Today in History
6 October
234 births · 117 deaths · 46 events recorded
Notable Births
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Bronny James
b. 2004
American basketball player (born 2004)
Hanni (singer)
b. 2004
Australian singer (born 2004)
Jonathan Kuminga
b. 2002
Congolese basketball player (born 2002)
Hitomi Honda
b. 2001
Japanese singer and actress (born 2001)
Jazz Jennings
b. 2000
American internet personality
Kyle Pitts
b. 2000
American football player (born 2000)
Addison Rae
b. 2000
American singer and actress (born 2000)
Trevor Lawrence
b. 1999
American football player (born 1999)
Notable Deaths
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Dave Hobson
d. 2024
American politician (1936–2024)
Johan Neeskens
d. 2024
Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)
Eddie Van Halen
d. 2020
American rock guitarist (1955–2020)
Johnny Nash
d. 2020
American singer (1940–2020)
Ginger Baker
d. 2019
English drummer (1939–2019)
Rip Taylor
d. 2019
American actor and comedian (1931–2019)
Scott Wilson (actor)
d. 2018
American actor (1942–2018)
Bette Davis
d. 1989
American actress (1908–1989)
On This Day in History
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2025
The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
2025 Alberta teachers' strike
2022
Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Annie Ernaux
2018
The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.
United States Senate
2010
Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
2007
Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
Jason Lewis (adventurer)
1995
The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
51 Pegasi b
1990
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.
Space Shuttle Discovery
1987
Fiji becomes a republic.
Fiji