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Today In History Basic Datebook-October 6th

For The Weekday Of: Monday in 2008, Tuesday in 2009
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People on October 6th: birthdates

Domonic Barber: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Attorney/Lawyer, Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafucco
Michael Garrett Boxleitner: 1995 (is 13 in 2008, 14 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Melissa Gilbert & Bruce's son; unlikely b. 11-15
Tim Burgess: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Drummer, of T'Pau
Kevin Cronin: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Pianist, REO Speedwagon lead
Joseph Raymond Culp: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Barbara Ayers and Steven's twin son
Katherine Bradford Culp: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Barbara Ayers and Steven's twin daughter
Jeff B. Davis: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actor, Happy Family's Todd Brennan
Michael Durrell: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Actor, Nobody's Perfect, I'm a Big Girl Now, V's Robert, Chiefs, Alice's Nicholas Stone, 90210's Dr. John Martin
Britt Ekland: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Movie Actress, Exerciser, Swedish, b. in Stockholm; Peter Sellers', then Slim Jim Phantom's, then Rod Stewart's ex-
Fred Graham: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Newscaster, Journalist, CBS News, Court TV
Ioan Gruffudd: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actor, Fantastic Four
David Hidalgo: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Accoridan; of Los Lobos
Amy Jo Johnson: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
TV Actress, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Kimberly, Felicity's Julie Emrick
Kitty: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Rap Performer, of B-Rock and the Bizz
Neil Korner: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Bassist, of New Vaudeville Band
Thomas McClary: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Guitarist, Songwriter, of The Commodores, soloist; some say b. 1949
Sid McGinnis: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Paul Shaffer's World's Most Dangerous Band, Paul Shaffer's band
Emily Mortimer: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Movie Actress, The Kid
Bob Neal: 1917 (is 91 in 2008, 92 in 2009)
Music Figure, Elvis' manager
Jacqueline Obradors: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Actress, of Tortilla Soup, Freddie's Sofia
Anna Quayle: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
Stage Actress, English
Wesley A. Ramsey: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's San Spencer
Lamman Rucker: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actor, As the World Turns' T. Marshall Travers, All My Children's Garrett Williams
Tim Rushlow: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Elizabeth Audrey Schelske: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Sara Evans and Craig's daughter
Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Cybill Shepherd & Bruce Oppenheim's twin
Zach Shepherd-Oppenheim: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Cybill Shepherd & Bruce Oppenheim's twin, FN:Zachariah
Sanny Simcic: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Drummer, Australian, of Real Life
Jeremy Sisto: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Actor, Law and Order, Six Feet Under
Millie Small: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Singer, Jamaican, NN:The Blue Beat Girl
Millicent "Millie" Smith: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Singer, Jamaican, NN: The Blue Beat Girl; "My Boy Lollipop" with Rod Stewart on Harmonica
Tommy Stinson: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Replacements
Matthew Sweet: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Modern Rock Singer, Songwriter
Jeffrey Trachta: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Santa Barbara, Bold & the Beautiful's Thorne Forrester
Fred Travalena: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Impressionist, Comedian, Keep On Truckin' reg
Ellen Travolta: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, Makin It's Dorothy Manucci, Number 96, Joanie Loves Chachi's Louisa Delvecchio, Grease, Welcome Back Kotter's Horshack's mother, Charles in Charge's Lillian, General Hospital's Gloria Cerullo, Passions' Alice; John's sister
Eric Van Halen: 1989 (is 19 in 2008, 20 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Alex's son; MN:Alexander; or RN:Aric???

People on October 6th: birth anniversaries

Shana Alexander: 1925=d.Jun 23, 2005 (was 79)
Journalist, Author, Commentator, Editor, RLN:Ager; 60 minutes debater 1975-79, the liberal side
Hafez al Assad: 1930=d.Jun 10, 2000 (was 69)
Head of State, President of Syrian
Sir Isaac Brock: 1769=d.Oct 13, 1812 (was 43)
Soldier, Canadian, administrator in Canada, popularly known as the "Hero of Upper Canada" during the War of 1812 against the United States.
Henry Chadwick: 1824=d.Apr 20, 1908 (was 83)
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Author, British, Rules of Baseball co-developer; MLB statistician
Jerome Cowan: 1897=d.Jan 24, 1972 (was 74)
Movie Actor, of Tab Hunter Show, Blondie's Dagwood's Boss Mr. Dithers
Reginald Fessenden: 1866=d.Jul 22, 1932 (was 65)
Inventor, Engineer, Canadian, 300 patents; broadcast the first program of voice and music.
Janet Gaynor: 1906=d.Sep 14, 1984 (was 77)
Movie Actress, b. in Philadelphia, PA; the first actress to win an Oscar: Seventh Heaven, A Star Is Born; RN:Laura Gainor
Martin Luis Guzman: 1887=d.Dec 22, 1976 (was 89)
Novelist, Mexican, one of the finest writers of the Revolutionary period in Mexico.
Thor Heyerdahl: 1914=d.Apr 18, 2002 (was 87)
Explorer, Anthropologist, Writer, Norweigan
King Louis Phillipe Of France: 1773=d.Aug 26, 1850 (was 76)
King, the Citizen King; ruled 1830-1848
Charles LeCorbusier: 1887=d.1965
Architect, Inventor, Swiss, RN:Charles Edouard Jeanneret; Reinforced Concrete
Jenny Lind: 1820=d.Nov 2, 1887 (was 67)
Opera Soprano, Swedish, The Swedish Nightengale; RN:Johanna Maria Lind
Carole Lombard: 1908=d.Jan 16, 1942 (was 33)
Movie Actress, Comedienne, b. in Fort Wayne, IN; RMLN:Jane Peters; Clark Gable's wife; some say b. 1909
George Horace Lorimer: 1867=d.Oct 22, 1937 (was 70)
Editor, of Saturday Evening Post 1899-1937
Nevil Maskelyne: 1732=d.Feb 9, 1811 (was 78)
Astronomer, British, noted for his contribution to the science of navigation.
Carmen Mastren: 1913=d.Mar 31, 1981 (was 67)
Guitarist
Sammy Price: 1908=d.Apr 14, 1992 (was 83)
Songwriter, Blues Singer, Pianist, Boogie-woogie style
Jesse Ramsden: 1735=d.Nov 5, 1800 (was 65)
Inventor, English, pioneer in the design of precision tools.
Cyril Reuben: 1926=d.Sep 2, 1996 (was 69)
Violinist
Karol Szymanowski: 1882=d.Mar 28, 1937 (was 54)
Composer, Russian, The foremost Polish composer of the early 20th century.
Hazel Van Dyke: 1896=d.Sep 27, 1992 (was 95)
Celebrity Relative, Dick & Jerry's mom
Ernest Thomas Walton: 1903=d.Jun 25, 1995 (was 91)
Physicist, Irish, with John Cochcroft, discovered how to split an atom
George Westinghouse: 1846=d.Mar 12, 1914 (was 67)
Inventor, Manufacturer, The Air Brake, founded own company, Standardized U.S. current; held 400 patents

People on October 6th: death anniversaries

Ted Bessell: 1996 (was 61)/b.Mar 20, 1935
TV Actor, TV Producer/Director, Pianist, b. in Flushing, NY; Gomer Pyle USMC's Frankie, That Girl's Donald Hollinger, Me & the Chimp, Hail to the Chief, Tracey Ullman Show prod; some say was 57 or 70
Tod Browning: 1962 (was 80)/b.Jul 12, 1882
Movie Director, Dracula 1931; some say b. 1884
Ted Daffan: 1996 (was 84)/b.Sep 21, 1912
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Songwriter
Bette Davis: 1989 (was 81)/b.Apr 5, 1908
Movie Actress, Protestant, b. in Lowell, Ma.; FN:Ruth Elizabeth; Dangerous, Jezebel, Hotel's Laura Trent (pilot); Acted in more than 80 films, Best Actress 2x's, nominated 10x's
Mamie Davis: 2001 (was 61)/b.Sep 24, 1940
Blues Singer
George de Maurier: 1896 (was 62)/b.Mar 6, 1834
Novelist, Illustrator, French, MN:Louis Palmella Busson; caricaturist whose illustrations for; Punch; were acute commentaries on the Victorian scene. He also wrote three successful novels.
Denholm Elliott: 1992 (was 70)/b.May 31, 1922
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, A Room With A View, Indiana Jones
Richard Farnsworth: 2000 (was 80)/b.Sep 1, 1920
Movie Actor, Stuntman, b. in Los Angeles; The Natural, Misery, The Straight Story
Rick Jason: 2000 (was 74)/b.May 21, 1926
Actor, Combat's Lt. Gil Hanley
Will Keith Kellogg: 1951 (was 91)/b.Apr 7, 1860
Businessperson, Philanthropist, Battle Creek; American industrialist and philanthropist who founded (1906) the W.K. Kellogg Company to manufacture cereal products as breakfast foods. His cereals have found widespread use throughout the United States.
Eddie Kendrick: 1992 (was 52)/b.Dec 17, 1939
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Temptations lead; solo; FN:Edward James; Dropped his "s"; gave it to Keith Richard?; d. Oct 5?
Charles E. Merrill: 1956 (was 70)/b.Oct 19, 1885
Financier, Businessperson, Executive, Merrill Lynch co-developer
Johnny O'Keefe: 1978 (was 43)/b.Jan 19, 1935
Rock & Roll Singer, Australian
Benjamin Peirce: 1880 (was 71)/b.Apr 4, 1809
Astronomer, Mathematician, Educator, computed the general perturbations of the planets Uranus and Neptune.
Dennis Price: 1973 (was 58)/b.Jun 23, 1915
Actor, English
Nelson Riddle: 1985 (was 64)/b.Jun 1, 1921
Bandleader, Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Trombonist, b. in Hackensack, NJ; on Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Smos. Bros., Julie Andrews, Tim Conway, & Helen Reddy's TV varieties; RN:Lisbon Antigua
Amalia Rodrigues: 1999 (was 79)/b.Jul 23, 1920
Singer
Gilbert Ryle: 1976 (was 76)/b.Aug 19, 1900
Philosopher, English, leading figure in the "Oxford philosophy," or "ordinary language," movement.
Anwar el Sadat: 1981 (was 62)/b.Dec 25, 1918
Head of State, Egypt prez
Alfred Lord Tennyson: 1892 (was 83)/b.Aug 6, 1809
Poet, English, 1st Baron; Poet Laureate; The Charge of the Light Brigade, In Memoriam

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General events on October 6th

In 1536, English theologian and scholar William Tyndale, who was the first to translate the Bible into early modern English, was executed for heresy.

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Government and Politics on October 6th

In 1801, Napoleon Bonaparte imposes a new constitution on Holland.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on October 6th

In 1781, Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the last battle of the Revolutionary War.

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Royalty and Religious events on October 6th

In 1014, The Byzantine Emperor Basil earns the title "Slayer of Bulgers" after he orders the blinding of 15,000 Bulgerian troops.

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Human Achievement and Science events on October 6th

In 1683, 13 Mennonite families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in present-day Philadelphia (America, Pennsylvania) to begin Germantown, one of America's oldest settlements.

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Arts and Prose events on October 6th

In 1847, (or Oct 16?) Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" was first published in London, England; she must have been an Eyre-head!

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Misc Marrige events on October 6th

In 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio divorced.

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Weird and Other events on October 6th

In 1960, 10 x 06 = 60

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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"whoever rows the boat doesn't have time to rock it."

Random Thought...
"SPOUSE, n: Someone who'll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed single"

Another Random Thought...
"This is an SOS Call from the mining ship Red Dwarf"

And Another Random Thought...
"By the time you get to where you can make ends meet, someone moves the ends"

Still Another Random Thought...
"Will you come quietly, or shall I use ear plugs?"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Authority tends to assign jobs to those least able to do them"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish."

Computer Tagline...
"Programmer - A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"I wrote a song, but I can't read music. Every time I hear a new song on the radio I think 'Hey, maybe I wrote that.'"

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"your computer don't work cuz the cat ate the mouse."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"DOWDUNCE (dow duns) n. Someone who knows nothing about the stock market."

Today's Book Hype...
"Happy New Year!: Mary Christmas"

Today's Actual Headline...
"BOOTS FINED FOR SELLING UNDERAGE GIRL DRACULA"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"Ask a potential mate for their e-mail address rather than their sign."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Zaxxon: (n.) a sophisticated simulation and design program used by the brightest programmers to test the consistency of internal logic and memory. Management prefers to use games such as 'spreadsheet' for the same purpose."

Today's Daffynition...
"Lesion: A unit of Roman Army."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What do you call Hannibal's stomach after eating Tonya Harding? A white trash compactor!"

Today's They Do It...
"HACKERS do it locally"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD ELECTRICIANS never die, they just lose contact"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Committee decision"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"in case of fire....yell "fire"."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"Do androids dream of electric sheep?"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
We're all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. But when it comes to your job -- that's different. And it always will be different. -- McCoy, "The Ultimate Computer," stardate 4729.4.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
Federation ship Enterprise, surrender and prepare to be boarded. That will be the day. -- Star Trek. Klingon and Picard, "Yesterday's Enterprise"

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