Page 7: Historical Events In October - 06

1996  On this day in history martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57   

1997  On October - 06 johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82   

2000  Heather and Brent started going out on October - 06.   

2006  Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents on this day in history.   

2007  Presidential election occurs in Pakistan on October - 06.   

2012  On October - 06 paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's butler, is found guilty of leaking confidential documents and is sentenced to 18 months imprisonment   

2013  On this day in history 53 people are killed in political clashes in Egypt   

2014  John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on this day in history.   

2017  On October - 06 british writer Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature   

2017  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on this day in history.   

2017  Storm Nate kills at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras on this day in history.   

2018  Australia records the biggest comeback in Rugby Championship history in beating Argentina 45-34 in Salta; Wallabies trial 31-7 at halftime but score 5 second half tries to none to overwhelm Pumas on this day in history.   

2018  Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation on October - 06.   

2018  Khabib Nurmagomedov of Dagestan beats Irishman Conor McGregor by 4th round submission in UFC lightweight title fight in Las Vegas; instantly marred by ugly post-fight brawling incident; belt withheld pending investigation on October - 06.   

2018  Oil tanker collision with a car leaves at least 50 people dead and one hundred with serious burns near Kisantu, Democratic Republic of Congo on this day in history.   

2018  New Zealand claims 6th overall, and 3rd straight Rugby Championship with 32-20 win over South Africa in Pretoria; All Blacks outscore Springboks 4 tries to 3 on October - 06.   

2019  On October - 06 the 2019 Portuguese legislative election takes place, for all 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic.   

2021  WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world's first Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa [1] on this day in history.   

2021  On October - 06 the World Health Organization endorses the first malaria vaccine.   

2023  American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, - becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals [1] on this day in history.   

2024  The Kazakh nuclear power referendum is held and approved on October - 06.   

2024  Tunisian presidential election: Incumbent Kais Saied is reelected for a second term on this day in history.   

2024  On this day in history yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, was killed on October 16   

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

1459  On October - 06 birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  On October - 06 birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.   

1552  On this day in history birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

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

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on this day in history.   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.   

0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  On October - 06 charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  On October - 06 death of sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.