Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

1933  On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62   

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

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

1942  On October - 06 erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history 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  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  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  On this day in history douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50   

1962  On this day in history death of tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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  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  Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 on October - 06.   

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  On October - 06 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 October - 06 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 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 this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 06 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  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer