernard Berenson]], American historian and author (born 1865)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Tod Browning]], American actor, director, screenwriter (born 1880)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Phyllis Nicolson]], English mathematician and physicist (born 1917)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Walter Hagen]], American golfer (born 1892)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Otto Steinböck]], Austrian zoologist (born 1893)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Cléo de Verberena]], Brazilian actress and film director (born c. 1909)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.caixadesucessos.com.br/2017/08/cleo-de-verberena-primeira-cineasta.html|title=Cléo de Verberena – a primeira cineasta mulher do Brasil|work=Caixa de Sucessos|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Sidney Blackmer]], American actor (born 1895)
*  1973   &ndash; [[François Cevert]], French race car driver (born 1944)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Dick Laan]], Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (born 1894)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Dennis Price]], English actor (born 1915)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Margaret Wilson (novelist)|Margaret Wilson]], American missionary and author (born 1882)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Helmut Koinigg]], Austrian race car driver (born 1948)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Ryle]], English philosopher and author (born 1900)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Johnny O'Keefe]], Australian singer-songwriter (born 1935)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Bishop]], American poet and short-story writer (born 1911)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Hattie Jacques]], English actress and producer (born 1922)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jean Robic]], French cyclist (born 1921)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Anwar Sadat]], Egyptian colonel and politician, 3rd [[President of Egypt]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1918)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Terence Cooke]], American cardinal (born 1921)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Nelson Riddle]], American composer, conductor, and bandleader (born 1921)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Alexander Kronrod]], Russian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1921)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Bette Davis]], American actress (born 1908)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Bahriye Üçok]], Turkish sociologist and politician (born 1919)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Igor Talkov]], Russian singer-songwriter (born 1956)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Denholm Elliott]], English actor (born 1922)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1905)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Nejat Eczacıbaşı]], Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded [[Eczacıbaşı]] (born 1913)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Larry Walters]], American truck driver and pilot (born 1949)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Benoît Chamoux]], French mountaineer (born 1961)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Johnny Vander Meer]], American baseball player and manager (born 1914)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Mark Belanger]], American baseball player (born 1944)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Amália Rodrigues]], Portuguese singer and actress (born 1920)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Gorilla Monsoon]], American wrestler and sportscaster (born 1937)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Richard Farnsworth]], American actor and stuntman (born 1920)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Arne Harris]], American director and producer (born 1934)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands]] (born 1926)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Bertha Brouwer]], Dutch sprinter (born 1930)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Eduardo Mignogna]], Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1940)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Buck O'Neil]], American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Wilson Tucker]], American author and critic (born 1914)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Babasaheb Bhosale]], Indian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (born 1921)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Laxmi Mall Singhvi]], Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (born 1931)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Peter Cox (politician)|Peter Cox]], Australian public servant and politician (born 1925)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Douglas Campbell (actor)|Douglas Campbell]], Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (born 1922)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Rhys Isaac]], South-African-Australian historian and author (born 1937)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Antonie Kamerling]], Dutch television and film actor, and musician (born 1966)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Diane Cilento]], Australian actress and author (born 1932)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1eaf97|title=Diane Cilento|work=British Film Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124204202/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1eaf97|archive-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Australian Biography Series 8: Diane Cilento|year=2015|publisher=Kanopy Streaming|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/211300875}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/collections/cilento/dianecilento.jsp|title=Diane Cilento|work=Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204212600/https://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/collections/cilento/dianecilento.jsp|archive-date=4 December 2013}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Chadli Bendjedid]], Algerian colonel and politician, 3rd [[President of Algeria]] (born 1929)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Anthony John Cooke]], English organist and composer (born 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Nick Curran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1977)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1934–2012)|Albert, Margrave of Meissen]] (born 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Joseph Meyer (Wyoming politician)|Joseph Meyer]], American lawyer and politician, 19th [[Secretary of State of Wyoming]] (born 1941)
*  2012   &ndash; [[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]], Indian lawyer and politician, 19th [[Governor of West Bengal]] (born 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[J. J. C. Smart]], English-Australian philosopher and academic (born 1920)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Ulysses Curtis]], American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Rift Fournier]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1936)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Paul Rogers (actor)|Paul Rogers]], English actor (born 1917)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Nico van Kampen]], Dutch physicist and academic (born 1921)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Vic Braden]], American tennis player and coach (born 1929)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Igor Mitoraj]], German-Polish sculptor (born 1944)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Diane Nyland]], Canadian actress, director and choreographer (born 1944)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Marian Seldes]], American actress (born 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Serhiy Zakarlyuka]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Feridun Buğeker]], Turkish football player (born 1933)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Árpád Göncz]], Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st [[List of heads of state of Hungary|President of Hungary]] (born 1922)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Vladimir Shlapentokh]], Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (born 1926)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino]], Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Historiador y jurista Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, fallece a los 92 años de edad |url=https://www.radionacional.com.pe/informa/locales/historiador-y-jurista-juan-vicente-ugarte-del-pino-falleci-los-92-os-de-edad |website=Nacional |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204111948/http://www.radionacional.com.pe/informa/locales/historiador-y-jurista-juan-vicente-ugarte-del-pino-falleci-los-92-os-de-edad |archive-date=4 December 2015 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Ralphie May]], American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1972)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Ralphie May, 45, Comedian 'Who Happens to Be Fat,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html |website=The New York Times |date=6 October 2017 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008064827/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html |archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
*  2017   &ndash; [[David Marks (architect)|David Marks]], British architect, designer of the [[London Eye]] (born 1952)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frearson |first1=Amy |title=Architect and London Eye entrepreneur David Marks dies |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/09/david-marks-barfield-architects-dies-london-eye/ |website=Dezeen |date=9 October 2017 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054731/https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/09/david-marks-barfield-architects-dies-london-eye/ |archive-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]], American actor (born 1942)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/obituaries/scott-wilson-dead.html |title=Scott Wilson, 76, 'Walking Dead' and 'In Cold Blood' Actor, Dies |first=Daniel E. |last=Slotnik |date=8 October 2018 |access-date=27 April 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B12 }}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Montserrat Caballé]], Spanish soprano (born 1933)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=David |title=Met Opera Dedicates 'Aida' Performance to Montserrat Caballé |date=15 October 2018 |url=https://operawire.com/met-opera-dedicates-aida-performance-to-montserrat-caballe/ |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Ginger Baker]], English drummer (born 1939)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Ginger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |website=The Guardian |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015529/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Eddie Lumsden]], Australian rugby league player (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/10/07/vale--eddie-lumsden/ |website=New South Wales Rugby League |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Rip Taylor]], American actor and comedian (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Behr|first=Lindsey|date=2019-10-07|title=Rip Taylor, madcap comic personality, dies at 88|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|access-date=2021-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008115817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|archive-date=2019-10-08|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Eddie Van Halen]], Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/|accessdate=21 September 2021|title= Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65  | website=TMZ | date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[Johnny Nash]], American singer-songwriter (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Nash, singer of 'I Can See Clearly Now,' dies at 80|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/johnny-nash-singer-now-dies-80-73464289|access-date=October 8, 2020|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] – [[Dave Hobson]], American politician (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Dave Hobson, Ohio congressman who backed D-Day museum, has died at 87 |url=https://apnews.com/article/dave-hobson-obituary-ohio-congressman-e770e142525c4ffb93041cb7acff56ae |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Johan Neeskens]], Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Netherlands legend Johan Neeskens dies at 73 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41662053/netherlands-legend-johan-neeskens-dies-aged-73 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Marie Rose Durocher]]
**Blessed [[Juan de Palafox y Mendoza]]
**[[Bruno of Cologne]]
**[[Saint Faith|Faith]]
**[[Mary Frances of the Five Wounds]]
**[[Pardulphus]]
**[[Sagar of Laodicea]]
**[[October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
**[[William Tyndale]] (commemoration, [[Anglicanism]]), with [[Myles Coverdale]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
*[[World Space Week]] (October 4–10)
*[[Day of Commemoration and National Mourning]] ([[Turkmenistan]])
*[[Dukla Pass Victims Day]] ([[Slovakia]])
*[[German-American Day]] ([[United States]])
*[[Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad]] ([[Hungary]])
*[[Teachers' Day]] ([[Sri Lanka]])
*[[Yom Kippur War]] commemorations:
**[[Armed Forces Day (Egypt)]]
**[[Tishreen Liberation Day]] ([[Syria]])

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/6 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=06}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/6 |title=Historical Events on October 6 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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