Who Was Born Today – October 6 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on October 6 | ||
1820 | Jenny Lind, soprano known as the “Swedish Nightingale.” | |
1846 | George Westinghouse, prolific inventor, held over 100 patents on creations including air brakes for trains. | |
1887 | Le Corbusier, Swiss-born French architect and city planner. | |
1895 | Caroline Gordon, writer (The Strange Children). | |
1906 | Janet Gaynor, film actress. | |
1908 | Carol Lombard, American comediennne and actress. | |
1908 | Sammy Price, jazz pianist. | |
1914 | Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer. | |
1917 | Fannie Lou Hamer, US civil rights advocate; became vice-chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. | |
1931 | Riccardo Giacconi, Italian astrophysicist ; won Nobel Prize in Astrophysics for his pioneering contributions that led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources. | |
1948 | Gerry Adams, Irish politician who was an important figure in Northern Ireland’s peace process; president of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland’s second-largest political party, since 1983. |
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