Birthday October 06, 1820 Jenny Lind, in Sweden, soprano, nightingale
Birthday October 06, 1831 Richard Dedekind, mathematician
Birthday October 06, 1846 George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US
Birthday October 06, 1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music
Birthday October 06, 1887 Mart¡n Luis Guzm n, Mexican novelist (The Eagle & the Serpent)
Birthday October 06, 1888 Li Ta-chao, cofounder with Mao Tse-tung of Chinese Communist Party
Birthday October 06, 1906 Janet Gaynor, in Phila (Sunrise, A Star Is Born)
Birthday October 06, 1909 Carol Lombard
Birthday October 06, 1914 Thor Heyerdahl, anthropologist, explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)
Birthday October 06, 1925 Shana Alexander, point-counterpoint journalist
Birthday October 06, 1936 Anna Quayle
Birthday October 06, 1942 Britt Ekland, in Sweden
Birthday October 06, 1956 Stephanie Zimbalist, NYC (Remington Steele)
History October 06, 1683 First Mennonites arrive in America
History October 06, 1777 British capture Forts Montgomery and Clinton
History October 06, 1847 Jane Eyre is published
History October 06, 1863 Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the 1st public bath in Brooklyn
History October 06, 1863 William Quantrill attacks Baxter Springs, Kansas
History October 06, 1866 The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history
History October 06, 1889 Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
History October 06, 1908 Yanks lose 100th game of the year go 51-103 for season
History October 06, 1908 Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina
History October 06, 1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 homers in a world series game
History October 06, 1926 Babe Ruth sets a World Series record
History October 06, 1927 The Jazz Singer 1st movie with a sound track premieres
History October 06, 1935 Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches
History October 06, 1936 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in the world series
History October 06, 1940 Zoological Gardens opens (on Sloat & Skyline)
History October 06, 1941 Yanks beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in the world series
History October 06, 1945 Pierre Laval attempts suicide
History October 06, 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in the world series
History October 06, 1959 Soviet Luna 3 1st successful photographic spacecraft impacts moon
History October 06, 1961 Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters
History October 06, 1967 U.S. jets strike targets in North Vietnam
History October 06, 1970 South Vietnamese forces withdraw from Cambodia
History October 06, 1972 Train derails in Mexico
History October 06, 1973 Yom Kippur War begins
History October 06, 1973 Egypt & Syria invade Israel - The Yom Kippur war
History October 06, 1973 The Yom Kippur War brings United States and USSR to brink of conflict
History October 06, 1978 Royals' George Brett hits 3 HRs Yanks win championship game 3 6-5
History October 06, 1981 The president of Egypt is assassinated
History October 06, 1981 Anwar Sadat assassinated Hosnai Mubarak becomes Egytian president
History October 06, 1983 Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick
History October 06, 1991 Liz Taylor marries husband No. 7
History October 06, 1993 Natchez Trace Parkway arches are complete
History October 06, 1996 Country superstars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw wed
History October 06, 1996 Bill Clinton debates Bob Dole
October 06, 1820 Jenny Lind, in Sweden, soprano, nightingale
October 06, 1831 Richard Dedekind, mathematician
October 06, 1846 George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US
October 06, 1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music
October 06, 1887 Mart¡n Luis Guzm n, Mexican novelist (The Eagle & the Serpent)
October 06, 1888 Li Ta-chao, cofounder with Mao Tse-tung of Chinese Communist Party
October 06, 1906 Janet Gaynor, in Phila (Sunrise, A Star Is Born)
October 06, 1909 Carol Lombard
October 06, 1914 Thor Heyerdahl, anthropologist, explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)
October 06, 1925 Shana Alexander, point-counterpoint journalist
October 06, 1936 Anna Quayle
October 06, 1942 Britt Ekland, in Sweden
October 06, 1956 Stephanie Zimbalist, NYC (Remington Steele)
October 06, 1683 First Mennonites arrive in America
October 06, 1777 British capture Forts Montgomery and Clinton
October 06, 1847 Jane Eyre is published
October 06, 1863 Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the 1st public bath in Brooklyn
October 06, 1863 William Quantrill attacks Baxter Springs, Kansas
October 06, 1866 The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history
October 06, 1889 Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
October 06, 1908 Yanks lose 100th game of the year go 51-103 for season
October 06, 1908 Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina
October 06, 1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 homers in a world series game
October 06, 1926 Babe Ruth sets a World Series record
October 06, 1927 The Jazz Singer 1st movie with a sound track premieres
October 06, 1935 Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches
October 06, 1936 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in the world series
October 06, 1940 Zoological Gardens opens (on Sloat & Skyline)
October 06, 1941 Yanks beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in the world series
October 06, 1945 Pierre Laval attempts suicide
October 06, 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in the world series
October 06, 1959 Soviet Luna 3 1st successful photographic spacecraft impacts moon
October 06, 1961 Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters
October 06, 1967 U.S. jets strike targets in North Vietnam
October 06, 1970 South Vietnamese forces withdraw from Cambodia
October 06, 1972 Train derails in Mexico
October 06, 1973 Yom Kippur War begins
October 06, 1973 Egypt & Syria invade Israel - The Yom Kippur war
October 06, 1973 The Yom Kippur War brings United States and USSR to brink of conflict
October 06, 1978 Royals' George Brett hits 3 HRs Yanks win championship game 3 6-5
October 06, 1981 The president of Egypt is assassinated
October 06, 1981 Anwar Sadat assassinated Hosnai Mubarak becomes Egytian president
October 06, 1983 Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick
October 06, 1991 Liz Taylor marries husband No. 7
October 06, 1993 Natchez Trace Parkway arches are complete
October 06, 1996 Country superstars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw wed
October 06, 1996 Bill Clinton debates Bob Dole