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October 6: Day of the Week
October 6, 2024 is the 280th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 86 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 6 Historical Event(s)
68 BC
Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia.
404
Empress Eudoxia has her seventh and last pregnancy who ends in a miscarriage. She is left bleeding and dies of an infection short after.
1582
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1762
Seven Years’ War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
1889
Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
1976
Cubana Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.
1977
The first prototype of the MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
1979
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1987
Fiji becomes a republic.
2002
The French oil tanker Limburg is bombed off Yemen.
Who were born on October 6?
1876
Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (d. 1941)
1887
Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
1915
Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and civil rights activist (d. 2007)
1958
Joseph Finder, American novelist
1959
Brian Higgins, American politician, and Member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
1959
Dennis Ray Boyd, American baseball player
1964
Matthew Sweet, American musician
1974
Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer
1977
Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer
1980
Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters MTUIZEFOCAD? Check your answers here: Word search MTUIZEFOCAD. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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