Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

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

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

1940  Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78   

1956  Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42 on October - 06.   

1959  Death of Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865) on October - 06.   

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

1965  Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history death of phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (b. 1917)   

1969  On this day in history walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76   

1973  On October - 06 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 October - 06 elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68   

1980  On October - 06 hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

1981  On this day in history death of [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat, pres Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62   

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

1984  George S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82 on October - 06.   

1985  Death of Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

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

1989  On October - 06 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  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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer