Famous Personalities Born In October - 06
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1289 On October - 06 birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
1459 Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.
1510 Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.
1510 On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)
1552 On this day in history birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1573 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on October - 06.
1610 On this day in history birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)
1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.
1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) was born on this day in history.
1716 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771) was born on October - 06.
1738 On this day in history birth of archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)
1744 On this day in history birth of james McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)
1767 On this day in history birth of henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820)
1773 King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850) was born on October - 06.
1777 William Russell, composer was born on this day in history.
1801 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.
1803 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history birth of andreas Randel, composer
1808 On October - 06 birth of frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1816 William Batchelder Bradbury, composer was born on this day in history.
1818 Joseph Rummel, composer was born on this day in history.
1819 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)
1824 Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of cark Reidel, composer
1831 J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) was born on October - 06.
1838 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history birth of george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US
1847 On October - 06 birth of adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor
1849 Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" was born on this day in history.
1860 Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao) was born on October - 06.
1860 On this day in history birth of reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
1862 Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born on October - 06.
1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music was born on this day in history.