October 6

• 105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic
• 69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia.
• AD 23 – Rebels decapitate Wang Mang two days after his capital was sacked during a peasant rebellion.
• 404 – Byzantine Empress Eudoxia dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.
• 618 – Transition from Sui to Tang: Wang Shichong decisively defeats Li Mi at the Battle of Yanshi.
• 1539 – Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.
• 1600 – Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.

• 1683 – Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
• 1762 – Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
• 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
• 1789 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
• 1810 – A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of Raahe in the Grand Duchy of Finland.{{cite web | url = http://edu.raahe.fi/yhdistykset/matkailuoppaat/palokk.html | title = Ookko kuullu | work = Raahen matkailuoppaat ry | access-date = November 19, 2021 | language = fi}}
• 1849 – The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
• 1854 – In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
• 1884 – The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
• 1898 – Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

• 1903 – The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
• 1908 – The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1910 – Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
• 1915 – World War I: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen .{{cite book|last=Falls|first=C.|title=Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917|publisher=HMSO|year=1996|isbn=0-89839-242-X|edition=Imperial War Museum and Battery Press|series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence|volume=I|location=London|pages=22–33|author-link=Cyril Falls|orig-year=1933}}
• 1915 – World War I: Entente forces land in Thessaloniki, to open the Macedonian front against the Central Powers.{{Cite book|last=Πετσιναρ|first=Αλεξάνδρα|year=2017|title=«O Εθνικός Γολγοθάς της Σερβίας και o Εθνικός Διχασμός της Ελλάδας». Οι δοκιμασίες των ελληνοσερβικών σχέσεων υπό το πρίσμα του ανταγωνισμού των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο και την Εγγύς Ανατολή (1915–1916)|url=https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926144301/https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Η ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, Η ΚΟΡΥΦΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΥΣΗΣ ΔΥΟ ΚΟΣΜΩΝ, Η ιστορική αποτίμηση 100 χρόνια μετά|publisher=Ίδρυμα της Βουλής των Ελλήνων. Ίδρυμα Μελετών Χερσονήσου του Αίμου. Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών & Μελετών «Ελευθέριος Κ. Βενιζέλος»|page=56|language=el|type=conference proceedings|publication-place=Thessaloniki|isbn=978-960-93-9505-2}}
• 1920 – Ukrainian War of Independence: The Starobilsk agreement is signed by representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina.{{cite book |last1=Malet |first1=Michael |title=Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War |date=1982 |language=English |isbn=978-0-333-25969-6 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=London |oclc=8514426 |page=65}}
• 1923 – The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
• 1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
• 1934 – Revolution of 1934: The President of the autonomous government of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, proclaims the Catalan State with the support of the Worker's Alliance.{{cite journal|last1=Pérez i Farràs|first1=Enric|title=Records del 6 d'octubre del 1934|journal=Full Català|date=October 1942|volume=2|issue=13|page=325|language=ca}}
• 1939 – World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
• 1942 – World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
• 1943 – World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
• 1944 – World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
• 1973 – Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
• 1976 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
• 1976 – Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China.
• 1976 – Dozens are killed by Thai police and right-wing paramilitaries in the Thammasat University massacre; afterwards, the Seni Pramoj government is toppled in a military coup led by Sangad Chaloryu.
• 1977 – The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
• 1979 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
• 1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
• 1981 – NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 PH-CHI Moerdijk|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19811006-0|access-date=2021-10-06|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}
• 1985 – Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
• 1987 – Fiji becomes a republic.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/07/world/fiji-coup-leader-declares-republic.html|title=Fiji coup leader declares republic|work=The New York Times|date=7 October 1987|access-date=20 July 2024}}
• 1990 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.{{cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Abdul |date=June 10, 2020 |title=STS-41 |url=https://nlsp.nasa.gov/view/lsdapub/lsda_mission/IDP-LSDA_MISSION-0000000000000084 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |work=Life Science Data Archive |publisher=NASA}}
• 1995 – The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
• 2007 – Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
• 2010 – Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
• 2018 – The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Donald Trump - Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/trump/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}
• 2022 – Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.{{cite news |last=Bryson Taylor |first=Derrick |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 October 2022}}

• 649 – Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ (died around 696)
• 1289 – Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (died 1306)
• 1459 – Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (died 1507)
• 1510 – John Caius, English physician and academic, co-founded the Gonville and Caius College (died 1573)
• 1510 – Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (died 1555)
• 1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and missionary (died 1610)
• 1555 – Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (died 1604)
• 1565 – Marie de Gournay, French writer (died 1645)
• 1573 – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (died 1624)
• 1576 – Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (died 1612)
• 1591 – Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (died 1638)

• 1610 – Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general (died 1690)
• 1626 – Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (died 1684)
• 1716 – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1771)
• 1729 – Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher (died 1804)
• 1732 – John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons (died 1812)
• 1738 – Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (died 1789)
• 1742 – Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (died 1785)
• 1744 – James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (died 1813)
• 1767 – Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king (died 1820)
• 1769 – Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (died 1812)
• 1773 – John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (died 1835)
• 1773 – Louis Philippe I of France (died 1850)
• 1801 – Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (died 1888)
• 1803 – Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (died 1879)
• 1820 – James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh (died 1892)
• 1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano and actress (died 1887)
• 1831 – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (died 1916)
• 1838 – Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian soldier, poet, and author (died 1910)
• 1846 – George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman, founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (died 1914)
• 1862 – Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (died 1927)
• 1866 – Reginald Fessenden, Canadian engineer and academic, invented radiotelephony (died 1932)
• 1874 – Frank G. Allen, American merchant and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1950)
• 1876 – Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 1941)
• 1882 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1937)
• 1886 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1960)
• 1887 – Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (died 1965)
• 1888 – Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (died 1918)
• 1891 – Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator (died 1946)
• 1893 – Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (died 1956)
• 1895 – Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (died 1981)
• 1896 – David Howard, American film director (died 1941)
• 1897 – Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic (died 1991)
• 1900 – Vivion Brewer, American activist and desegregationist (died 1991)
• 1900 – Willy Merkl, German mountaineer (died 1934)
• 1900 – Stan Nichols, English cricketer (died 1961)

• 1901 – Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (died 1990)
• 1903 – Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
• 1905 – Helen Wills, American tennis player and painter (died 1998){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 6: Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-6-Britt-Ekland-Elisabeth-Shue/5931664923964/#:~:text=6%3A%20Britt%20Ekland%2C%20Elisabeth%20Shue,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=UPI |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}
• 1906 – Janet Gaynor, American actress (died 1984)
• 1906 – Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
• 1908 – Carole Lombard, American actress (died 1942)
• 1908 – Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1989)
• 1910 – Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State (died 2002)
• 1910 – Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (died 1974)
• 1912 – Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
• 1913 – Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer (died 1985)
• 1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (died 2002)
• 1914 – Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright (died 2002)
• 1915 – Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist (died 2007)
• 1915 – Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (died 1983)
• 1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress (died 2007)
• 1916 – Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (died 1997)
• 1917 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (died 1977)
• 1918 – Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2010)
• 1918 – André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
• 1919 – Tommy Lawton, English footballer and coach (died 1996)
• 1920 – John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge (died 2005)
• 1921 – Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1997)
• 1921 – Joseph Lowery, American minister and activist (died 2020)
• 1921 – Giovanni Michelotti, Italian automotive designer (died 1980){{cite web|url=https://automotivehistory.org/automotive/january-23-1980-designer-giovanni-michelotti-passes-away/|title=January 23, 1980 – Designer Giovanni Michelotti passes away|publisher=Automotive History}}
• 1922 – Joe Frazier, American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
• 1922 – Teala Loring, American actress (died 2007)
• 1923 – Robert Kuok, Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
• 1923 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
• 1925 – Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (died 2005)
• 1927 – Bill King, American sportscaster (died 2005)
• 1928 – Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (died 2015){{cite web |title=Flora MacNeil obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/20/flora-macneil |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 December 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}
• 1928 – Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (died 2013)
• 1929 – George Mattos, American pole vaulter (died 2012)
• 1930 – Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (died 2000)
• 1930 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
• 1931 – Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (died 2004)
• 1931 – Eileen Derbyshire, English actress
• 1931 – Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
• 1933 – Prince Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (died 2023){{cite news |first1=Srinivasa |last1=Rao Apparasu |work=Hindustan Times |title=Last Nizam of Hyderabad dies in Turkey, to be laid to rest in India |date=16 January 2023 |access-date=16 January 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/last-nizam-of-hyd-dies-in-turkey-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-india-101673806423213.html}}
• 1934 – Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (died 2015)
• 1935 – Bruno Sammartino, Italian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2018)
• 1936 – Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer, educator, and activist (died 2013)
• 1938 – Serge Nubret, Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (died 2011)
• 1939 – Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic
• 1939 – Jack Cullen, American baseball player
• 1939 – Richard Delgado, American lawyer and academic
• 1939 – Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic
• 1939 – John J. LaFalce, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 1940 – Jan Keizer, Dutch footballer and referee
• 1941 – Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (died 1987)
• 1942 – Dan Christensen, American painter (died 2007)
• 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer
• 1942 – Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (died 2009)
• 1943 – Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
• 1943 – Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
• 1943 – Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
• 1943 – Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
• 1944 – Merzak Allouache, Algerian director and screenwriter
• 1944 – Patrick Cordingley, English general
• 1944 – Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
• 1944 – Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)
• 1945 – Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
• 1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
• 1946 – Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2012)
• 1946 – John Monie, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1946 – Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
• 1946 – Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (died 2017)
• 1947 – Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019)
• 1947 – Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver
• 1947 – Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2020)
• 1948 – Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician
• 1948 – Glenn Branca, American guitarist and composer (died 2018)
• 1949 – Lonnie Johnson, American inventor
• 1949 – Penny Junor, English journalist and author
• 1949 – Thomas McClary, American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 – Leslie Moonves, American businessman
• 1949 – Nicolas Peyrac, French singer-songwriter and photographer
• 1950 – David Brin, American physicist and author
• 1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1951 – Clive Rees, Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
• 1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1951 – Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (died 1985)
• 1952 – Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and author
• 1953 – Rein Rannap, Estonian pianist and composer
• 1954 – Bill Buford, American author and journalist
• 1954 – David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 – Tony Dungy, American football player and coach
• 1956 – Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician (died 2023)
• 1956 – Kathleen Webb, American author and illustrator
• 1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
• 1958 – Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017){{cite web |title=Sergei Mylnikov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-mylnikov-8449779 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1959 – Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (died 2012)
• 1959 – Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player
• 1959 – Brian Higgins, American politician
• 1959 – Walter Ray Williams, Jr., American bowler
• 1960 – Richard Jobson, Scottish singer, songwriter director and producer.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2003|edition=3rd|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=279}}
• 1961 – Miyuki Matsuda, Japanese actress
• 1961 – Paul Sansome, English footballer
• 1961 – Ben Summerskill, English businessman and journalist
• 1962 – David Baker, American biologist and academic
• 1962 – Rich Yett, American baseball player
• 1963 – Sven Andersson, Swedish footballer and coach
• 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 6, 2022 includes celebrities Elisabeth Shue, Ioan Gruffudd |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-6-2022-includes-celebrities-elisabeth-shue-ioan-gruffudd.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}
• 1964 – Ricky Berry, American basketball player (died 1989)
• 1964 – Mark Field, German-English lawyer and politician
• 1964 – Tom Jager, American swimmer and coach
• 1964 – Miltos Manetas, Greek painter
• 1964 – Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Justice
• 1964 – Matthew Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1965 – Jürgen Kohler, German footballer and manager
• 1965 – Peg O'Connor, American philosopher and academic
• 1965 – Steve Scalise, American lawyer and politician
• 1965 – Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
• 1965 – John McWhorter, American academic and linguist
• 1966 – Melania Mazzucco, Italian author{{cite web |title=Melania Mazzucco |url=https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/italian/melania-mazzucco |website=The Institute of Modern Languages Research |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}
• 1966 – Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
• 1966 – Niall Quinn, Irish footballer and manager
• 1966 – Tommy Stinson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1967 – Kennet Andersson, Swedish footballer
• 1967 – Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman and bodybuilder
• 1967 – Steven Woolfe, English barrister and politician
• 1968 – Bjarne Goldbæk, Danish footballer and sportscaster
• 1968 – Bob May, American golfer
• 1969 – Byron Black, Zimbabwean golfer
• 1969 – Muhammad V of Kelantan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• 1970 – Amy Jo Johnson, American actress
• 1970 – Maria Kannegaard, Danish-Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1970 – Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress and producer
• 1970 – Darren Oliver, American baseball player
• 1971 – Phil Bennett, English race car driver
• 1971 – Takis Gonias, Greek footballer and manager
• 1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress
• 1971 – Alan Stubbs, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 1972 – Daniel Cavanagh, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 – Anders Iwers, Swedish bass player
• 1972 – Jarrod Moseley, Australian golfer
• 1972 – Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
• 1972 – Ryu Si-won, South Korean actor and singer
• 1972 – Ko So-young, South Korean model and actress
• 1973 – Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
• 1973 – Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer and manager
• 1973 – Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1974 – Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer and manager
• 1974 – Kenny Jönsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 – Seema Kennedy, British politician
• 1974 – Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1974 – Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnamese shooter
• 1975 – Reon King, Guyanese cricketer
• 1976 – Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1976 – Brett Gelman, American actor and comedian
• 1976 – Magdalena Kučerová, Czech-German tennis player
• 1976 – Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1977 – Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Melinda Doolittle, American singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
• 1977 – Jamie Laurie, American singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
• 1977 – Wes Ramsey, American actor
• 1978 – Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer
• 1978 – Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter
• 1978 – Liu Yang, Chinese astronaut
• 1979 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (died 2005)
• 1979 – Mohamed Kallon, Sierra Leonean footballer and manager
• 1979 – Richard Seymour, American football player
• 1979 – Pascal van Assendelft, Dutch sprinter
• 1980 – Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (died 2013)
• 1980 – Wes Durston, English cricketer
• 1980 – Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
• 1981 – Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
• 1981 – José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 – Levon Aronian, Armenian chess grandmaster{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/players/levon-aronian|title=Levon Aronian|publisher=Chess24}}
• 1982 – Latonia Blackman, Barbadian netball player{{cite web |title=Netball {{!}} Athlete Profile: Latonia Blackman – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004100-latonia-blackman.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=18 October 2020}}
• 1982 – Will Butler, American musician and composer
• 1982 – Fábio Júnior dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 – Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver
• 1982 – Paul Smith, English boxer
• 1983 – Renata Voráčová, Czech tennis player
• 1984 – Morné Morkel, South African cricketer
• 1984 – Joanna Pacitti, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Mitchell Cole, English footballer (died 2012)
• 1985 – Sylvia Fowles, American basketball player
• 1985 – Sandra Góngora, Mexican ten-pin bowler{{cite web |title=Sandra Gongora |url=https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=33 |website=pwba.com |access-date=26 November 2020}}
• 1985 – Tarmo Kink, Estonian footballer
• 1986 – Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1986 – Olivia Thirlby, American actress
• 1987 – Joe Lewis, English footballer
• 1987 – Akuila Uate, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
• 1988 – Trey Edward Shults, American film director
• 1989 – Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (died 2014)
• 1989 – Tyler Ennis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Pizzi, Portuguese footballer
• 1990 – Quincy Acy, American basketball player and coach{{cite web |title=Quincy Acy |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203112/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1990 – Scarlett Byrne, English actress
• 1990 – Jordan Hamilton, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Jordan Hamilton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202706/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1990 – Marcus Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Marcus Johansson |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/player/marcus-johansson-8475149 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1990 – Nazem Kadri, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Nazem Kadri |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/nazem-kadri-8475172 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1990 – Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
• 1991 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, rapper, and dancer
• 1992 – Josh Archibald, Canadian-American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Josh Archibald |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/josh-archibald-8476326 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1992 – Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
• 1993 – Adam Gemili, English sprinter
• 1993 – Jourdan Miller, American fashion model
• 1993 – Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer
• 1993 – Nail Yakupov, Russian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Nail Yakupov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nail-yakupov-8476855 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1994 – Jake Guentzel, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Jake Guentzel |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/jake-guentzel-8477404 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 1994 – Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter
• 1997 – Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
• 1999 – Niko Kari, Finnish race car driver{{Cite web|url=http://juniorteam.redbull.com/athlete/niko-kari-2016-2017|title=Niko Kari 2016 – 2017|access-date=1 October 2018}}
• 1999 – Trevor Lawrence, American football player{{Cite web|title=Trevor Lawrence player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360310/trevor-lawrence|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}
• 2000 – Jazz Jennings, American internet personality{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2019|title=Happy Birthday, Jazz Jennings! See Her Most Inspirational Quotes|url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007132430/https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|archive-date=October 7, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Life & Style|language=en-US}}
• 2000 – Kyle Pitts, American football player{{Cite web|title=Kyle Pitts player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360248/kyle-pitts|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}
• 2000 – Addison Rae, American social media personality, dancer, and singer{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2020|title=Kourtney Kardashian Calls TikTok Star Addison Rae an 'Angel' in Birthday Tribute: 'A Real Friendship'|url=https://people.com/tv/kourtney-kardashian-calls-tiktok-addison-rae-angel-birthday-tribute/|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=People|language=en}}
• 2001 – Hitomi Honda, Japanese singer based in South Korea{{cite web|title=혼다 히토미 "생일 축하 감사해요"…아이즈원 멤버들도 일제히 메시지|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003542622|work=마이데일리|date=6 October 2021|access-date=18 March 2025|language=ko}}
• 2002 – Jonathan Kuminga, Congolese basketball player{{cite web |title=Jonathan Kuminga |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630228/jonathan-kuminga |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 October 2023}}
• 2004 – Bronny James, American basketball player{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Lana |title=In 2004, celebrities start their own baby boom |url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/In-2004-celebrities-start-their-own-baby-boom-1976596.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=July 31, 2018 |date=December 31, 2004}}
• 2004 – Hanni, Australian singer{{cite web|title=[SC이슈]뉴진스 하니, 20살 되더니 결혼관 고백…"4년 후에 결혼하고파"|url=https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2024-10-08/202410080100051370006869|work=스포츠조선|date=8 October 2024|access-date=10 March 2025|language=ko}}

• AD 23 – Wang Mang, emperor of the Xin Dynasty{{cite web |title=Wang Mang summary {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/summary/Wang-Mang |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}
• 404 – Aelia Eudoxia, Byzantine empress
• 836 – Nicetas the Patrician, Byzantine general
• 869 – Ermentrude of Orléans, Frankish queen (born 823)
• 877 – Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor (born 823){{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}
• 997 – Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (born 912)
• 1014 – Samuel, tsar of the Bulgarian Empire
• 1019 – Frederick of Luxembourg, count of Moselgau (born 965)
• 1145 – Baldwin, archbishop of Pisa
• 1090 – Adalbero, bishop of Würzburg
• 1101 – Bruno of Cologne, German monk, founded the Carthusian Order
• 1173 – Engelbert III, margrave of Istria
• 1349 – Joan II of Navarre, daughter of Louis X of France (born 1312)
• 1398 – Chŏng Tojŏn, Korean prime minister (born 1342)
• 1413 – Dawit I, ruler (Emperor) of Ethiopia (born 1382)
• 1536 – William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (born c. 1494)
• 1553 – Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (born 1515)
• 1559 – William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (born 1487){{cite book |last=Ditzhuyzen |first=Reinildis van |title=Oranje-Nassau. Een biografisch woordenboek |language=nl |location=Haarlem |publisher=Becht |date=2004 |orig-date=1992 |edition=3rd |page=249 |isbn=90-230-1124-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/oranjenassaueenb0000ditz }}{{aut|Menk, Friedhelm}} (1994). "Die nassauischen Begräbnisstätten in der ev. Stadtkirche zu Dillenburg". In: {{aut|Pletz-Krehahn, Hans-Jürgen}} (Hg.), 650 Jahre Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Text- und Bildband zum Stadtrechtsjubiläum der Oranierstadt (in German). Dillenburg: Verlag E. Weidenbach GmbH + Co. KG. p. 120.{{cite book |last=Becker |first=E. |title=Schloss und Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Gang durch ihre Geschichte in Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Zur Gedenkfeier aus Anlaß der Verleihung der Stadtrechte am 20. September 1344 herausgegeben |language=de |location=Dillenburg |publisher=Der Magistrat der Stadt Dillenburg |date=1983 |orig-date=1950 |edition=Neuauflage |page=57 }}{{cite book |last=Lück |first=Alfred |title=Siegerland und Nederland |language=de |location=Siegen |publisher=Siegerländer Heimatverein e.V. |date=1981 |orig-date=1967 |edition=2nd |page=48 }}{{aut|Schutte, O.}} (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In: {{aut|Tamse, C.A.}} (red.), Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W. Sijthoff. p. 43. {{ISBN|90-218-2447-7}}.{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |date=1970 |page=72 }}{{cite journal |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |date=1968 |title=De afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de Vrede van Münster |language=nl |journal=Spiegel der Historie. Maandblad voor de geschiedenis der Nederlanden |volume=1968 |issue=7/8 |pages=228 }}{{cite book |last=Kolb |first=Richard |title=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie |language=de |location=Leipzig |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |date=1898 |volume=Band 43 |page=131 |chapter=Wilhelm (der Reiche), Graf von Nassau-Katzenellenbogen }}{{aut|Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A.}} (1882). Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden (in Dutch). Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff/Utrecht: J.L. Beijers. p. 97.

• 1640 – Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (born 1588){{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=51 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}
• 1641 – Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
• 1644 – Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (born 1602)
• 1660 – Paul Scarron, French poet and author (born 1610)
• 1661 – Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (born 1630)
• 1688 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (born 1652)
• 1762 – Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1684)
• 1819 – Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (born 1751)
• 1829 – Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (born 1769)
• 1836 – Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (born 1770)
• 1873 – Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (born 1797)
• 1883 – Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (born 1852)
• 1891 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (born 1846)
• 1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (born 1809)

• 1912 – Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1829)
• 1923 – Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1853)
• 1942 – Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (born 1884)
• 1945 – Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (born 1900)
• 1947 – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (born 1887)
• 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (born 1860)
• 1951 – Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)
• 1959 – Bernard Berenson, American historian and author (born 1865)
• 1962 – Tod Browning, American actor, director, screenwriter (born 1880)
• 1968 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and physicist (born 1917)
• 1969 – Walter Hagen, American golfer (born 1892)
• 1969 – Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (born 1893)
• 1972 – Cléo de Verberena, Brazilian actress and film director (born c. 1909){{Cite news|url=http://www.caixadesucessos.com.br/2017/08/cleo-de-verberena-primeira-cineasta.html|title=Cléo de Verberena – a primeira cineasta mulher do Brasil|work=Caixa de Sucessos|access-date=2018-05-09}}
• 1973 – Sidney Blackmer, American actor (born 1895)
• 1973 – François Cevert, French race car driver (born 1944)
• 1973 – Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (born 1894)
• 1973 – Dennis Price, English actor (born 1915)
• 1973 – Margaret Wilson, American missionary and author (born 1882)
• 1974 – Helmut Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (born 1948)
• 1976 – Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (born 1900)
• 1978 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1935)
• 1979 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (born 1911)
• 1980 – Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (born 1922)
• 1980 – Jean Robic, French cyclist (born 1921)
• 1981 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
• 1983 – Terence Cooke, American cardinal (born 1921)
• 1985 – Nelson Riddle, American composer, conductor, and bandleader (born 1921)
• 1986 – Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1921)
• 1989 – Bette Davis, American actress (born 1908)
• 1990 – Bahriye Üçok, Turkish sociologist and politician (born 1919)
• 1991 – Igor Talkov, Russian singer-songwriter (born 1956)
• 1992 – Denholm Elliott, English actor (born 1922)
• 1992 – Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1905)
• 1993 – Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczacıbaşı (born 1913)
• 1993 – Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (born 1949)
• 1995 – Benoît Chamoux, French mountaineer (born 1961)
• 1997 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (born 1914)
• 1998 – Mark Belanger, American baseball player (born 1944)
• 1999 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (born 1920)
• 1999 – Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler and sportscaster (born 1937)
• 2000 – Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (born 1920)
• 2001 – Arne Harris, American director and producer (born 1934)
• 2002 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands (born 1926)
• 2006 – Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (born 1930)
• 2006 – Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1940)
• 2006 – Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
• 2006 – Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (born 1914)
• 2007 – Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1921)
• 2007 – Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (born 1931)
• 2008 – Peter Cox, Australian public servant and politician (born 1925)
• 2009 – Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (born 1922)
• 2010 – Rhys Isaac, South-African-Australian historian and author (born 1937)
• 2010 – Antonie Kamerling, Dutch television and film actor, and musician (born 1966)
• 2011 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (born 1932){{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1eaf97|title=Diane Cilento|work=British Film Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124204202/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1eaf97|archive-date=24 January 2022}}{{Citation|title=Australian Biography Series 8: Diane Cilento|year=2015|publisher=Kanopy Streaming|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/211300875}}{{cite web|url=https://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/collections/cilento/dianecilento.jsp|title=Diane Cilento|work=Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204212600/https://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/collections/cilento/dianecilento.jsp|archive-date=4 December 2013}}
• 2012 – Chadli Bendjedid, Algerian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Algeria (born 1929)
• 2012 – Anthony John Cooke, English organist and composer (born 1931)
• 2012 – Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1977)
• 2012 – Albert, Margrave of Meissen (born 1943)
• 2012 – Joseph Meyer, American lawyer and politician, 19th Secretary of State of Wyoming (born 1941)
• 2012 – B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (born 1927)
• 2012 – J. J. C. Smart, English-Australian philosopher and academic (born 1920)
• 2013 – Ulysses Curtis, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1926)
• 2013 – Rift Fournier, American screenwriter and producer (born 1936)
• 2013 – Paul Rogers, English actor (born 1917)
• 2013 – Nico van Kampen, Dutch physicist and academic (born 1921)
• 2014 – Vic Braden, American tennis player and coach (born 1929)
• 2014 – Igor Mitoraj, German-Polish sculptor (born 1944)
• 2014 – Diane Nyland, Canadian actress, director and choreographer (born 1944)
• 2014 – Marian Seldes, American actress (born 1928)
• 2014 – Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976)
• 2014 – Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (born 1933)
• 2015 – Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (born 1922)
• 2015 – Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (born 1926)
• 2015 – Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (born 1923){{cite web |title=Historiador y jurista Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, fallece a los 92 años de edad |url=https://www.radionacional.com.pe/informa/locales/historiador-y-jurista-juan-vicente-ugarte-del-pino-falleci-los-92-os-de-edad |website=Nacional |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204111948/http://www.radionacional.com.pe/informa/locales/historiador-y-jurista-juan-vicente-ugarte-del-pino-falleci-los-92-os-de-edad |archive-date=4 December 2015 |language=Spanish}}
• 2017 – Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1972){{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Ralphie May, 45, Comedian 'Who Happens to Be Fat,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html |website=The New York Times |date=6 October 2017 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008064827/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html |archive-date=8 October 2017}}
• 2017 – David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (born 1952){{cite web |last1=Frearson |first1=Amy |title=Architect and London Eye entrepreneur David Marks dies |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/09/david-marks-barfield-architects-dies-london-eye/ |website=Dezeen |date=9 October 2017 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054731/https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/09/david-marks-barfield-architects-dies-london-eye/ |archive-date=10 October 2017}}
• 2018 – Scott Wilson, American actor (born 1942){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/obituaries/scott-wilson-dead.html |title=Scott Wilson, 76, 'Walking Dead' and 'In Cold Blood' Actor, Dies |first=Daniel E. |last=Slotnik |date=8 October 2018 |access-date=27 April 2019 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B12 }}
• 2018 – Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano (born 1933){{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=David |title=Met Opera Dedicates 'Aida' Performance to Montserrat Caballé |date=15 October 2018 |url=https://operawire.com/met-opera-dedicates-aida-performance-to-montserrat-caballe/ |access-date=6 January 2021}}
• 2019 – Ginger Baker, English drummer (born 1939){{cite web |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Ginger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |website=The Guardian |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015529/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}
• 2019 – Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (born 1936){{cite web |title=Vale |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/10/07/vale--eddie-lumsden/ |website=New South Wales Rugby League |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}
• 2019 – Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (born 1931){{Cite news|last=Behr|first=Lindsey|date=2019-10-07|title=Rip Taylor, madcap comic personality, dies at 88|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|access-date=2021-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008115817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|archive-date=2019-10-08|issn=0190-8286}}
• 2020 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1955){{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/|accessdate=21 September 2021|title= Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 | website=TMZ | date=6 October 2020}}
• 2020 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (born 1940){{Cite web|title=Johnny Nash, singer of 'I Can See Clearly Now,' dies at 80|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/johnny-nash-singer-now-dies-80-73464289|access-date=October 8, 2020|website=ABC News|language=en}}
• 2024 – Dave Hobson, American politician (born 1936){{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Dave Hobson, Ohio congressman who backed D-Day museum, has died at 87 |url=https://apnews.com/article/dave-hobson-obituary-ohio-congressman-e770e142525c4ffb93041cb7acff56ae |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}
• 2024 – Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951){{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Netherlands legend Johan Neeskens dies at 73 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41662053/netherlands-legend-johan-neeskens-dies-aged-73 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

• Christian feast day:
• Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
• Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
• Bruno of Cologne
• Faith
• Mary Frances of the Five Wounds
• Pardulphus
• Sagar of Laodicea
• October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• William Tyndale (commemoration, Anglicanism), with Myles Coverdale (Episcopal Church (USA))
• World Space Week (October 4–10)
• Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan)
• Dukla Pass Victims Day (Slovakia)
• German-American Day (United States)
• Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad (Hungary)
• Teachers' Day (Sri Lanka)
• Yom Kippur War commemorations:
• Armed Forces Day (Egypt)
• Tishreen Liberation Day (Syria)

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