Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

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

1935  On October - 06 frederic Hymen Cowen, composer, dies at 83   

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

1942  On this day in history erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies   

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  Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 on October - 06.   

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  On October - 06 porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64   

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

1956  On this day in history walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42   

1959  Death of Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1960  Douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history 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 October - 06 sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48   

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

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

1975  On this day in history henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57   

1976  On this day in history 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  Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 06 death of alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)   

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

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  On this day in history birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 06 birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

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

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer