What Happened On October 6

What Happened On Oct 6 Events

1689 Oct 6 Pietro Ottobonia (Alexander VIII) elected Pope
Pope Alexander VIII (22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was Pope from 1689 to 1691. Pietro Ottoboni was born of a noble Venetian family, and was the son of Ma...
1777 Oct 6 Battle Of Forts Clinton And Montgomery
The Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the highlands of the Hudson River valley, not far from West Point, on October 6, 1777. Britis...
1802 Oct 6 Beethoven Writes the Heiligenstadt Testament
The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt (today part of Vienna) on 6 October 1802. It reflects his despair ...
1854 Oct 6 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
On the morning of Friday, the 6th inst., between twelve and one o’clock, a fire broke out in the worsted manufactory of Messrs. Wilson and Sons, in Hillgate, Gateshead. After raging with ...
1863 Oct 6 Battle of Baxter Springs - Quantrill's Raiders Massacre Union Black Troops
Description: After conducting many raids in Kansas, including the massacre at Lawrence, Quantrill decided to winter in Texas. Along with other partisans, he headed south on the Texas Road...
1886 Oct 6 Reno Gang Robs Ohio & Mississippi Passenger Train
On October 6, 1866, thieves boarded an eastbound Ohio & Mississippi Railroad passenger train near Seymour, Indiana, and entered an Adams Express Company car. Pointing guns at Adams Expres...
1917 Oct 6
to 1917 Oct 15
 1917 World Series
In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two. The Series was played against the backdrop of World War I, which dominated the American newspap...
1919 Oct 6 1919 World Series, Game 5
The next game was delayed by rain for a day, and when it got under way, both Williams and Reds pitcher Hod Eller were excellent. By the sixth inning, neither had allowed a runner past fir...
1927 Oct 6 "The Jazz Singer" Is Released
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talki...
1930 Oct 6 'As I Lay Dying' Is Published
As I Lay Dying is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. The novel was written in six weeks while Faulkner was working at a power plant, published in 1930, and described by Faul...
1932 Oct 6 'Light In August' Is Published
Light in August is an exploration of racial conflict in the society of the Southern United States. Originally Faulkner planned to call the novel Dark House, which also became the working ...
1937 Oct 6
to 1937 Oct 10
 1937 World Series
The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their second c...
1938 Oct 6 "Pygmalion" Is Released
Pygmalion is a 1938 British film based on George Bernard Shaw's play of the same name, and adapted by him for the screen. The film was a financial and critical success, and won an Oscar f...
1944 Oct 6
to 1944 Oct 29
 Battle of Debrecen
The 2nd Ukrainian Front operation begun on 6 October 1944, with Malinovsky's southern pincer attacking near Arad, and slicing through the Hungarian Third Army. The Hungarians quickly aban...
1944 Oct 6 Canadian Forces Initiate Operation Switchback
The second main operation of the Battle of the Scheldt opened with fierce fighting to reduce the Breskens pocket. Here, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division encountered tenacious German res...
1945 Oct 6 Billy Sianis and his Billy Goat Murphy are Ejected from Game Four of the 1945 World Series, Starting the 'Curse of the Billy Goat'
The curse was allegedly placed on the Cubs during the 1945 World Series by Billy Goat Sianis himself. Sianis happened to be a Cubs fan and attempted to bring his goat "Murphy" into Game 4...
1946 Oct 6
to 1946 Oct 15
 1946 World Series
The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox (representing the American League). In the eight...
1948 Oct 6
to 1948 Oct 11
 1948 World Series
The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914. T...
1948 Oct 6 Ashgabat Earthquake of 1948
The earthquake struck at 2:17 in the morning on 6 October 1948. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the small village Gara-Gaudan, 25 kilometers southwest of Ashgabat. The ea...
1949 Oct 6 "The Heiress" Is Released
The Heiress is a 1949 drama film by Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from their 1947 play of the same title that was based on the 1880 novel Washington Square by Henry James. The film was ...
1953 Oct 6
to 1954 Mar 30
 American radio drama Rocky Fortune stars Frank Sinatra
Also in 1953, Sinatra starred in the NBC radio program Rocky Fortune. His character, Rocko Fortunato (aka Rocky Fortune) was a private eye who was placed in a variety of odd jobs by the G...
1953 Oct 6 "The Little Fugitive" Is Released
Little Fugitive is a 1953 film written and directed by Raymond Abrashkin (as "Ray Ashley"), Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin, that tells the story of a child alone at Coney Island. It stars...
1955 Oct 6 United Airlines Flight 409 Crashes
Airliner Hits Peak, Explodes; Rescuers on Way to Wreck; May Be Worst Civil Air Crash. An Oakland-bound United Air Lines DC-4 smashed into a snow-covered, 12,000-foot peak in southern W...
1964 Oct 6
to 1964 Nov 7
 Pop Art Exhibition: The American Supermarket
By the mid-1960s, Pop artists had become superstars, and many collaborated on an exhibition called The American Supermarket held at the Bianchini Gallery in New York from October 6 to Nov...
1965 Oct 6
to 1965 Oct 14
 1965 World Series
The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the t...
1966 Oct 6 "The Enemy Within" airs
"The Enemy Within" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, and was broadcast on 6 October 1966. It is a first season episode #5, production #5, and was written by Richard Matheso...
1967 Oct 6 "Mirror, Mirror" airs
"Mirror, Mirror" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is a second-season episode, #33, production #39, and was broadcast for the first time on October 6, 1967. It was repea...
1970 Oct 6 'Islands In the Stream' Is Published
The first act, "Bimini", begins with an introduction to the character of Thomas Hudson, a classic Hemingway stoic male figure. Hudson is a renowned American painter who finds tranquility ...
1972 Oct 6 Genesis Releases "Foxtrot"
Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British rock band Genesis and the second from the band lineup which included Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hack...
1981 Oct 6 Muhammad Anwar El Sadat, third President of Egypt, is Assassinated
Islamic extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, as he reviews troops on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Led by Khaled el Islambouli, a lieutenant in the Egyptia...
1986 Oct 6 Metal Church releases The Dark
The Dark is the second full length album released by Metal Church. It was also the last album in which the line-up of Wayne, Vanderhoof, Arrington, Wells and Erickson performed, until 199...
1988 Oct 6 "Hotel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, His Life And Times" Is Released
Documentarian Marcel Ophüls (The Sorrow and the Pity) directed this brilliant 267-minute examination of Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Nazi Butcher of Lyons." Barbie was the Gestapo chief re...
1990 Oct 6 MST3K Ep. 203 - "Jungle Goddess"
(Short: The Phantom Creeps, Part 1: "The Menacing Power") Two pilots set out to find a woman lost in remote Africa to gain a reward. They find her being worshiped by a native tribe. Stars...
1990 Oct 6 Sega Game Gear Released in Japan
The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Sega's response to Nintendo's Game Boy. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and th...
1993 Oct 6 Michael Jordan Announces His Retirement
On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the murder of his father earlier in the year shaped his decision. J...
1994 Oct 6 "The Pledge Drive" - Season 6 Episode 3 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Pledge Drive" is the 89th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 3rd episode for the 6th season. It aired on October 6, 1994. Plot Summary: Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt eats a ...
1995 Oct 6 "The Maestro" - Season 7 Episode 3 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Maestro" is an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on October 6, 1995. It was the series' 113th episode and 3rd episode for the 7th season. "The Maestro" earned a ratings sh...
1998 Oct 6 Sepultura release Against
Against is the seventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1998 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first release with new frontman Derrick Green, w...
2004 Oct 6 America's Next Top Model Cycle 3 Episode 3
During this episode, each girl was given a new look. Some makeovers were drastic - Jennipher was told that her waist-length hair would be cut and donated to Locks of Love, and Amanda was ...
2004 Oct 6 Birth of LeBron James, Jr.
During the summer of 2004, James made his Olympic debut at the summer games in Athens, Greece, as part of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. He and his teammates won bronze medals after de...
2004 Oct 6 Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 8-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. - "We have four dogs and five cats,'' John McNamara is saying over the telephone. "My wife, as you might suspect, is an animal lover. Anything in the damn street, she pick...
2005 Oct 6 Lauryn Hill Performs at Take Back TV Concert
On October 6, 2005, Hill emceed and performed two songs at the Take Back TV concert launching Al Gore's CurrentTV.
2006 Oct 6 The Departed is Released
The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The Departed was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan and stars Leo...
2008 Oct 6 Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 3-2
For a hockey guy, a guy from Canada, there was no way a bloodied finger was going to stop Jason Bay. Nor were the holes on his left forearm, perhaps cleat marks, stinging from champagne a...
2009 Oct 6 Justin Bieber Releases "One Less Lonely Girl" Single
Justin Bieber continues to croon his way into the hearts of tween girls everywhere with his sugary second single, "One Less Lonely Girl." Much as he did on his debut single, "One Time," B...
2009 Oct 6 Kiss releases Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom is an upcoming album from the American hard rock band Kiss scheduled to be released October 6, 2009. The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA and ...
2009 Oct 6 Minnesota Twins defeat Detroit Tigers, 6-5
Joe Mauer admitted that he was worn out Tuesday. But as soon as Carlos Gomez dived across home plate with the winning run in the 12th inning, Mauer could feel no pain. He leaped into t...
2009 Oct 6 Minnesota Wild defeat Anaheim Ducks, 4-3
Almost two years ago to the day, Mikko Koivu sat down for a visit at this northeast Minneapolis coffee shop. He was coming off a breakout sophomore season, yet he still was considered ...
2009 Oct 6 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Gangsta Luv"
"Gangsta Luv" is the lead single off Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, Malice n Wonderland. It was produced by Tricky Stewart, co-produced and featuring The-Dream. It was released digital ...
2010 Oct 6 New York Yankees defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-4
At first glance, the Yankees' first-round matchup with the Twins should be a dream come true for the Bombers. Having dispatched of Minnesota three times in the ALDS since 2003, the Yan...