On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 6 2016
Born on This Day
Abdelkarim Zemhoute🇩🇪
German comedian · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Abdoulaye Méïté🇫🇷
Ivorian-French footballer (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Addison Rae
actor · b. 2000
Days alive
5,844
Aleksandras Machtas🇱🇹
deceasedLithuanian chess player · 1892–1973
Days lived
29,319
Alfredo Griffin🇩🇴
Dominican Republic baseball player · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Andranik Hakobyan
Armenian boxer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Andrew Albers🇨🇦
Korean Baseball Organization pitcher with the Hanwha Eagles, former Major League Baseball pitcher · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Bobby Farrell
deceasedsinger · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,365
Bryan Anger🇺🇸
American football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
David Limberský🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Einar Billing🇸🇪
deceasedBishop of Västerås (1871-1939) · 1871–1939
Days lived
24,908
Freddy García🇻🇪
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
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Gesine Walther🇩🇪
East German sprinter (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Hanni (Pham Ngoc Han)🇦🇺
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2004
Days alive
4,383
Hans Jørgen Hansen
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1879–1966) · 1879–1966
Days lived
31,841
Helen Wills🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1905–1998) · 1905–1998
Days lived
33,690
Heyneke Meyer🇿🇦
South African rugby union coach · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
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Hubert Rouger🇫🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1875–1958
Days lived
30,300
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Jerzy Hausner🇵🇱
politician · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
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John Knoll🇺🇸
writer · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
John Warnock
deceasedTech CEOs · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,267
Joseph Kastein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1890–1946) · 1890–1946
Days lived
20,175
Jürgen Schulz🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Kálmán Kalocsay🇭🇺
deceasedphysician, writer of Esperanto literature (1891–1976) · 1891–1976
Days lived
30,820
Kao Kuo-ching
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
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Kasper Dolberg
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Lai Ching-te🇹🇼
Politician · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Lars Abrahmsén🇸🇪
athlete · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
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Le Corbusier🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1887–1965
Days lived
28,449
Loraine Gonzales🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Manfred Bietak🇦🇹
Austrian archaeologist · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
Meret Oppenheim🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1913–1985
Days lived
26,338
Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink🇩🇪
German actor and singer · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
Radhames Liz🇩🇴
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Richard Soumah🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Ricky Hatton🇬🇧
deceasedBritish professional boxer (1978–2025) · 1978–2025
Days lived
17,145
Ru van der Haar
deceasedfield hockey player (1913–1943) · 1913–1943
Days lived
10,813
Shauna MacDonald🇨🇦
Canadian actress · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Sheila Greibach🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Stacey Bendet🇺🇸
American fashion designer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
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Théo Hernandez
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Thomas Vogel🇨🇭
Swiss journalist · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Timo Nieminen🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Udomporn Polsak🇹🇭
Thai weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Valerie Adams🇳🇿
New Zealand shot putter (1984-) · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Viktors Ščerbatihs🇱🇻
Latvian weightlifter · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Wolfgang Liebeneiner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, theatre and film director (1905–1987) · 1905–1987
Days lived
30,003
Yukiko Kobayashi🇯🇵
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Yves Leterme🇧🇪
former Belgian prime minister · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Died on This Day
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Amália Rodrigues🇵🇹
deceasedsinger · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,929
Bette Davis🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,769
Edward Lewis Tullis
deceasedAmerican Methodist bishop · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,353
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Eva Marie Saint🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1924–2026
Days lived
37,349
Franz Fiedler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, film director and film producer (1902–1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,244
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Friedl Dicker-Brandeis🇦🇹
deceasedCzech educator and artist (1898-1944) · 1898–1944
Days lived
16,869
Ginger Baker🇬🇧
deceasedBritish drummer (1939–2019) · 1939–2019
Days lived
29,268
Guy Zinn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1887-1949) · 1887–1949
Days lived
22,880
Heinz Schmalix🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1910–1975
Days lived
23,815
Herbert Feuerstein🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born German journalist, comedian and entertainer (1937–2020) · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,429
Johnny Nash🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,268
Leonardo Conti🇨🇭
deceasedphysician, Nazi officer (1900-1945) · 1900–1945
Days lived
16,479
Masaichi Kaneda🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,477
Milton A. Rothman🇺🇸
deceasednuclear physicist and college professor (1919–2001) · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,896
Montserrat Caballé
deceasedNotable Trials · 1933–2018
Days lived
31,223
Prince Albert of Saxony🇩🇪
deceasedSaxon Royal (1934–2012) · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,435
Tany Youne
deceasedSoviet actor (1903-1977) · 1903–1977
Days lived
27,280
Theo Jörgensmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician · 1948–2025
Days lived
28,131
Tod Browning🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1880–1962
Days lived
30,035
Werner Maihofer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman legal scholar and politician (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,224
Yoshihiro Ito🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1982–2025
Days lived
15,832
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
59,813
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,491
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,839
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,502
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,377
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,282
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,187
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,347
Toko Shinoda🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,420
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,484
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,127
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Boo🇺🇸
deceasedPomeranian · 2006–2019
Days lived
4,691
Maru🇯🇵
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
3,423
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,657
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,354
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,927
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,369
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,335
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,969
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,413
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,065
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,864
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,378
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,396
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,065
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,417
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,960
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,870
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,847
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,307
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,729
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,267
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,084
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,379
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,692
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,649
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,428