The 279th day of the year, the 280th in a leap year
Born on 6 October
Every 6 October birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Libra, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- LibraAir, cardinal, ruled by Venus.
- Birthstone
- Opal, TourmalineThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Marigold, CosmosUsually taken today to mean warmth and order.
- Most common weekdays
- Thursday and Tuesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 6 October in any year.
Which weekday 6 October falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 6 October falls on every day of the week: Thursday 16, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 15, Friday 15, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Sunday 15.
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How common a birthday 6 October is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,872 babies were born on 6 October in each year of the twenty, making it the 45th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 6 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Le Corbusier | 1887–1965 | Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer |
| Hafez al-Assad | 1930–2000 | President of Syria from 1971 to 2000 |
| Thor Heyerdahl | 1914–2002 | Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer |
| Louis Philippe I | 1773–1850 | King of the French from 1830 to 1848 |
| Ernest Walton | 1903–1995 | Irish physicist and Nobel laureate |
| Riccardo Giacconi | 1931–2018 | Italian-American astrophysicist |
| Richard Dedekind | 1831–1916 | German mathematician |
| Janet Gaynor | 1906–1984 | American actress |
| Elisabeth Shue | 1963– | American actress |
| Matteo Ricci | 1552–1610 | Italian Catholic missionary |
| Carole Lombard | 1908–1942 | American actress |
| Jenny Lind | 1820–1887 | Swedish opera singer |
| George Westinghouse | 1846–1914 | American inventor and businessman |
| Levon Aronian | 1982– | Armenian-American chess player |
| Liu Yang | 1978– | Chinese astronaut |
| Yaşar Kemal | 1923–2015 | Turkish writer of Kurdish descent and human rights activist |
| Mark Schwarzer | 1972– | Australian association football player |
| Jürgen Kohler | 1965– | German footballer |
Died on 6 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Anwar Sadat | 1918–1981 | President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 |
| Alfred, Lord Tennyson | 1809–1892 | British Poet Laureate |
| Bette Davis | 1908–1989 | American actress |
| Montserrat Caballé | 1933–2018 | Spanish operatic soprano |
| Charles the Bald | 823–877 | King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877 |
| Eddie Van Halen | 1955–2020 | Dutch-American rock guitarist |
| Auguste Beernaert | 1829–1912 | Prime Minister of Belgium from 1884 to 1894 |
| Otto Fritz Meyerhof | 1884–1951 | German biochemist |
| Elizabeth Bishop | 1911–1979 | American poet |
| Johan Neeskens | 1951–2024 | Dutch football manager and player |
| Ralphie May | 1972–2017 | American stand-up comedian |
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