Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

1933  On October - 06 zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62   

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

1940  Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55 on October - 06.   

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

1943  Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated on October - 06.   

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

1954  Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 on October - 06.   

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

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

1960  On this day in history douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50   

1962  Death of Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880) on October - 06.   

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

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

1966  Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 on October - 06.   

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

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

1973  Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71 on October - 06.   

1974  On October - 06 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  Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 on October - 06.   

1980  Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 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 October - 06 george S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82   

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

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 October - 06 lincoln Demyan, dies at 66   

1992  Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies on October - 06.   

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1289  On October - 06 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 this day in history.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on October - 06.   

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