Famous Deaths In October - 06

1933  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62 on October - 06.  

1935  Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer, dies at 83 on October - 06.  

1940  On this day in history ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55  

1942  Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies on October - 06.  

1943  On October - 06 robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies  

1945  Death of Leonardo Conti, Nazi physician (b. 1900) on this day in history.  

1947  On October - 06 leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60  

1949  On this day in history robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70  

1951  On this day in history death of henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated  

1953  Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1954  On October - 06 hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78  

1956  On October - 06 walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42  

1959  On October - 06 death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

1960  Douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50 on October - 06.  

1962  On October - 06 death of tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)  

1964  F T Mann, cricketer (father of F G, 281 runs in 5 Tests 1922-23), dies on this day in history.  

1965  On October - 06 georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78  

1966  Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 on this day in history.  

1968  Death of Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (b. 1917) on October - 06.  

1969  Walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71  

1974  Death of Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948) on this day in history.  

1975  On October - 06 henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57  

1976  On October - 06 death of gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900)  

1979  On this day in history elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68  

1980  On this day in history hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56  

1981  Death of [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat, pres Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62 on October - 06.  

1983  On October - 06 terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62  

1984  George S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1985  Death of Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921) on October - 06.  

1986  Death of Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921) on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81  

1991  Lincoln Demyan, dies at 66 on October - 06.  

1992  On this day in history bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies  

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1289  On this day in history birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)  

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.  

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on October - 06.