October 6 facts for kids

October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 86 days remain until the end of the year. October 6th is a day filled with many interesting events throughout history, from ancient battles to modern discoveries. It's a day when important people were born and when others passed away, leaving their mark on the world. Let's explore some of the most notable moments that happened on this date.

Historic Events

Ancient Times (Before 1600)

• 105 BC – In the Cimbrian War, the Roman army faced a big defeat at the Battle of Arausio.
• 69 BC – During the Third Mithridatic War, the Roman Republic's military took control of Armenia in the Battle of Tigranocerta.
• 404 – Aelia Eudoxia, a powerful empress of the Byzantine Empire, sadly passed away.
• 618 – Wang Shichong won a major victory against Li Mi at the Battle of Yanshi, a key moment in the change from the Sui to Tang dynasties in China.
• 1539 – The Spanish De Soto Expedition took over Anhaica, the capital of the Apalachee people, to use as their winter home.
• 1600 – Euridice, one of the very first operas that still exists today, was performed for the first time. This event helped start the Baroque period in music and art.

Later Centuries (1601–1900)

• 1683 – Many German families moved to America and founded Germantown, Pennsylvania. This was a big step in German immigration to the United States.
• 1762 – During the Seven Years' War, British forces successfully captured Manila from Spain, taking control of the city.
• 1777 – In the American Revolutionary War, British forces captured Forts Clinton and Montgomery along the Hudson River.
• 1789 – During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was forced to move from his grand palace in Versailles to the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
• 1810 – A huge fire in Raahe, a town in the Grand Duchy of Finland, destroyed about one-third of all its buildings.
• 1849 – The 13 Martyrs of Arad were executed after the Hungarian fight for independence.
• 1854 – The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead in England caused 53 deaths and injured hundreds of people.
• 1884 – The Naval War College of the United States was started in Rhode Island. This college trains naval officers.
• 1898 – Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a large music fraternity in America, was founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Modern Times (1901–Present)

• 1903 – The High Court of Australia, the country's highest court, held its first meeting.
• 1908 – The Bosnian crisis began when Austria-Hungary officially took over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1910 – Eleftherios Venizelos was elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first of many times.
• 1915 – During World War I, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany, along with Bulgaria, started a new attack against Serbia.
• 1915 – Also in World War I, forces from the Entente (Allies) landed in Thessaloniki to open a new battlefront against the Central Powers.
• 1927 – The Jazz Singer, a very important "talkie" movie (a film with synchronized sound), was first shown.
• 1939 – In World War II, the Battle of Kock was the last major fight of the September Campaign in Poland.
• 1942 – During World War II, American troops pushed Japanese forces out of their positions near the Matanikau River in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
• 1973 – Egypt and Syria launched surprise attacks on Israel, starting the Yom Kippur War.
• 1976 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was destroyed by two bombs, placed by a group against Fidel Castro.
• 1976 – Premier Hua Guofeng arrested the Gang of Four in China, which brought an end to the Cultural Revolution.
• 1977 – The first test flight of the Mikoyan MiG-29, a famous fighter jet, took place.
• 1979 – Pope John Paul II made history by becoming the first Pope to visit the White House in the United States.
• 1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was murdered by Islamic extremists.
• 1987 – The island nation of Fiji officially became a republic.
• 1995 – The first planet orbiting another sun, called 51 Pegasi b, was discovered. This was a huge step in astronomy!
• 2007 – Jason Lewis completed the first journey around the Earth using only human power.
• 2010 – Instagram, a very popular app for sharing photos, was created.
• 2018 – The United States Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice.
• 2022 – Annie Ernaux was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her writing.

Famous Births

Born Before 1600

• 1459 – Martin Behaim, a German navigator and mapmaker, who created one of the oldest surviving globes.
• 1552 – Matteo Ricci, an Italian priest and missionary who traveled to China.
• 1565 – Marie de Gournay, a French writer who was an early supporter of women's rights.

Born Between 1601 and 1900

• 1744 – James McGill, a Scottish-Canadian businessman who founded McGill University in Canada.
• 1767 – Henri Christophe, a Grenadian-Haitian king who played a key role in Haiti's independence.
• 1769 – Isaac Brock, an English general who was important in the War of 1812.
• 1773 – Louis Philippe I, who later became the King of France.
• 1820 – Jenny Lind, a famous Swedish opera singer known as the "Swedish Nightingale."
• 1831 – Richard Dedekind, a German mathematician who made important contributions to algebra.
• 1846 – George Westinghouse, an American engineer and businessman who invented the air brake for trains.
• 1866 – Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian engineer who invented radiotelephony, allowing voice to be sent over radio waves.
• 1887 – Le Corbusier, a famous Swiss-French architect and painter.
• 1888 – Roland Garros, a French pilot and soldier, for whom the famous tennis tournament is named.
• 1893 – Meghnad Saha, an Indian astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation.

Born After 1900

• 1903 – Ernest Walton, an Irish physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for splitting the atom.
• 1905 – Helen Wills, an American tennis player who won many Grand Slam titles.
• 1906 – Janet Gaynor, an American actress who won the first Academy Award for Best Actress.
• 1908 – Carole Lombard, a popular American actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
• 1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian explorer who sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft called the Kon-Tiki.
• 1917 – Fannie Lou Hamer, an American activist who fought for civil rights and voting rights.
• 1923 – Robert Kuok, a very successful Malaysian Chinese business magnate.
• 1923 – Yaşar Kemal, a famous Turkish journalist and author.
• 1930 – Hafez al-Assad, who became the President of Syria.
• 1930 – Richie Benaud, a famous Australian cricketer and sportscaster.
• 1931 – Riccardo Giacconi, an Italian-American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with X-ray astronomy.
• 1942 – Britt Ekland, a Swedish actress and singer.
• 1946 – Tony Greig, a well-known South African-English cricketer.
• 1947 – Klaus Dibiasi, an Italian diver who won multiple Olympic gold medals.
• 1948 – Gerry Adams, an Irish republican politician.
• 1949 – Lonnie Johnson, an American inventor best known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun.
• 1955 – Tony Dungy, an American football player and coach who won a Super Bowl as a coach.
• 1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, a famous Zimbabwean footballer.
• 1959 – Walter Ray Williams, Jr., a highly successful American bowler.
• 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, an American actress.
• 1965 – Jürgen Kohler, a German footballer and manager.
• 1966 – Niall Quinn, an Irish footballer and manager.
• 1970 – Amy Jo Johnson, an American actress, known for her role in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
• 1971 – Emily Mortimer, an English actress.
• 1972 – Mark Schwarzer, an Australian footballer.
• 1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, a Welsh actor.
• 1973 – Rebecca Lobo, an American basketball player and sportscaster.
• 1974 – Jeremy Sisto, an American actor.
• 1978 – Ricky Hatton, a famous English boxer.
• 1978 – Liu Yang, the first Chinese female astronaut to go to space.
• 1982 – Levon Aronian, an Armenian chess grandmaster.
• 1984 – Morné Morkel, a South African cricketer.
• 1985 – Sylvia Fowles, an American basketball player.
• 1986 – Olivia Thirlby, an American actress.
• 1989 – Tyler Ennis, a Canadian ice hockey player.
• 1990 – Scarlett Byrne, an English actress.
• 1990 – Nazem Kadri, a Canadian ice hockey player.
• 1991 – Roshon Fegan, an American actor, rapper, and dancer.
• 1993 – Adam Gemili, an English sprinter.
• 1994 – Jake Guentzel, an American ice hockey player.
• 1999 – Trevor Lawrence, an American football player.
• 2000 – Jazz Jennings, an American internet personality and activist.
• 2000 – Addison Rae, an American social media personality and dancer.

Notable Deaths

Passed Away Before 1600

• 23 – Wang Mang, the emperor of the Xin Dynasty in China.
• 404 – Aelia Eudoxia, a Byzantine empress.
• 877 – Charles the Bald, a Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1014 – Samuel, a tsar of the Bulgarian Empire.
• 1101 – Bruno of Cologne, a German monk who founded the Carthusian Order.
• 1536 – William Tyndale, an English scholar who translated the Bible into English.
• 1553 – Şehzade Mustafa, an Ottoman prince.

Passed Away Between 1601 and 1900

• 1644 – Elisabeth of France, who was the queen of Spain and Portugal.
• 1660 – Paul Scarron, a French poet and author.
• 1661 – Guru Har Rai, the seventh of the Sikh gurus.
• 1819 – Charles Emmanuel IV, the king of Sardinia.
• 1891 – Charles Stewart Parnell, an important Irish politician.
• 1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a very famous English poet.

Passed Away After 1900

• 1912 – Auguste Beernaert, a Belgian politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, an American businessman who founded the Kellogg Company, famous for cereals.
• 1951 – Otto Fritz Meyerhof, a German-American physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• 1962 – Tod Browning, an American film director.
• 1969 – Walter Hagen, a famous American golfer.
• 1973 – François Cevert, a French race car driver.
• 1976 – Gilbert Ryle, an English philosopher.
• 1981 – Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1989 – Bette Davis, a legendary American actress.
• 1992 – Denholm Elliott, an English actor.
• 1999 – Amália Rodrigues, a beloved Portuguese singer and actress.
• 2000 – Richard Farnsworth, an American actor and stuntman.
• 2002 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands.
• 2010 – Antonie Kamerling, a Dutch actor and musician.
• 2012 – Chadli Bendjedid, the President of Algeria.
• 2015 – Árpád Göncz, the first President of Hungary.
• 2017 – Ralphie May, an American stand-up comedian.
• 2018 – Scott Wilson, an American actor.
• 2018 – Montserrat Caballé, a world-renowned Spanish opera singer.
• 2019 – Ginger Baker, a famous English drummer.
• 2019 – Rip Taylor, an American actor and comedian.
• 2020 – Eddie Van Halen, a legendary Dutch-American guitarist and songwriter.
• 2020 – Johnny Nash, an American singer-songwriter.

Holidays and Celebrations

• 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)

See also

In Spanish: 6 de octubre para niños