Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 06

1933  On October - 06 zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62   

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  On this day in history erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies   

1943  Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies on this day in history.   

1945  On October - 06 death of leonardo Conti, Nazi physician (b. 1900)   

1947  On October - 06 leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60   

1949  On October - 06 robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70   

1951  Death of Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated on this day in history.   

1953  Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64 on October - 06.   

1954  On October - 06 hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78   

1956  Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42 on October - 06.   

1959  Death of Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

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

1962  Death of Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

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

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

1966  Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76   

1973  Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71 on October - 06.   

1974  On October - 06 death of helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948)   

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

1976  On October - 06 death of gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900)   

1979  Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

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

1983  Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62 on October - 06.   

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

1985  Death of Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921) on October - 06.   

1986  Death of Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history lincoln Demyan, dies at 66   

1992  On October - 06 bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies   

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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 October - 06.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  On October - 06 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  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.   

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer