Historical Events In October - 06

1996  Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82   

2000  On this day in history heather and Brent started going out   

2006  Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents on October - 06.   

2007  On this day in history presidential election occurs in Pakistan.   

2012  Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's butler, is found guilty of leaking confidential documents and is sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on this day in history.   

2013  53 people are killed in political clashes in Egypt on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history john O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine   

2017  On October - 06 british writer Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature   

2017  On October - 06 nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)   

2017  On this day in history storm Nate kills at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras   

2018  On October - 06 australia records the biggest comeback in Rugby Championship history in beating Argentina 45-34 in Salta; Wallabies trial 31-7 at halftime but score 5 second half tries to none to overwhelm Pumas   

2018  On this day in history brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation   

2018  On October - 06 khabib Nurmagomedov of Dagestan beats Irishman Conor McGregor by 4th round submission in UFC lightweight title fight in Las Vegas; instantly marred by ugly post-fight brawling incident; belt withheld pending investigation   

2018  Oil tanker collision with a car leaves at least 50 people dead and one hundred with serious burns near Kisantu, Democratic Republic of Congo on October - 06.   

2018  New Zealand claims 6th overall, and 3rd straight Rugby Championship with 32-20 win over South Africa in Pretoria; All Blacks outscore Springboks 4 tries to 3 on October - 06.   

2019  The 2019 Portuguese legislative election takes place, for all 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history wHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world's first Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa [1]   

2021  The World Health Organization endorses the first malaria vaccine on this day in history.   

2023  American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, - becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals [1] on this day in history.   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.   

1459  On October - 06 birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  On October - 06 birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.   

1552  On this day in history birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on October - 06.   

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.   

1618  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

0404  On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.   

1101  On this day in history death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.