Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

1933  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1935  Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1940  On October - 06 ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55   

1942  Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies on this day in history.   

1943  Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies on October - 06.   

1945  Death of Leonardo Conti, Nazi physician (b. 1900) on October - 06.   

1947  On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60   

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

1951  On October - 06 death of henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated   

1953  On this day in history porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64   

1954  Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1956  Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On October - 06 douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50   

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

1964  On October - 06 f T Mann, cricketer (father of F G, 281 runs in 5 Tests 1922-23), dies   

1965  On this day in history georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78   

1966  On this day in history sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48   

1968  Death of Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 06 walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76   

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

1974  On this day in history death of helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948)   

1975  Henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57 on October - 06.   

1976  Death of Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

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  On October - 06 death of [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat, pres Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62   

1983  Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62 on October - 06.   

1984  On this day in history george S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82   

1985  On this day in history death of nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921)   

1986  On this day in history death of alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)   

1989  Bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81 on October - 06.   

1991  On this day in history lincoln Demyan, dies at 66   

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

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1289  On October - 06 birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)   

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  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on October - 06.   

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

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

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