On this day: 6 October

Selected events and births on 6 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1927 – The Jazz Singer, one of the first feature-length motion pictures with a synchronized recorded music score, was released. Read more: The Jazz Singer
• 1934 – Catalonia's autonomous government, led by Lluís Companys, declared a general strike, an armed insurgency, and the establishment of the Catalan State in reaction to the inclusion of conservatives in the Spanish republican regime. Read more: Catalonia Lluís Companys Events of 6 October
• 1995 – Astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz reported the discovery of a planet orbiting 51 Pegasi as the first known exoplanet around a main-sequence star. Read more: Michel Mayor Didier Queloz 51 Pegasi b
• 2000 – Denouncing corruption in Argentine president Fernando de la Rúa's administration and the Senate, Vice President Carlos Álvarez resigned. Read more: Fernando de la Rúa Argentine Senate Carlos Álvarez (Argentine politician)
• 2008 – The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt – the second largest impact crater on the planet. Read more: MESSENGER Rembrandt (crater) Impact crater

Born on this day

• 1943 – Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Read more: Richard Caborn Minister for Sport and Civil Society
• 1943 – Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia Read more: Peter Dowding Premier of Western Australia
• 1946 – Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network Read more: Eddie Villanueva ZOE Broadcasting Network
• 1964 – Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Justice Read more: Knut Storberget Minister of Justice and Public Security
• 1999 – Trevor Lawrence, American football player Read more: Trevor Lawrence
• 2000 – Jazz Jennings, American internet personality Read more: Jazz Jennings
• 2000 – Kyle Pitts, American football player Read more: Kyle Pitts
• 2000 – Addison Rae, American social media personality, dancer, and singer Read more: Addison Rae
• 2001 – Hitomi Honda, Japanese singer based in South Korea Read more: Hitomi Honda
• 2002 – Jonathan Kuminga, Congolese basketball player Read more: Jonathan Kuminga
• 2004 – Bronny James, American basketball player Read more: Bronny James
• 2004 – Hanni, Australian singer Read more: Hanni (singer)

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