Famous Deaths In October - 06

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

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

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

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

1943  On this day in history 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  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 October - 06.   

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 October - 06.   

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

1962  On this day in history 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 October - 06 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 October - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

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

1983  Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1984  George S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1986  Death of Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921) on October - 06.   

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

1991  Lincoln Demyan, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.   

1459  On October - 06 birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.   

1510  On this day in history birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  On this day in history birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  On this day in history 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