Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

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

1935  Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55   

1942  Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies on this day in history.   

1943  Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies on October - 06.   

1945  Death of Leonardo Conti, Nazi physician (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

1947  Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1949  Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1951  Death of Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated on October - 06.   

1953  Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1956  Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865) on October - 06.   

1960  Douglas Spencer, actor (The Thing), dies at 50 on October - 06.   

1962  Death of Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880) on October - 06.   

1964  F T Mann, cricketer (father of F G, 281 runs in 5 Tests 1922-23), dies on October - 06.   

1965  Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on October - 06.   

1966  Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 on October - 06.   

1968  Death of Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (b. 1917) on October - 06.   

1969  Walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76 on October - 06.   

1973  Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948) on October - 06.   

1975  On this day in history henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57   

1976  Death of Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900) on October - 06.   

1979  On October - 06 elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68   

1980  Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On October - 06 terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62   

1984  On this day in history george S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82   

1985  On this day in history death of nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921)   

1986  On this day in history death of alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)   

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

1991  On October - 06 lincoln Demyan, dies at 66   

1992  Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies on October - 06.   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

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  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

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

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer