6 October Births

Published : 06 Oct 2017, 10:49

Jagoroniya Desk

October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 86 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

Births

1289 – Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
1459 – Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)
1510 – John Caius, English physician and academic, co-founded the Gonville and Caius College (d. 1573)
1510 – Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (d. 1555)
1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and missionary (d. 1610)
1555 – Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (d. 1604)
1565 – Marie de Gournay, French writer (d. 1645)
1573 – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1624)
1576 – Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (d. 1612)
1591 – Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 1638)
1610 – Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general (d. 1690)
1626 – Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (d. 1684)
1716 – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1771)
1732 – John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons (d. 1812)
1738 – Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)
1742 – Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (d. 1755)
1744 – James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (d. 1813)
1767 – Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king (d. 1820)
1769 – Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1812)
1773 – John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (d. 1835)
1773 – Louis Philippe I of France (d. 1850)
1801 – Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (d. 1888)
1803 – Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (d. 1879)
1820 – James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh (d. 1892)
1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano and actress (d. 1887)
1831 – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1916)
1838 – Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian soldier, poet, and author (d. 1910)
1846 – George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman, founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (d. 1914)
1862 – Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (d. 1927)
1866 – Reginald Fessenden, Canadian engineer and academic, invented radiotelephony (d. 1932)
1874 – Frank G. Allen, American merchant and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)
1876 – Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1941)
1882 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1937)
1886 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
1887 – Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (d. 1965)
1888 – Roland Georges Garros, French soldier and pilot (d. 1918)
1891 – Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator (d. 1946)
1893 – Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1956)
1895 – Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (d. 1981)
1896 – David Howard, American film director (d. 1941)
1897 – Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic (d. 1991)
1900 – Willy Merkl, German mountaineer (d. 1934)
1900 – Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
1901 – Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (d. 1990)
1903 – Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1905 – Helen Wills, American tennis player and painter (d. 1998)
1906 – Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. 1984)
1906 – Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (d. 1946)
1908 – Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942)
1908 – Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989)
1910 – Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State (d. 2002)
1910 – Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (d. 1974)
1912 – Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1913 – Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer (d. 1985)
1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (d. 2002)
1914 – Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright (d. 2002)
1915 – Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist (d. 2007)
1915 – Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (d. 1983)
1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress (d. 2007)
1916 – Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997)
1917 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (d. 1977)
1918 – Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010)
1918 – André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver (d. 1993)
1919 – Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician, later president (d. 1995)
1919 – Tommy Lawton, English footballer and coach (d. 1996)
1920 – John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge (d. 2005)
1921 – Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1997)
1921 – Joseph Lowery, American minister and activist
1922 – Joe Frazier, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1922 – Teala Loring, American actress (d. 2007)
1923 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (d. 2015)
1925 – Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
1927 – Bill King, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
1928 – Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1929 – George Mattos, American pole vaulter (d. 2012)
1930 – Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (d. 2000)
1930 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1930 – Eileen Derbyshire, English actress
1931 – Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
1931 – Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Prince Mukarram Jah, Titular Nizam of Hyderabad State
1934 – Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (d. 2015)
1935 – Bruno Sammartino, Italian-American wrestler and trainer
1936 – Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer, educator, and activist (d. 2013)
1938 – Serge Nubret, Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (d. 2011)
1939 – Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic
1939 – Jack Cullen, American baseball player
1939 – Richard Delgado, American lawyer and academic
1939 – Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic
1939 – John J. LaFalce, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1940 – Jan Keizer, Dutch footballer and referee
1940 – Ellen Travolta, American actress
1941 – Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (d. 1987)
1942 – Dan Christensen, American painter (d. 2007)
1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer
1942 – Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (d. 2009)
1943 – Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1943 – Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
1943 – Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
1943 – Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1944 – Merzak Allouache, Algerian director and screenwriter
1944 – Patrick Cordingley, English general
1944 – Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1944 – Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1977)
1945 – Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
1946 – John Monie, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 – Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1946 – Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
1947 – Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor
1947 – Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver
1948 – Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician
1948 – Glenn Branca, American guitarist and composer
1949 – Lonnie Johnson, American inventor
1949 – Penny Junor, English journalist and author
1949 – Thomas McClary, American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Leslie Moonves, American businessman
1949 – Nicolas Peyrac, French singer-songwriter and photographer
1950 – David Brin, American physicist and author
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951 – Clive Rees, Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
1951 – Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)
1952 – Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and author
1953 – Rein Rannap, Estonian pianist and composer
1954 – Bill Buford, American author and journalist
1954 – David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – Darrell M. West, American political scientist, author, and academic
1955 – Tony Dungy, American football player and coach
1956 – Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician
1956 – Kathleen Webb, American author and illustrator
1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
1959 – Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (d. 2012)
1959 – Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player
1959 – Brian Higgins, American politician
1959 – Walter Ray Williams, Jr., American bowler
1961 – Miyuki Matsuda, Japanese actress
1961 – Paul Sansome, English footballer
1961 – Ben Summerskill, English businessman and journalist
1962 – David Baker, American biologist and academic
1962 – Rich Yett, American baseball player
1963 – Sven Andersson, Swedish footballer and coach
1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress
1964 – Ricky Berry, American basketball player (d. 1989)
1964 – Mark Field, German-English lawyer and politician
1964 – Tom Jager, American swimmer and coach
1964 – Miltos Manetas, Greek painter
1964 – Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Justice
1964 – Matthew Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 – Peg O'Connor, American philosopher and academic
1965 – Steve Scalise, American lawyer and politician
1965 – Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1965 – John McWhorter, American academic and linguist
1966 – Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
1966 – Niall Quinn, Irish footballer and manager
1966 – Tommy Stinson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1967 – Kennet Andersson, Swedish footballer
1967 – Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman and bodybuilder
1967 – Steven Woolfe, English barrister and politician
1968 – Bjarne Goldbæk, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Bob May, American golfer
1969 – Byron Black, Zimbabwean golfer
1969 – Muhammad V of Kelantan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1970 – Maria Kannegaard, Danish-Norwegian pianist and composer
1970 – Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress and producer
1970 – Darren Oliver, American baseball player
1971 – Phil Bennett, English race car driver
1971 – Takis Gonias, Greek footballer and manager
1971 – Alan Stubbs, English footballer, coach, and manager
1972 – Daniel Cavanagh, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Anders Iwers, Swedish bass player
1972 – Jarrod Moseley, Australian golfer
1972 – Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
1972 – Ryu Si-won, South Korean actor and singer
1972 – Ko So-young, South Korean model and actress
1973 – Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer
1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
1973 – Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer and manager
1973 – Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
1974 – Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1974 – Kenny Jönsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Seema Kennedy, British politician
1974 – Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnamese shooter
1975 – Reon King, Guyanese cricketer
1976 – Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 – Magdalena Kučerová, Czech-German tennis player
1976 – Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
1977 – Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Melinda Doolittle, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
1977 – Jamie Laurie, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
1978 – Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer
1978 – Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter
1979 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
1979 – Richard Seymour, American football player
1979 – Pascal van Assendelft, Dutch sprinter
1980 – Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (d. 2013)
1980 – Wes Durston, English cricketer
1980 – Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
1981 – Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
1981 – José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 – Levon Aronian, Armenian chess player
1982 – William Butler, American musician and composer
1982 – Fábio Júnior dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver
1982 – Paul Smith, English boxer
1983 – Renata Voráčová, Czech tennis player
1984 – Morné Morkel, South African cricketer
1984 – Joanna Pacitti, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Mitchell Cole, English footballer (d. 2012)
1985 – Sylvia Fowles, American basketball player
1985 – Tarmo Kink, Estonian footballer
1986 – Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Olivia Thirlby, American actress
1987 – Joe Lewis, English footballer
1987 – Akuila Uate, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
1988 – Trey Edward Shults, American film director
1989 – Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2014)
1989 – Tyler Ennis, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Pizzi, Portuguese footballer
1990 – Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
1992 – Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
1993 – Adam Gemili, English sprinter
1993 – Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer
1997 – Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
Source: wikipedia

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